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Find out about our services, the way we operate and how we champion voluntary action

We’re the membership community for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups in England

Find out how we can support you, from support for small charities and training to consultancy and corporate relations

We offer a range of training courses designed to help you do what you do best

This flexible, interactive course will help you understand your duties as a trustee and support you to run your charity effectively so you can make a bigger difference

A practical four-month programme for emerging charity leaders who are on their way to leading organisations

Learn about the mindset, knowledge and connections that emerging leaders need to guide the sector into the 2030s

We know small charities make a big impact with limited resource - that's why we're here to help

Ask our practical support team any question about the setting up or running of your charity or voluntary organisation.

The Employment Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes to UK employment law in decades. Find out when these changes will happen and what you should be doing to get ready.

Membership body announces changes to its executive team following the arrival of new CEO, Kate Lee.

Limited measures announced, but not enough to ease financial strain on charities.

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A new report from NCVO explores impact of rise in extremism and social division on the voluntary sector.

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Writing the market research and testing section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the operational planning section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the people, management and governance section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the impact section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the cost and income structure section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the financial forecasts section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Writing the risk map section of your business plan

Business planning and strategy

Use this tool to help your organisation write your business plan

Find out how to practice good safeguarding in your organisation.

Safeguarding

What the Charity Commission expects you to do, and the main areas of activity to focus on

Safeguarding

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will elevate your strategic leadership skills, so you can create lasting impact for your organisations and the communities you serve.

This course will give you an overview of how to build a simple finance strategy. We’ll introduce tools to help you build the financial resilience of your charity

This training provides you with the insights, tools, and confidence to evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s culture providing a strong foundation for success.

Learn practical tools and techniques to increase your capability, confidence and impact when seeking to influence others – both within and outside your organisation

Learn how to create an evaluation plan to better understand and demonstrate the difference your work makes

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

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

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership development and effective communication.

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Employment Rights Bill: what charities need to know

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Charities facing mission-limiting hostility, fear and intimidation

Why the government’s asylum proposals are bad for volunteering

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Strategic leadership (1 day)

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Leading a thriving organisational culture (1 Day)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

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Strategic leadership (1 day)

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Leading a thriving organisational culture (1 Day)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

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