Trustees should think carefully about how to secure income for their charity
Seven steps to help trustees manage risk in their charity
Trustees need to make sure their charity follows employment law and has clear volunteer management processes
Guidance on Charity Commission, Companies House and serious incident reporting
Trustees should help oversee and develop their charity’s strategy
Guidance on how to find and welcome new charity trustees
Learn about the reasons to remove a trustee and the process to go through
Learn about what your boards legal duties are and the considerations for each of them
Guidance to help your board learn about the rules on automatic disqualification, who this applies to and applying for waivers.
The rules on the automatic disqualification of trustees and senior managers.
The Foundation for Social Improvement and NCVO have reached an agreement to transfer the FSI’s key charity assets to NCVO when the organisation ceases activity on 3 May 2023
We share stories from people taking part in the Big Help Out and explain how you can get involved and make a difference in your community
This month we share reflections from our Governance Forum and introduce our new governance consultant
Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.
Share your experiences and views with decision makers ahead of the next general election
New Charity Interns project will be hosted by NCVO and offer paid internships to people aged over 50
Evaluation consultant Lucy Lernelius takes a deep dive into measuring the impact of volunteering
Director of strategic communications and insight, Saskia Konynenburg, shares ways to get involved in Volunteers' Week 2023
How to make volunteering accessible for people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions
A sample management calendar for users to adapt for their own organisations
A template risk register is a framework for identifying, assessing and recording the risks that your organisation faces
Sample role descriptions for a range of trustee roles
The management of a charity is delegated to the chief executive. This is a sample role description for a chief executive.
All sub-committees need terms of reference that clearly indicate what's expected of them and who they're accountable to.
It is good practice that the CEO reports to the board on a regular basis, we would recommend this report is written so that trustees have time to digest it and formulate questions.
Three samples formats of schemes of delegation for boards. A one stop document for all your delegated duties and ways to monitor them
This guide explores how to implement a good appraisal process that supports and motivates your CEO to do even better.
A guide to applying the principles of the Charity Governance Code, specially adapted for the smallest organisations.
The governance wheel is a simple tool that helps boards of voluntary organisations quickly get a sense of how well they’re functioning and fulfilling their roles.