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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

Read the new Code, which sets out principles of good governance for charities.

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

How to use NCVO's financial procedures manual template

Governance

Involving volunteers
Collaboration

Responding to crises
Government and politics

Government and politics
Law and regulation

Equity, diversity and inclusion
Safeguarding
Governance

Impact and evaluation

Government and politics

Involving volunteers

Involving volunteers

Governance
Law and regulation

Funding and income
Government and politics
Governance

Learn about the reasons to remove a trustee and the process to go through

Governance

Learn about what your boards legal duties are and the considerations for each of them

Governance

Guidance to help your board learn about the rules on automatic disqualification, who this applies to and applying for waivers.

Business planning and strategy

The rules on the automatic disqualification of trustees and senior managers.

Governance

Learn what's included on trustee disqualification in the Charities Act 2016.

Governance

What the board, trustees and senior manages can do in the event of trustee disqualification.

Governance

Learn about how you can develop trustee skills

Governance

Learn about the types of changes you can make to your governing document and the related rules

Governance

Use this series of pages as an introduction to begin the process of reflecting on equality, diversity and inclusion on your board

Governance

What is equality, diversity and inclusion?

Governance

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

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

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 help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

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 course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

Join us for a discussion on the future of partnership working between local government and civil society.

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Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

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