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It’s important for boards to understand why they should actively consider and create the right cultural environment for individuals from marginalised and minoritised backgrounds to become trustees.

Governance

How to approach diversity at board level

Governance

Guidance on managing relationships with and within your organisation's board

Governance

How to approach board relationship challenges and have constructive conversations

Governance

Use this page to learn about how to broadly encourage positive trustee relationships and manage disputes.

Governance

Use this page to understand how to approach challenging conversations with your board.

Governance

What to consider when carrying out a governance review and the different types of review

Governance

A collection of some of the most important sample documents, templates and tools for trustee boards.

Governance

These are some of the most important documents that an organisation needs if it wants to have a healthy, well-run trustee board. NCVO's governance experts have written or signposted to model versions of each one.

Governance

Information on annual reports and accounts for charities, and sample documents.

We’ve written to the chancellor calling for urgent action on the planned increase to employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for the voluntary sector

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This Trustees' Week we celebrated the role of trustees across the UK and explored the challenges and opportunities in trustee recruitment and retention

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An English version of the Charity Essentials tool, which can help you do a basic health check on how your organisation is performing

A Welsh version of the Charity Essentials tool, which can help you do a basic health check on how your organisation is performing

This page helps you get started in improving your organisations’ approach to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Using the Equality Act to understand your legal duties

Equity, diversity and inclusion

This page is about how to respond to discrimination occurring in your organisation.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Risk management is a vital (and legal) responsibility for charity trustees. This page covers an introduction to the risk management process and the role insurance plays in protecting your organisation.

Law and regulation

Principles that support charities to recognise and resolve ethical issues and conflicts, and make charities safer

Governance

Learn about what governance is and how it applies to charities

Governance

Learn about what a board is and how it works

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Governance

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

This free webinar as part of Small Charity Week 2025, will give small charity leaders practical tips to develop and deliver a successful fundraising strategy to ensure the resilience and sustainability of their charity.

We know that increased competition for funding, shifting priorities among funders, and economic uncertainty are making trust fundraising more challenging for charities. It’s more important than ever to understand the evolving funding landscape and adapt your approach. This free event is an opportunity to network with other NCVO members in facilitated discussions. Share experiences and challenges, work through solutions together, develop new relationships and learn from your peers.

Learn how to create your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

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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Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation (1 day)

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