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Making good decisions as a board

Learn about the rules around decision-making and how to go about the process of making decisions effectively

  • Governance

Running good meetings

Learn about the different types of meetings and how you can work to make them effective

  • Governance

Reviewing the structure of your board

Learn about what the structure of the board looks like and what to consider when reviewing

  • Governance

Managing conflicts of interests

Learn about what conflicts of interest are and how to work through them

  • Governance

Delegating decisions

Learn which decisions stay with the board, what you can delegate and to who.

  • Governance

Documenting your delegation

Learn how to keep clear records of who holds decision-making authority.

Considering strategic and operational problems as a board

Learn about how to navigate strategic and operational problems and where the responsibility is located

  • Governance

Helping your board meet their responsibilities

Learn more about the key areas boards and trustees are responsible for

  • Governance

Introduction to trustee responsibilities

All trustees must take responsibility for decisions that benefit their charity

  • Governance

The inside track: January 2022

  • Government and politics

Volunteers' Week 2022: a time to say thanks!

  • Involving volunteers

Time well spent: impact of covid-19 on the volunteer experience

  • Coronavirus
  • Involving volunteers
  • Responding to crises

Volunteering round-up: July 2022

  • Involving volunteers

NCVO appoints Sarah Vibert as Director of Policy and Volunteering

  • Inside NCVO

Public sector volunteers less satisfied

  • Involving volunteers

Charities may find more political space to effect change in 2020, says NCVO

  • Government and politics

NCVO begins search for new chair of trustees

  • Inside NCVO

Charities' 'competitive behaviours' in contracting negatively impacting sector

  • Impact and evaluation

Two new trustees appointed to NCVO board

  • Inside NCVO

Types of fundraising and associated risks

What are the safeguarding risks associated with different types of fundraising?

  • Safeguarding

Community fundraising

Guidance on involving volunteers in fundraising

  • Safeguarding

Corporate fundraising

What to consider when corporate fundraising

  • Safeguarding

Major donor fundraising

Safeguarding guidance for major donor fundraising

  • Safeguarding

Events

The safeguarding issues to consider when organising fundraising events

  • Safeguarding

Public fundraising

What safeguarding risks are associated with public fundraising?

  • Safeguarding

Third party fundraising

What to consider when fundraising through a third party

  • Safeguarding

Handling money

Guidance on handling money while fundraising

  • Safeguarding

Digital skills in your organisation or charity

Use this series of pages to take control of the digital skills within your organisation

What digital skills do charities need?

This page covers the range of digital skills, when they are useful, and how to check for basic and essential skills.

  • Digital and technology

Governance Forum

A space for charity governance professionals to come together, learn and network

Authentic leadership (1 day)

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

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Get an introduction to data collection methods and practical guidance for evaluating your work

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

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

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

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

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

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

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

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

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

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