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Payroll giving

Learn more about payroll giving in the voluntary sector

  • Funding and income

Telephone fundraising

Learn more about telephone fundraising for voluntary organisations

  • Funding and income

Fundraising myths

Learn about what fundraising myths exist

  • Funding and income

Choosing crowdfunding

Decide if crowdfunding is right for you

  • Funding and income

How to run a crowdfunding campaign

Learn about how to run a crowdfunding campaign

  • Funding and income

Funding and income planning

Guidance to help you think about your funding and income planning

  • Funding and income

Delivering public services

Find out what delivering public services means and if you can get funding from public sector organisations

  • Funding and income

The commissioning cycle

Learn more about the commissioning cycle

  • Funding and income

Social investment

  • Funding and income

Fundraising methods

Saskia Konynenburg appointed Interim Chief Executive of NCVO

  • Governance
  • Leadership

Civil Society Covenant launched to reset partnership with government

  • Campaigning
  • Government and politics

Help shape new public procurement rules for charities

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

How we help charities build confidence in evaluation

Many charities want to evaluate their impact but lack time or confidence. This blog shares how we support practical, sustainable approaches to self-evaluation.

  • Business planning and strategy
  • Impact and evaluation

Kate Lee OBE appointed new chief executive

NCVO announces the appointment of Kate Lee OBE as its new chief executive, joining at a crucial moment for the voluntary sector.

  • Leadership
  • Governance

Manchester attacks: a statement

A statement from Kate Lee OBE, our chief executive, on the recent attacks in Manchester.

  • Responding to crises

The evaluation process

Learn about the how the process of evaluation works

  • Impact and evaluation

Understand the issue you need to focus on

Understanding the issues experienced by individuals or organisations you want to work with, people you want to influence, or environments you want to affect change in is the starting point for impact planning

  • Impact and evaluation

Writing an evaluation brief

Information you need before you write your evaluation brief and what to include once you get started

  • Impact and evaluation

Creating an evaluation budget

Learn about how to create an evaluation budget

  • Impact and evaluation

Using planning tools

  • Impact and evaluation

Using evaluation planning tools

Learn about the different planning tools you can use to help you find out what difference you want to make

  • Impact and evaluation

Creating a planning triangle

Learn how to create your own evaluation planning triangle

  • Impact and evaluation

Examples of planning triangles

Examples of evaluation planning triangles in different organisations

  • Impact and evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation frameworks

Learn how to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework and see some examples

  • Impact and evaluation

Developing a monitoring and evaluation framework

Learn about how to create a monitoring and evaluation framework

  • Impact and evaluation

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Developing partnership working (0.5 day)

Discover how partnership working can help your organisation grow its impact and make the most of limited resources. Gain practical tools, legal insights and guidance to build strong and successful collaborations.

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

This course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

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

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

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

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

This course will help you create a positive and inclusive experience for volunteers. The course will explore best practice in relation to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and equality

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

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

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

Annual General Meeting 2025

Join fellow NCVO members at our Annual General Meeting to connect, reflect on the year’s achievements, shape the future of NCVO and make your voice heard.