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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

Find out what's involved in setting the direction of your charity

Business planning and strategy

Learn about understanding your organisation's landscape and conditions and the tools that can help with this

Business planning and strategy

Use this section to select the right tools to help you understand your landscape and conditions.

Business planning and strategy

A guide to help your organisation with your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis

A guide to help organisations consider how the world is changing

A guide for your organisation to look at the priorities and impact of other organisations in your area of work

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

A quick introduction to employment law on equity, diversity and inclusion

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on leave and time off

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on pay and pensions

Employing and managing staff

Guidance on what to include in employment contracts and written statements

Employing and managing staff

Check your organisation has the right policies and procedures in place to employ and manage staff

Employing and managing staff

How to set a salary structure and reward staff with fair and competitive pay

Employing and managing staff

A sample adoption leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample compassionate and parental bereavement leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample dignity at work policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample disciplinary procedure, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

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

Join this session to explore your NCVO member benefits and learn more about our supportive community.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity finance skills (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Developing partnership working (0.5 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

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

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

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