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The Charity Commission expects organisations to know that their money is coming from somewhere reputable. This guidance explains what you can take.

Governance

Guidance for using NCVO's control on expenditure manual templates

Governance

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - investment and borrowing section

Governance

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on financial assets

Governance

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - human resources

Governance

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on physical assets

Governance

Downloadable financial procedures manual templates for charities and voluntary organisations.

New to trusteeship or looking to hone your skills? Sign in to access our Trustees' Week webinar series

Practical and step by step guidance to help you manage volunteers and the process of volunteering well

Involving volunteers

Learn what volunteering is, why it's important, and how to develop a volunteering strategy for your organisation

Involving volunteers

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

Employing and managing staff
Funding and income

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

Involving volunteers
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Government and politics
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Inside NCVO

How to approach diversity at board level

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

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

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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Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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

Charity finance skills (1 day)

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