We stand up for charities and volunteers - because we know voluntary action is essential to change the world we live in
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
Our analysis of Labour's first few days in government and what their announcements could mean for the charity sector
A round-up of the latest governance news, resources and dates for your diary
The latest guidance from the Charity Commission, new governance resources and upcoming training
Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster and how it might impact charities
Our reflections on the budget and what it could mean for voluntary organisations
What we learned during the National Volunteering Forum, along with examples of actions you can take in response to the volunteering challenges facing the sector
Writing the risk map section of your business plan
Writing the market analysis section of your business plan
How to navigate your market and customer base
Writing about your organisation in your business plan
Writing the content page section of your business plan
A guide to help your organisation with your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis
A guide to help you develop an expenses policy for your organisation
A guide to help you develop a sickness absence policy and procedure for your organisation
Guidance for using NCVO's control on expenditure manual templates