Kingston Voluntary Action is an infrastructure organisation that provides a wide range of support to the voluntary sector. We support local charities and community groups at all stages of their development.

Our goal is to lead and support a strong and healthy local voluntary sector that actively collaborates to improve the opportunities and quality of life for residents and the community.

Our capacity building services are available to all charities and community groups in the Kingston borough.

'Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organisational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future'.
National Council of Nonprofits

We offer support for setting up and registering a charity, fundraising, financial management, one-to-one support, and a wide range of training and online tools, among other services.

We take pride in excellence and quality.

In 2025, we delivered a pilot Capacity Building programme called Thriving in a Tough Environment Programme; please read the report here.

You can also watch the video of the KVA Capacity Building Programme 2024 and read the REPORT: Pilot Capacity Building Training Programme for Kingston 2024.

We deliver capacity building (support) in the following ways: