How to make the most of volunteers while ensuring they don’t become workers or employees
Questions you might ask yourself if you're thinking of raising a concern.
How grant makers can contribute to better safeguarding practice
Guide to welcoming and training new volunteers
Use this page to make sure you’re meeting your data protection responsibilities.
A sample family leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations
Our policy and influencing manager Catherine Goodall talks about our work to address the gender pay gap – and explores what you can do to support change across the sector
Learn how new banking rules will affect your charity or voluntary organisation
This round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements. For news related to what’s happening in parliament, see our regular inside track round-up.
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
A new research briefing published today and authored by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) examines the government’s policy response to volunteering in England, and its impact, during the covid-19 pandemic.
Understanding your safeguarding responsibilities when managing budgets, security and staff safety
How to manage safeguarding risks at an operational level
Recognising safeguarding opportunities and risks when a volunteering relationship ends
How to create role descriptions and advertise for volunteers
A collection of safeguarding resources for designated safeguarding leads
What are the roles and responsibilities of a designated safeguarding lead?
Identifying the types of harm that people you work with might experience
When to take checks and other recruitment steps that help keep people safe