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What happens if a volunteer is found to be eligible for the minimum wage

Involving volunteers

How to make the most of volunteers while ensuring they don’t become workers or employees

Involving volunteers

Learn more about volunteering while receiving state benefits

Involving volunteers

Learn about the tax and national insurance implications for volunteers

Involving volunteers

Guidance on the health and safety measures you need to put in place when working with volunteers

Involving volunteers

Guidance on arranging insurance for volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations

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Guidance around safeguarding vulnerable clients and volunteers

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Advice on DBS checks for volunteers and volunteer involving organisations

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Guidance and policies to consider when using volunteer drivers

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Guidance on copyright and volunteers

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Practical ways to take part in Small Charity Week – from sharing your story to getting free training, funding support and expert advice.

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A new report by NCVO and ACEVO sets out six key recommendations to make the Civil Society Covenant meaningful, based on feedback from over 1,000 organisations.

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Explore how the 2025 Spending Review affects charities – including changes to welfare, school meals, NICs and local government funding.

Funding and income
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Campaigning
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An English version of the Charity Essentials tool, which can help you do a basic health check on how your organisation is performing

A Welsh version of the Charity Essentials tool, which can help you do a basic health check on how your organisation is performing

This page helps you get started in improving your organisations’ approach to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Using the Equality Act to understand your legal duties

Equity, diversity and inclusion

This page is about how to respond to discrimination occurring in your organisation.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Risk management is a vital (and legal) responsibility for charity trustees. This page covers an introduction to the risk management process and the role insurance plays in protecting your organisation.

Law and regulation

Principles that support charities to recognise and resolve ethical issues and conflicts, and make charities safer

Governance

Learn about what governance is and how it applies to charities

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Learn about what a board is and how it works

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Governance

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

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)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

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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