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Tools and good-practice guidance to help you review, run and improve your board, compiled by NCVO's governance experts

Governance

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.

Information and tools on strategic planning.

Six steps to follow when recruiting trustees and nine editable documents to aid your recruitment

A skills audit is a useful way of identifying what trustees bring, and the gaps in skills and knowledge on your board. It can be useful when you’re looking to recruit new trustees.

Self reflection is an important part of your professional development and will help you to do your role effectively.

Guidance on conducting individual trustee performance reviews

Governance

Templates and guidance for creating a financial procedures manual that will provide a framework for managing your organisation's finances.

Governance

Key insights about the state of the voluntary sector from our Civil Society Almanac 2022

Equity, diversity and inclusion
Responding to crises
Funding and income

Involving volunteers

Today we publish our annual report and financial accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022.

Governance
Membership
Inside NCVO

Two new directors join NCVO as organisation announces leadership team

Inside NCVO

Governance
Safeguarding

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

Impact and evaluation

How NCVO's independent governance review is helping us live up to our values and the Charity Governance Code we helped create

Governance
Inside NCVO

Governance

Sarah Vibert, NCVO CEO, responds to the Autumn Statement

Government and politics
Responding to crises

Highlights from our 2022 annual general meeting

Inside NCVO

A sample redundancy policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample retirement policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample shared parental leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A guide to help you develop a sickness absence policy and procedure for your organisation

A sample stress policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample whistleblowing policy and procedure, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

Guidance on the steps you should take when recruiting and inducting paid members of staff

Employing and managing staff

Guidance on designing a new role within your organisation

Employing and managing staff

Guidance to help you decide how and where to advertise a role

Employing and managing staff

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

Join us for an essential webinar on creating and embedding effective risk assessments to protect your volunteers and those they support

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will elevate your strategic leadership skills, so you can create lasting impact for your organisations and the communities you serve.

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

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

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

This practical session will build your awareness of different types of reporting and support you to tell a compelling story through your reporting

Are you confident in your general project management skills but looking to strengthen your expertise? This course moves beyond the basics of project management to better understand techniques, activities and principles within a charity context.

This practical two-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will teach you how to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Learn how to successfully deliver meaningful change to improve your team or organisation

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Advanced project management (1 day)

Leading change and transformation (2 days)

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