The website www.jargonbusters.org.uk is helpful in giving examples of how to answer common questions on funder’s application forms. Below are their basic definitions of common terms. On their website you’ll Read more…
Community CVS can help you to keep up with all the latest funding opportunities. Sign up for our Community CVS bulletin here Borough Council’s If you want to check out Read more…
Community CVS is distributing a small grants pot to individuals and community groups, for innovative projects around supporting life recovery. The funding is to support aims and objectives of the Read more…
Community CVS has a legacy of supporting community groups to access external funding. Since 2002 we have distributed over £2.8 million of small grants to community groups. Between 2014 – Read more…
The Community Fund, is a grants pot that we manage on behalf of the Sustainable Neighbourhoods Team in Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. This grants pot has been run by Read more…
Benefits Myths Information for volunteers with disabilities Volunteering and state benefits
Useful websites Local Safeguarding Children’s Board Safeguarding Children Ten things you might not have thought about with regards to safeguarding Safeguarding is not just about making sure your service users Read more…
King’s Fund report on the value of volunteers in health and social care http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/volunteering-health-and-care Volunteering Impact Assessment Toolkit: A practical guide for measuring volunteering http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/products-services/publications/volunteering-impact-assessment-toolkit Information on the Social Value Read more…
Each week a blog is posted on http://ivo.org/ & shared via twitter using the hashtag #ttvolmgrs. A twitter conversation then ensues between Volunteer Managers. Good practice http://www.volunteering.org.uk/goodpractice Good Practice Bank available from Read more…
Community CVS delivers training to both volunteers and voluntary and community groups. We can also point you in the direction of external training providers for both individuals and groups. Volunteer Read more…