Make sure you offer the right volunteer training to help your volunteers do their roles
Acknowledge volunteers' training and experience through a certificate, accreditation or qualification
How to support your staff to take part in volunteering opportunities
How to make sure volunteers have a positive end to their time with your organisation
Guidance on the law for volunteer-involving organisations
Guidance on the law around involving volunteers with your organiation
Things to consider when paid staff want to volunteer for the organisation that employs them
Guidance on holding and protecting data on volunteers
Guidance on when a volunteer can demonstrate that they're working under a contract, and what that means
Examples of tribunal decisions where a volunteer be seen as an employee
Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante considers the implications of the Autumn Statement for charities
Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
Research exploring the volunteering experiences and perspectives of people from the global majority
The latest resources, events and training to help your organisation with its impact and evaluation
The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary
New inclusion and campaigning resources, a chance to help shape investment principles, and dates for your diary
It is with much love and respect that we pay tribute to our colleague and friend, Michelle Curtis, who passed away unexpectedly in November.
How charities can harness the power of our collective voice in 2024
Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities
Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
Learn more about your organisation's financial position and understanding the timings of financial challenges
Learn more about what insolvency means and how cashflow forecasting can help
Guidance on taking control of your situation, adopting a people-centred approach and seeking professional advice
Learn about what support is available for managing energy costs and being energy efficient
Learn about the key stages of collaboration and what they mean for your organisation
Collaborative working, also known as joint or partnership working, covers a variety of ways that two or more organisations can work together
Decide whether collaboration will help you achieve your aims by learning about the potential benefits and risks
A checklist of questions to help you decide whether to work collaboratively on a given project.
Tips to help voluntary organisations collaborate effectively with the right partners
This page explains the different ways that voluntary organisations may collaborate in order to bid for and deliver a commissioned contract