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Learn about the how the process of evaluation works

Impact and evaluation

Learn about how to plan your evaluation to make sure it's set up for success

Impact and evaluation

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

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

Impact and evaluation

Learn about how to create an evaluation budget

Impact and evaluation

Impact and evaluation

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

Impact and evaluation

Learn how to create your own evaluation planning triangle

Impact and evaluation

Examples of evaluation planning triangles in different organisations

Impact and evaluation

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

Impact and evaluation

The Foundation for Social Improvement and NCVO have reached an agreement to transfer the FSI’s key charity assets to NCVO when the organisation ceases activity on 3 May 2023

Inside NCVO

Collaboration

We share stories from people taking part in the Big Help Out and explain how you can get involved and make a difference in your community

Involving volunteers

This month we share reflections from our Governance Forum and introduce our new governance consultant

Governance

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

Financial management
Funding and income
Responding to crises

Share your experiences and views with decision makers ahead of the next general election

Government and politics

New Charity Interns project will be hosted by NCVO and offer paid internships to people aged over 50

Employing and managing staff
Inside NCVO

Evaluation consultant Lucy Lernelius takes a deep dive into measuring the impact of volunteering

Impact and evaluation

Director of strategic communications and insight, Saskia Konynenburg, shares ways to get involved in Volunteers' Week 2023

Involving volunteers

How to make volunteering accessible for people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions

Equity, diversity and inclusion

View what some monitoring and evaluation frameworks look like for different organisations

Impact and evaluation

Learn about which evaluation method will be best for the type of evaluation work you're doing

Impact and evaluation

Find out about the process of choosing evaluation methods, and what some of those common evaluation methods are

Impact and evaluation

Learn about what types of interviews there are and what to consider when running interviews

Impact and evaluation

Learn about how to plan for and run focus groups

Impact and evaluation

Learn about the basics of questionnaire design

Impact and evaluation

Learn about different creative data collection methods and when they can be used

Impact and evaluation

Learn what secondary data is and how to find it

Impact and evaluation

Learn about how to generate evaluation findings and to report clearly in an appropriate format

Impact and evaluation

Learn about how to analyse quantitative data

Impact and evaluation

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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