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Find out about the key legal sources that we refer to in this guide

Safeguarding

Legal duties that charities have to ensure good safeguarding

Safeguarding

Find out where charities' duties of care can arise from and who they might affect

Safeguarding

The key duties for charities and volunteer organisations regarding insurance

Safeguarding

Find out about the Charity Commission's expectations for reporting incidents

Safeguarding

The Charity Commission's recommended steps that your organisation can take

Safeguarding

Find out about the specific role that trustees can play in safeguarding

Safeguarding

Find out about the key Acts and treaties designed to protect children

Safeguarding

Key areas of law to be aware of if you or your organisation is responsible for safeguarding children or young people

Safeguarding

Duties of various bodies to protect children and young people

Safeguarding

Our chief executive Sarah Vibert shares her thoughts on key findings from NPC’s new charity sector report

Government and politics
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Responding to crises

A survey of UK charities

Government and politics
Funding and income

An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

Government and politics

An update on our work to address the chronic underfunding of public services delivered by charities.

Funding and income

Key points from the budget and analysis of how it will impact the voluntary sector

Government and politics
Funding and income

Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities

Business planning and strategy
Involving volunteers

Our latest impact and evaluation support, guidance and training

Impact and evaluation

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster and how it might impact charities

Government and politics

The latest governance news, resources and dates for your diary

Governance

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

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

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

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 one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

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 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)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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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