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Find out what safeguarding means for your organisation

Safeguarding

What the Charity Commission expects you to do, and the main areas of activity to focus on

Safeguarding

Find out more about your legal and regulatory responsibilities in safeguarding

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Get advice on the safeguarding challenges of working outside the UK

Safeguarding

If you’re worried about someone right now, follow these steps to help

Safeguarding

Find out more about the project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport

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Important aspects of safeguarding, including policies and procedures, roles and responsibilities, reporting and more

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Understand how to make safeguarding part of your everyday activities and review what you are doing

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Safeguarding works best when everyone is involved. Find out how to make that happen

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When to take checks and other recruitment steps that help keep people safe

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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

How trustees can work with their organisation's CEO to ensure good safeguarding

Safeguarding

The responsibilities of a designated safeguarding lead and how they can ensure good practice

Safeguarding

What are the roles and responsibilities of a designated safeguarding lead?

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A guide to safeguarding leads and who is best suited to the role

Safeguarding

Guidance on what skills a designated safeguarding lead needs

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Find out more about what training a designated safeguarding lead can undertake

Safeguarding

Supervision can mean different things to different people but essentially it’s an activity that gives you an opportunity to reflect upon your practice

Safeguarding

A collection of safeguarding resources for designated safeguarding leads

Safeguarding

Creating a safeguarding plan to ensure policies and procedures are being followed

Safeguarding

Guidance on responding to concerns around safeguarding

Safeguarding

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

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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)

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)

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