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Guidance on how to support, engage and manage your volunteers

Involving volunteers

How to support, supervise and get feedback from volunteers to improve their experience

Involving volunteers

How to keep volunteers engaged and retain them at your organisation

Involving volunteers

How to recognise and address problems or issues with your volunteers

Involving volunteers

How to dismiss a volunteer with fairness when other ways to solve a problem haven’t worked

Involving volunteers

Find out how other organisations have developed ways to engage young people in their volunteer programmes.

Guidance on training, accrediting and thanking volunteers

Involving volunteers

How to thank your volunteers and show you appreciate their efforts

Involving volunteers

Make sure you offer the right volunteer training to help your volunteers do their roles

Involving volunteers

Acknowledge volunteers' training and experience through a certificate, accreditation or qualification

Involving volunteers

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

Responding to crises
Funding and income
Financial management

Our statement on the recent closure of The FSI

Our reflections on the budget and what it could mean for voluntary organisations

Government and politics

The panel will champion the voices and experiences of small charities, ensuring they can access tailored help, support and advocacy

Collaboration

Senior governance consultant Sally Stephens explains the upcoming changes in the Charities Act 2022

Governance

NCVO’s new volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares volunteering news and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

Our work with The Foundation for Social Improvement’s board and two short term roles to support Small Charity Week.

This month sees a potential tightening of the rules around APPGs, a new data protection bill, and a campaign to help charities engage with the House of Lords

Government and politics

NCVO awarded Race Equality Matters’ Bronze Trailblazer status in recognition of our work towards becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and equal organisation

Inside NCVO

New data reveals how much volunteering has transformed over recent years

Impact and evaluation
Involving volunteers

Use this to help you write your data protection policy and procedures and other related documents.

Digital and technology

How to apply for grant funding for digital and technology costs

Digital and technology

Find out about national schemes to provide charities and other organisations with digital volunteer support

Digital and technology

How to choose the right digital agency or freelancer for your charity, organisation or community group

Digital and technology

How to build a great relationship with your organisation's digital partners

Get started with digital communications, campaigns and content in the charity sector and find out who can help

Digital and technology
Campaigning

Get the basics on data and insight and why they matter to charities, organisations and community groups

Digital and technology

A guide to help your organisation with your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis

Business planning and strategy

A guide to help organisations consider how the world is changing

Business planning and strategy

A guide for your organisation to look at the priorities and impact of other organisations in your area of work

Business planning and strategy

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

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 course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice

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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)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (2 x 0.5 days)

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