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We launched a new campaign in the summer of 2023 to help trustees and charity leaders consider the environmental impact of their charities’ investments

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

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Our chief executive Sarah Vibert celebrates the start of Trustees' Week and shares our plans

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Our policy and public affairs manager, Chris Walker, summarises the announcements from the King's Speech likely to impact our sector

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Explore why diversity is a key area of reflection for your trustee board and what needs to happen to make a board truly diverse

Equity, diversity and inclusion
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Read our open letter calling on the chancellor to ensure charities can continue providing essential services for communities

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Why the government must act to cover the true cost of charities delivering public services

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An update on what's happening in Westminster. Find out what the King’s Speech and government reshuffle means for charities

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The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

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Lessons from Trustees’ Week 2023 and upcoming dates for your diary

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How to set up the central hub that will run the consortium business, scope for contracts, network with commissioners and bring in contracts

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How consortium members can work together to bid for, and hopefully win, contracts

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Information on the types of charity mergers and the different reasons for merging

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This page highlights key questions to think about before making the decision to merge

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Actions to ensure a planned merger is in the best interests of your organisations and beneficiaries

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Things to consider in the run-up to a formal merger

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Planning the process with stakeholders and making sure you are clear about the role of your organisation’s regulator is key

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What to consider once your merger has completed

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A guide to implementing local Compact agreements between voluntary organisations and local authorities, health services, and government departments

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How to involve people who use services in the design and delivery of services

Collaboration

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

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

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

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 has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice

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

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

This course will help you to manage conflict and problem solve with your volunteers, and navigate the process of ending volunteering well.

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Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Mentoring and coaching (0.5 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

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

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

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