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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
This month sees the launch of a consultation on the Charity Governance Code and new charity chair research
A manifesto for the voluntary sector ahead of the 2024 general election
Key points from the budget and analysis of how it will impact the voluntary sector
Our chief executive Sarah Vibert shares her thoughts on key findings from NPC’s new charity sector report
Senior volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares the latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary
A round-up of the latest governance news, resources and dates for your diary
Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities
How charities can harness the power of our collective voice in 2024
Lessons from Trustees’ Week 2023 and upcoming dates for your diary
A basic building block of internal control
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates
Guidance and policies to consider when using volunteer drivers
Examples of tribunal decisions where a volunteer be seen as an employee
Guidance to help you decide how and where to advertise a role
Sample trustee expenses claim form
Seven steps to help trustees manage risk in their charity
Guidance on what to include in employment contracts and written statements
Charities are allowed to trade under certain circumstances, but if you've decided to develop a trading activity which is not allowed, you'll need to establish a trading subsidiary. Here's how.
Information you need before you write your evaluation brief and what to include once you get started