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A free online tool for volunteer-involving groups and organisations

Involving volunteers

Read our top tips for how your organisation can make volunteering inclusive for disabled people.

Practical tips on how to find the money you need for your group or charity

Funding and income

Guidance to help you prepare for your first grant application

Funding and income

Guidance to help you decide if applying for a grant is the best option

Funding and income

What you need to apply for a grant

Funding and income

Learn about what a grant fund is and how it works

Funding and income

Learn about how to go about writing your grant application

Guidance on preparing your budget

Funding and income

What happens after you apply for your grant

Funding and income

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

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.

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

How to support your staff to take part in volunteering opportunities

Involving volunteers

How to make sure volunteers have a positive end to their time with your organisation

Involving volunteers

Guidance on the law around involving volunteers with your organiation

Involving volunteers

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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