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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.

A template agenda for a board meeting.

A sample code of conduct for trustees.

Sample declaration of interests form for trustees

Sample trustee expenses claim form

Governance
Leadership

Campaigning
Government and politics

Government and politics
Funding and income

Many charities want to evaluate their impact but lack time or confidence. This blog shares how we support practical, sustainable approaches to self-evaluation.

Business planning and strategy
Impact and evaluation

NCVO announces the appointment of Kate Lee OBE as its new chief executive, joining at a crucial moment for the voluntary sector.

Leadership
Governance

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

Collaboration

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

Collaboration

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

Collaboration

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

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 will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

This course will help you to manage conflict and problem solve with your volunteers, and navigate the process of ending volunteering well.

Learn more about the Civil Society Covenant, and the steps to implement it, in this free event.

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

This course introduces the key principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and how to apply them to 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

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

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Join us to discuss your volunteering challenges and work with the group to find solutions.

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Dealing with problems and disputes between trustees

Having challenging conversations

Carrying out a governance review

Board basics

Sample documents and templates

Annual report and accounts

Board meeting agenda

Code of conduct

Declaration of interests

Expenses claim form

Saskia Konynenburg appointed Interim Chief Executive of NCVO

Civil Society Covenant launched to reset partnership with government

Help shape new public procurement rules for charities

How we help charities build confidence in evaluation

Kate Lee OBE appointed new chief executive

The stages of consortium development

Pre-start-up scoping and planning

Formation of working group

Development funding

Stakeholder engagement

Operational development and consortium documents

Incorporation and establishment of interim board

Membership recruitment and due diligence

Set up central management hub

Bid for and win contracts

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Member forum: The Civil Society Covenant

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Volunteering network meeting

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

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