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• NCVO seeks urgent legal advice over government campaigning proposals

  be accused of having inadvertently assisted a candidate or party’s election campaign. Even a fundraising leaflet that touched on an issue which could be contested in an election – and it is hard to...

• Volunteers' Week 2018: Championing volunteering for all

  an estimated £22.6bn to the UK economy (2) The most popular ways of giving time are fundraising and running events, with sports organisations and groups being the most popular places to volunteer...

• 'A Day in the Life' survey 2012

  use the same skills but apply them differently." "It was good to learn about the dynamics of fundraising within the sector. Overall, the scheme was fabulous. It was a 180-about-turn for the way I...

• Charity body launches UK’s first not-for-profit public affairs consultancy service

  services – which provide specialist advice on areas including governance, finance and fundraising, and organisational strategy. NCVO consultants also work to help public and private sector clients...

• Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive, NCVO

  Patron's Fund and chaired a cross party review looking at the structure of the regulation of fundraising. He is also an IES Honorary Fellow. He has been a trustee of Business in the Community, the...

• Studyzone - online training from NCVO

  that give you expert guidance on all areas of voluntary sector management, including fundraising, governance, social media, strategy, volunteering and bid writing. Some of our latest courses Leading...

• B1: The legal and regulatory landscape: An update

  disqualification of trustees and senior managers Latest developments in the regulation of fundraising Data protection update for charity trustees This session is related to the Charity Governance...

• New Charity Governance Code winning support from charities

  when dealing with subsidiary companies, registers of interests and third parties such as fundraising agencies or commercial ventures an expectation that the board will review its own performance and...

• Who we've worked with

  and related this to the very positive outcomes of our work with them in terms of planning and fundraising: Our consultant was excellent and clearly very experienced – able to sort out the wood from...

• 2018 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference Guidelines

  and social action Advances in theory and methods Resourcing the sector: funding, fundraising, philanthropy and social investment Organisational management and governance, including law and...

• Code of ethics

  included representatives from: international charities small charities charity retail charity fundraising children’s charities older people’s charities disability charities healthcare charities...

• NCVO calls on charities to speak up about civic engagement

  and integrated manner’. Such engagement could be as diverse as voting, volunteering and fundraising for a charity, large or small charities, doing something for the community, or taking part in...

• National Citizen Service bill - Commons second reading

  for a charity, caring for someone in their community, providing peer support online or fundraising for a specific cause, we want all young people to see the difference they can make. Social action...

• Volunteers’ Week 2016 – The Big Celebration to thank volunteers

  street party or event, and to use this opportunity to support their local communities through fundraising or giving of time. More than 21m people volunteer in the UK at least once a year....

• National Citizen Service Bill - Lords second reading

  for a charity, caring for someone in their community, providing peer support online or fundraising for a specific cause, we want all young people to see the difference they can make. Social action...

• April 2017: The inside track

  reduce counterfeiting. We are working with the Royal Mint and others to highlight potential fundraising opportunities around old pound coins using the hashtag #PoundforPound . Social value act...

• Lords committee expresses concern over plan to charge charities, warns Charity Commission on its board appointments

  of diverse backgrounds and with the right skills and experience, for example in finance and fundraising. Allowing employees statutory time off to act as trustees would both enable employees to take...

• Larger charities should undergo external reviews every three years, new governance code recommends

  when dealing with subsidiary companies, registers of interests and third parties such as fundraising agencies or commercial ventures an expectation that the board will review its own performance and...

• How much money goes on running costs?

  for admin support or activities to ensure the charity is run legally. Or, it’s invested in fundraising activities to maximise available cash for the cause. Here’s a quick re-cap on where exactly...

• Social investment

  enable projects to move forward during the time taken to raise capital from more traditional fundraising methods. It is a relatively new tool for the voluntary and community sector and not an income...