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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

Find out what volunteering is and how to get started

Involving volunteers

How volunteers can benefit your organisation and play an important role in your work

Involving volunteers

A volunteer strategy helps secure the support to help your volunteering do more

Involving volunteers

Understand how equity, diversity and inclusion affects volunteers and those they support

Involving volunteers

How to set your organisation up to involve volunteers

Involving volunteers

The Employment Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes to UK employment law in decades. Find out when these changes will happen and what you should be doing to get ready.

Membership body announces changes to its executive team following the arrival of new CEO, Kate Lee.

Limited measures announced, but not enough to ease financial strain on charities.

Funding and income
Government and politics

A new report from NCVO explores impact of rise in extremism and social division on the voluntary sector.

Responding to crises
Government and politics

Involving volunteers
Government and politics

The government has announced a new initiative designed to support stronger, fairer and more collaborative relationships between charities and local government.

Funding and income
Government and politics

Find out about 'limitation periods' regarding certain types of claim

Safeguarding

Information about DBS checks and tools to help you understand the law as it applies to the roles in your organisation

Safeguarding

Information about getting DBS checks for staff and volunteers

Safeguarding

How to identify potential risks when creating a new staff or volunteering role

Safeguarding

How and when to ask about a staff member or volunteer's criminal history

Safeguarding

A comprehensive guide to different types of DBS checks

Safeguarding

Different roles will require different checks. This page explores what checks you might need to run

Safeguarding

How to request and process DBS checks

Safeguarding

Guidance on what checks you need to complete for people working overseas

Safeguarding

Guidance on additional information you need to consider when carrying out DBS checks for trustees

Safeguarding

This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership development and effective communication.

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

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

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

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

Get an overview of the key tasks and considerations when creating a volunteer strategy. Learn how to develop a strategy that compliments your business plan and create a framework for building success

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

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

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Controls on physical assets

Templates

Trustees' Week webinar series

Involving volunteers

Understanding volunteering

What is volunteering?

Why involve volunteers?

Writing a volunteering strategy

Equity, diversity and inclusion in volunteering

Planning for volunteers

Employment Rights Bill: what charities need to know

Updates to NCVO’s executive team

What the Autumn 2025 Budget means for your charity

Charities facing mission-limiting hostility, fear and intimidation

Why the government’s asylum proposals are bad for volunteering

Local Covenant Partnerships Fund announced

Non-recent and historic abuse

Getting started with DBS checks

Overview

Plan for specific roles

Asking about someone's criminal history

Types of DBS check

Deciding which checks to carry out

Help and support with requesting DBS checks

Checks for people working overseas

Checks for trustees

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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