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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
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
How to make sure you're giving grants to people who are doing safeguarding well.
How to make safeguarding a central part of your fundraising
Safeguarding works best when everyone is involved. Find out how to make that happen
Find out more about your legal and regulatory responsibilities in safeguarding
Find out what safeguarding means for your organisation
It’s good practice to pay back volunteers for expenses they incur while volunteering
Find out how other organisations have developed ways to engage young people in their volunteer programmes.
Learn about practical ways, to support your staff and volunteers during the cost of living crisis
Principles that support charities to recognise and resolve ethical issues and conflicts, and make charities safer
How to develop effective learning and development plans