From dressing up for Children in Need, donning a red nose for Comic Relief or donating food for the Harvest Festival, it seems our children are continuously involved in charitable giving for one cause or another. Continue reading
Learning to give: the importance of engaging children’s voices in giving
Posted in Research
Tagged charity, children, research, young people
The Queen’s speech: What’s in it and what it means for charities
Why the Queen's speech shows an election is on the way, and what issues it raises for charities. Continue reading
Posted in Policy
Tagged Brexit, Campaigning and lobbying
Brexit: What does it mean for volunteering?
NCVO has already voiced its concerns over the danger of a no-deal Brexit, and no-deal is still possible if the EU decline an extension. Continue reading
Posted in Practical support
Tagged Brexit, Europe, Volunteering
We’re listening!
Earlier this year NCVO started piloting some new approaches to gathering insight and getting closer to our members. I was tasked to set up one of these approaches, and I have gone out roughly twice a month to have conversations with our members and sector leaders. Continue reading
#SafeguardingAsOne – safeguarding is a priority for everyone, and these resources will help you get it right
This blog accompanies the launch of the new safeguarding resources developed as part of phase one of the Safeguarding Training Fund Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Practical support
Tagged Governance and trustees, safeguarding
Governance round-up: September 2019
Our round-up of last month's governance news includes: Brexit planning for boards, the upcoming Trustee Conference, the latest updates from the Charity Commission, and more Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Practical support, Training and events
Tagged Governance and trustees
Listening and learning about volunteer management
20m people volunteer in the UK. With so many people involved in volunteering, we explore the successes and challenges that come with being a volunteer manager and how to create a space for these discussions within the volunteering community. Continue reading
Posted in Practical support, Volunteering
Tagged Volunteer management
EU funding, charities and the threat of a no-deal Brexit: Knowns, unknowns and what you need to know
As further no-deal Brexit uncertainty looms, we take a look at the difficulties in store for charity funding, what the government can do to streamline the planning funding process and how charities can help work towards the common goal of growing charitable impact. Continue reading
Posted in Policy
Tagged Brexit, EU funding, Europe
Charity policy round-up: September 2019
This blog provides a summary of the key policy and regulatory developments for charities in the month of September 2019 Continue reading
2019 voluntary sector and volunteering research conference: summary highlights
The annual Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, organised by VSSN and NCVO, took place on 10-11 September at Aston University, Birmingham. Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged research conference, voluntary sector, Volunteering
