Quality standards offer organisations, both in and outside the voluntary sector, an externally-verified seal of approval including Investing in Volunteers, Trusted Standard, Charity Essentials and the Approved Provider Standard
Organisations have been awarded the Trusted Charity Mark
From online training and practical guidance to written resources and consultancy, we provide all the tools you need to serve your charity in the most effective way
Our Service Directory connect members with specialists who can save our members time and money. Each specialist has experience working with charities and voluntary organisations.
We have four goals to focus our activity, all underpinned by our values
Information on our governance, trustee board and committees
Download and read our annual reports and accounts
How to make a complaint if you're unhappy with any part of our service
Find out more about our current trustee elections and upcoming AGM
Key insights about the state of the voluntary sector from our Civil Society Almanac 2022
Today we publish our annual report and financial accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022.
Two new directors join NCVO as organisation announces leadership team
In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities
How NCVO's independent governance review is helping us live up to our values and the Charity Governance Code we helped create
Sarah Vibert, NCVO CEO, responds to the Autumn Statement
Highlights from our 2022 annual general meeting
Guidance to help you decide whether working in partnership is right for your organisation
Guidance to help voluntary organisations collaborate on campaigns
Explore three models of consortia delivery of public services by voluntary and community organisations
This page looks at how organisations collaborate on the projects that directly contribute to their overall mission
Advice on how organisations can use collaborative working to share premises and back office services
Things to consider when staffing a collaborative project
How organisations with a national body and local groups can work together
Guidance on fundraising through the gift economy (public giving, voluntary donations) and the open market (trading)
Reasons for forming a consortium and examples of voluntary sector consortia
The different ways that voluntary organisations can work together collectively to bid for and deliver public service contracts