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Step-by-step guidance to help voluntary organisations develop a consortium

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Guidance on scoping and planning before you set up a voluntary-sector consortium

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How to form the initial working group that will help partners set up a consortium

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An outline of how much funding is required to establish a voluntary sector consortium, and some of the potential funding sources

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Why you need to engage stakeholders such as commissioners and local organisations in your consortium development, and how to involve them

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An overview of the key policies and procedures that will support the operational running of a consortium

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A guide to becoming an incorporated company

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How to formally launch your consortium and invite organisations to join

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How to set up the central hub that will run the consortium business, scope for contracts, network with commissioners and bring in contracts

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How consortium members can work together to bid for, and hopefully win, contracts

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Involving volunteers
Coronavirus

Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

Governance

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

Impact and evaluation

Our survey of more than 10,000 people provides the most detailed analysis of volunteering for a decade

Digital and technology
Involving volunteers

Building on existing work on corporate volunteering, this report looks at employer-supported volunteering through the eyes of the volunteer

Employing and managing staff
Involving volunteers

This round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements. For news related to what’s happening in parliament, see our regular inside track round-up.

Government and politics

Governance consultant Sally Stephens shares updates on the Charities Act and the Charity Governance Code, along with some exciting training opportunities for trustees

Governance

We explain what dormant assets are, how they could support communities and how you can help make that happen.

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Voluntary sector partners joint statement on the cost of living crisis

Government and politics
Responding to crises

Writing the executive summary of your business plan

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Writing about your organisation in your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing about what your organisation does in your business plan

Business planning and strategy

How to navigate your market and customer base

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Writing the market analysis section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the market research section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the market research and testing section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the operational planning section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the people, management and governance section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the impact section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

This advanced course is specifically for data protection leads or officers in charitable organisations.

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

Our Governance Forum is a space for charity governance professionals and those who support good governance to come together, learn and network

Learn practical tools and techniques to increase your capability, confidence and impact when seeking to influence others – both within and outside your organisation

This course will give you an overview of how to build a simple finance strategy. We’ll introduce tools to help you build the financial resilience of your charity

This essentials course is suitable for anyone within an organisation that handles the personal data of staff, service users, beneficiaries, volunteers, customers, members or supporters, and needs to know the basics of data protection for voluntary organisations.

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully

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Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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