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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

Collaboration

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

Collaboration

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

Collaboration

A guide to becoming an incorporated company

Collaboration

How to formally launch your consortium and invite organisations to join

Collaboration

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

Collaboration

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

Collaboration

This section explains the types of charity mergers and the different reasons for merging

Collaboration

Information on the types of charity mergers and the different reasons for merging

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This page highlights key questions to think about before making the decision to merge

Collaboration

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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.

Law and regulation

Government and politics
Responding to crises

Voluntary sector partners joint statement on the cost of living crisis

Government and politics
Responding to crises

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.

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Learn about what divestment is and the aims and impacts of divesting from fossil fuels

Campaigning

Access our guidance to help you decide if you should set up a new charity, voluntary organisation or community group

Setting up

What you need to consider when choosing your legal structure and the main characteristics of different legal structures

Setting up

Find out what charity status is and if you need to register as a charity

Setting up

Find out about social enterprises and their associated legal structures

Setting up

Find out what information should be included in your charity's governing document

Setting up

Understand your core legal responsibilities to your employees

Employing and managing staff

A short summary of your general legal obligations to paid members of staff

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on the conditions of employment

Employing and managing staff

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact

This course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice

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 revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

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

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

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

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Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

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