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What is governance?

A guide to governance and what it means for your organisation

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Governance

Practical steps to take to effectively achieve and maintain good governance in your charity

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Our governance

Information on our governance, trustee board and committees

Governance and trusteeship

How our consultancy team can help you understand and implement effective governance

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Explaining governance

Learn about what governance is and how it applies to charities

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What is a trustee?

What is a Trustee and how do you appoint them?

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Risk

All charities face risk. It could be the risk of losing money, injuring clients, bad publicity, or losing key staff or volunteers. Risk is not always a bad thing, without risk there's often no reward.

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What is a board?

Learn about what a board is and how it works

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Who are your members?

Find out about who your charities members are and what decisions they make

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Governance round-up: July 2022

Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

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Governance round-up: June 2023

Reflections on the recent Charity Commission board appointments along with updates and upcoming events

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Governance round-up: June 2022

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Governance round-up: September 2022

NCVO’s lead governance consultant Dan Francis shares our plans for Trustees’ Week and explores our wider support offer for trustees

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Governance round-up: January 2022

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Celebrating Trustees’ Week 2023

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

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The Road Ahead 2024

The Road Ahead 2024 is our annual report on the changing landscape for voluntary sector organisations

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Ensuring good governance for NCVO and the voluntary sector

How NCVO's independent governance review is helping us live up to our values and the Charity Governance Code we helped create

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  • Inside NCVO

Governance round-up: February 2022

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  • Law and regulation

Governance round-up: April 2022

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  • Law and regulation

Explaining governance

Learn about what governance is and how it applies to charities

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What is a trustee?

What is a Trustee and how do you appoint them?

  • Governance

Risk

All charities face risk. It could be the risk of losing money, injuring clients, bad publicity, or losing key staff or volunteers. Risk is not always a bad thing, without risk there's often no reward.

  • Governance

What is a board?

Learn about what a board is and how it works

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Who are your members?

Find out about who your charities members are and what decisions they make

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Governance wheel

The governance wheel is a simple tool that helps boards of voluntary organisations quickly get a sense of how well they’re functioning and fulfilling their roles.

Funding

Funding the work of boards and covering the costs of a charity

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Introduction

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates

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Before you start

How to use NCVO's financial procedures manual template

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Reporting

How to keep your reporting up to date

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Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

eLearning: Roles and duties of trustees

Trustees play an important role in making sure charities are well-managed and can achieve their aims. This accessible, interactive trustee eLearning course lets you study in your own time and at your own pace so you can fit around your schedule and priorities.

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

Financial skills for trustees (0.5 day)

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

Financial skills for trustees (0.5 day)

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

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (3 x 0.5 days)

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

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (3 x 0.5 days)

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