You searched for
''

All (1330)
News and insights (320)
Help and guidance (610)
Training and events (66)

Learn about how to analyse quantitative data

Impact and evaluation

Learn about what qualitative data is and how to analyse it

Impact and evaluation

Guite to writing an evaluation report helps you share key findings and recommendations with internal and external stakeholders.

Impact and evaluation

How to use and learn from your evaluation findings

Impact and evaluation
Business planning and strategy

Business planning and strategy

Learn about what you need to know to get started with your organisation's strategy and business planning

Business planning and strategy

Use this page to learn about what strategy is and how it can help your organisation

Business planning and strategy

Use this page to learn who to involve in developing your strategy and how best to engage them

Business planning and strategy

Learn about how to create the right strategy process for your organisation.

Business planning and strategy

Learn about Theory of Change as a process and a tool

Business planning and strategy

Coronavirus
Involving volunteers

Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

Governance

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

Impact and evaluation

Our survey of more than 10,000 people provides the most detailed analysis of volunteering for a decade

Involving volunteers
Digital and technology

Building on existing work on corporate volunteering, this report looks at employer-supported volunteering through the eyes of the volunteer

Involving volunteers
Employing and managing staff

This round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements. For news related to what’s happening in parliament, see our regular inside track round-up.

Government and politics

Governance consultant Sally Stephens shares updates on the Charities Act and the Charity Governance Code, along with some exciting training opportunities for trustees

Governance

We explain what dormant assets are, how they could support communities and how you can help make that happen.

Law and regulation

Government and politics
Responding to crises

Voluntary sector partners joint statement on the cost of living crisis

Government and politics
Responding to crises

What is a Trustee and how do you appoint them?

Governance

What is the role of a Trustee?

Governance

Find out about who your charities members are and what decisions they make

Governance

Learn about the rules around decision-making and how to go about the process of making decisions effectively

Governance

Learn about the different types of meetings and how you can work to make them effective

Governance

Learn about what the structure of the board looks like and what to consider when reviewing

Governance

Learn about what conflicts of interest are and how to work through them

Governance

Learn about what matters are reserved for the board, in what situations you can delegate and to who

Governance

Learn about how to navigate strategic and operational problems and where the responsibility is located

Governance

Learn more about the key areas boards and trustees are responsible for

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 you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

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

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

You searched for ''

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)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

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

You searched for
''