Leadership services: Supporting the leaders of civil society
The range of skills needed by the individuals who lead this sector is distinct and complex. Our leaders need new skills, some of them unique to our sector. NCVO Leadership Services brings together key products and support services that will help you to lead the way.
NCVO Leadership Services support voluntary and community sector leaders by providing a platform for shared learning and networking, bringing together key products and support services that will help you to lead the way.
Supporting the leaders of civil society
chair | trustee | chief executive | director | next generation leader

'If we package our passion, nurture our leaders, and invest in our skills, we will lead the social and political change that is too important to leave to chance.'
Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive, NCVO
Join our community of leaders
Sign up to join our community of leaders, and you will recieve regular email updates, event invitations and newsletters on all the latest thinking and action in the field of charity governance and leadership.
Leadership services key areas
Leadership Services is made up for four key areas:
Strategy for leaders
Web resources, policy and research to help you focus on the future.
- Third Sector Foresight
- Policy briefings and forum
- Third sector research
- Third Sector Confidence Survey
Read the full details: Strategy for leaders
Connecting leaders
Networks and events to help you meet, debate and share with others.
- NCVO Leaders Network
- NCVO's Leadership Programme with Barclays
- Leadership 20:20 - Emerging leaders network
Read the full details: Connecting leaders
Skills for leaders
Personal development courses to help you develop your leadership skills.
- Executive coaching for leaders
- Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness
- Warwick University Business School (WBS)
- Institute of Fundraising
Read the full details: Skills for leaders
Tools for leaders
Discounts and services to help your organisation run more smoothly.
- Savings on joining the Institute of Directors (IOD)
- Legal support
- Trustee Indemnity Insurance
Read the full details: Tools for leaders
Contact us
If you have any queries or would like more information on how to get involved, please contact us or email us directly at leadershipservices@ncvo-vol.org.uk.
Advice and support
- Funding and finance
- Coping with cuts
- Addressing needs
- Strategy
- Impact
- Managing change
- Planning for the future
- Involving people
- Public Service Delivery
- Governance and leadership
- Compact Advocacy programme
- Campaigning and influencing policy
- Collaborative working
- ICT (information and communication technology)
- Climate change
- Infrastructure
- Innovation
- People, HR and employment
New publication
Good Governance: a practical guide for boards, chairs and CEOs
Dorothy Dalton
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Learning To Lead
A guide to the range of leadership development interventions that are available for sector leaders.
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