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Learn how to develop your organisation's strategy and how to use the evaluation process to learn and make decisions

Impact and evaluation
Business planning and strategy

Guidance to help you throughout the evaluation process

Impact and evaluation

Learn about what evaluation is and how the evaluation process is set up

Impact and evaluation

Learn about what evaluation is and why it's important for your organisation

Impact and evaluation

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

The Employment Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes to UK employment law in decades. Find out when these changes will happen and what you should be doing to get ready.

Membership body announces changes to its executive team following the arrival of new CEO, Kate Lee.

Limited measures announced, but not enough to ease financial strain on charities.

Funding and income
Government and politics

A new report from NCVO explores impact of rise in extremism and social division on the voluntary sector.

Responding to crises
Government and politics

Involving volunteers
Government and politics

The government has announced a new initiative designed to support stronger, fairer and more collaborative relationships between charities and local government.

Funding and income
Government and politics

Find out about 'limitation periods' regarding certain types of claim

Safeguarding

Information about DBS checks and tools to help you understand the law as it applies to the roles in your organisation

Safeguarding

Information about getting DBS checks for staff and volunteers

Safeguarding

How to identify potential risks when creating a new staff or volunteering role

Safeguarding

How and when to ask about a staff member or volunteer's criminal history

Safeguarding

A comprehensive guide to different types of DBS checks

Safeguarding

Different roles will require different checks. This page explores what checks you might need to run

Safeguarding

How to request and process DBS checks

Safeguarding

Guidance on what checks you need to complete for people working overseas

Safeguarding

Guidance on additional information you need to consider when carrying out DBS checks for trustees

Safeguarding

This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership development and effective communication.

Get an introduction to data collection methods and practical guidance for evaluating your work

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

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact

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

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

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

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

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Understanding evaluation

What is evaluation?

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Planning your evaluation

Understand the issue you need to focus on

Writing an evaluation brief

Creating an evaluation budget

Employment Rights Bill: what charities need to know

Updates to NCVO’s executive team

What the Autumn 2025 Budget means for your charity

Charities facing mission-limiting hostility, fear and intimidation

Why the government’s asylum proposals are bad for volunteering

Local Covenant Partnerships Fund announced

Non-recent and historic abuse

Getting started with DBS checks

Overview

Plan for specific roles

Asking about someone's criminal history

Types of DBS check

Deciding which checks to carry out

Help and support with requesting DBS checks

Checks for people working overseas

Checks for trustees

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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