Use this section to select the right tools to help you understand your landscape and conditions.
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
Learn about how to make good decisions and the tools that can help with this
Find out about how to select the right tools to help you make good decisions
A guide to help your organisation explore it's activities to assess the extent to which each contributes to value and surplus
Use this tool to help you identify the forces working for and against a particular option
Use this tool to help your organisation explore tradeoffs
Learn about how to develop your organisation's business plan
NCVO’s senior policy and influencing advisor Catherine Goodall shares recent updates and upcoming dates for your diary
Our round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and guidance
Advice on what the Energy Bills Discount Scheme means for charities and tips on how to cope with rising costs
Susannah Hodge, training and regional support manager at the Third Age Trust, shares learning and reflections from NCVO's age inclusive volunteering project
Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster. This month sees the creation of new government departments and a big change at the top of Scottish politics
With many of us approaching the end of our financial year, senior governance consultant Sally Stephens shares guidance for completing your annual return
To mark International Women’s Day 2023, our chief executive Sarah Vibert reflects on what changes are needed to encourage more women into leadership positions in the voluntary sector
Organisations have united ahead of next week’s spring budget to call on the chancellor to provide urgent support
The latest government policy and funding announcements and updates on our influencing work
Once the decision has been made to close, you’ll need to decide who to inform and how to inform them
Key financial steps your need to take when closing your organisation
Your duty of care to staff, volunteers and beneficiaries should be at the top of any closure plans
Closing an organisation will require courage and commitment from an organisation’s leadership
Guidance on refusing donations, communicating with donors, and returning donations