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Find out about the most important documents needed for good safeguarding
Guidance on reserves policies for your charity
How a volunteer policy can benefit your organisation and what it should include
Check your organisation has the right policies and procedures in place to employ and manage staff
Sample documents, templates and guides to help you create and collate policies and procedures
Use this to help you write your data protection policy and procedures and other related documents.
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.
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary
The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary
Our latest impact and evaluation support, guidance and training
Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante considers the implications of the Autumn Statement for charities
A round-up of what’s happening in Westminster that might impact charities. This month sees a Labour reshuffle, an update on new APPG rules, and a look ahead to party conferences
A round-up of the latest guidance from the Charity Commission, recent governance news and upcoming training and events
Recent governance news, resources, research, events and more
NCVO’s new volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares volunteering news and dates for your diary
A sample paternity leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on physical assets
Incorporating conflicts of interest into your financial procedures manual
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates
How to set up a good induction and probation programme
Advice on DBS checks for volunteers and volunteer involving organisations
This page is about how to respond to discrimination occurring in your organisation.
A quick introduction to employment law on the conditions of employment
How consortium members can work together to bid for, and hopefully win, contracts
Collaborative working, also known as joint or partnership working, covers a variety of ways that two or more organisations can work together