Voluntary Sector Links

Forum This area is dedicated to providing general information and links for voluntary sector organisations. Some of the websites have example documents and templates you can use, although it is always best to make sure you have the 'know how' to use them! Also, there are links to magazines and press sites which may help you keep up to date with the latest issues.

The links are as follows:

Professional Bodies and Institutes

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk - National Association of Voluntary Organisations, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL, Freephone: 0800 2 798 798, Textphone: 0800 01 88 111 (minicom), Email: helpdesk@askncvo.org.uk. Probably one of the largest umbrella bodies supporting and lobbying for voluntary organisations;
www.acevo.org.uk - Association of Chief Executives 1 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1NU, Telephone: 0845 345 8481, info@acevo.org.uk. Provide connection, development and represent the third sector's leaders. They have over 2000 members;
www.cfdg.org.uk - Charity Finance Directors Group 3rd Floor, Downstream Building, 1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG, Telephone: 0845 345 3192, Email: info@cfdg.org.uk. An umbrella charity with the aim to advance public education and promote improved standards of management in charities;
www.charitycommission.gov.uk - Charity Commission, PO Box 1227, Liverpool, L69 3UG, Telephone: 0845 3000 218, Minicom, 0845 3000 219, Email:contact form. Regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales;
www.navca.org.uk – National Association of Voluntary Community Action, The Tower, 2 Furnival Square, Sheffield S1 4QL, telephone: 0114 278 6636, textphone: 0114 278 7025, Email: navca@navca.org.uk. NAVCA is the national voice of local voluntary and community sector infrastructure in England;
www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk - Institute of Fundraising, Park Place, 12 Lawn Lane, London, SW8 1UD, Telephone: 020 7840 1000, Email: enquiries@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk. Professional membership body for UK fundraisers, working to promote the highest standards in fundraising practice and management;
www.cafonline.org.uk - Charities Aid Foundation, Head office, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA, telephone: 01732 520 000, Email: enquiries@cafonline.org. Mission is to raise the profile of giving, lobby for tax breaks and provide an increasingly broad suite of services to charities and their supporters;
www.volresource.org.uk - 25 Willow Grove, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 2SE, telephone: 070 9235 7720, Email: webinfo@volresource.org.uk. VolResource aims to provide practical resources for people involved in charities, voluntary or community organisations;
www.legacypromotioncampaign.org.uk - The Legacy Promotion Campaign, Remember A Charity, Park Place, 12 Lawn Lane, London, SW8 1UD, telephone: 020 7840 1030, Email: info@rememberacharity.org.uk. Campaign to encourage more people to include their favourite charity(s) in their wills, backed by the largest consortium ever of UK registered charities;
www.icsa.org.uk - The Institute of Chartered Sec & Admin, 16 Park Crescent, London,W1B 1AH, telephone: 020 7580 4741, E-mail: info@icsa.co.uk. Global voice on governance and regulatory issues in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors;
www.charitylawassociation.org.uk - Charity Law Association, admin@charitylawassociation.org.uk. Aim of enabling those who advise on or use charity law to meet together, to exchange ideas and intelligence and to use their experience and expertise for the benefit of the charity sector;
www.britishcharities.com - UK Guide to Charities, 42 Graham Road, Newtown, Southampton, Hants, SO14 0AW, telephone: 023 80227949. Provides directory of UK registered charities, charity shops, charity suppliers and charity news;
www.homeoffice.gov.uk - The Home Office Direct Communications Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF, telephone: 020 7035 4848, Minicom: 020 7035 4742, Email: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.

Trustees and Governance

http://www.savo-elearning.org/TRUSTEES/index.htm - free 'e' learning for trustees, including role/responsibilities, governance and lots more!
http://www.getonboard.org.uk/about_us.php - website promoting the role of trustees;
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/trusteegovernance - NCVO pages on trustees and governance;
www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/cc3.asp - Charity Commission, ‘The Essential Trustee’;
www.trusteenet.org.uk/ - CTN, 3-4 Frensham Suite, Friary Court, 13-21 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DG, telephone: 01483 230280, Email: info@trusteenet.org.uk. CTN's free national network of trustees and management committee members;
www.governancehub.org.uk/ - NCVO’s ‘The Governance Hub’, telephone: 020 7520 2514, Email: governance.hub@ncvo-vol.org.uk. Brings together people, information and ideas about governance in the voluntary and community sector. Whether you're a trustee, chair, advisor or funder.

Voluntary Sector Magazines/Press

www.charitygovernance.co.uk – governance is published by Plaza Publishing Ltd, 3 Rectory Grove, London, SW4 0DX, telephone:020 7819 1200, Email: info@charitygovernance.co.uk. Governance is a brand new journal aimed directly at charity trustees, chief executives and company secretaries;
www.thirdsector.co.uk/ - Third Sector Magazine, Haymarket Professional, Publications, 174 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7JP, telephone: 020 8267 4925, Email: thirdsector@haymarket.com. UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector;
www.professionalfundraising.co.uk - Professional Fundraising, Plaza Publishing Limited, 3 Rectory Grove, London, SW4 0DX, telephone: 020 7819 1200, Email: info@plazapublishing.co.uk. UK’s only fundraising magazine;
www.charityfinance.co.uk - Charity Finance is published by Plaza Publishing Ltd, 3 Rectory Grove, London, SW4 0DX, telephone: 020 7819 1200, Email: info@plazapublishing.co.uk. Business magazine for charity sector professionals. Published ten times a year;
www.charitytimes.com - Charity Times is published by: Perspective Publishing, 6th Floor, 3 London Wall Buildings, London, EC2M 5PD , Editorial switchboard: 020 7562 2401. Charity Times is the leading business and management magazine for UK non-profit professionals. Published every six weeks;
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/vsmagazine - c/o NCVO, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL, telephone: 020 7713 6161 General email: info@vsmagazine.org. VS magazine is the monthly magazine for the voluntary and community sector, published by NCVO. VS magazine is an A4, 32 page, full colour publication, published 10 times a year.

Volunteering

www.volunteering.org.uk - The National Centre for Volunteering, Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL, telephone: 0845 305 6979, Email: volunteering@volunteeringengland.org. Works to support an increase in the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England;
www.reach-online.org.uk/ - REACH's main office, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP, telephone: 020 7582 6543, Email: mail@reach-online.org.uk. REACH's aims are to recruit and support people with managerial, professional, business and technical experience and match them with part-time voluntary roles throughout the UK. They also support voluntary organisations and charities across the UK, helping them attract volunteers with a wide range of skills and professional experience;
www.timebank.org.uk – TimeBank, 2nd Floor, Downstream Building, 1 London Bridge, SE1 9BG, telephone: 0845 456 1668, Email: f.percy@timebank.org.uk. National charity inspiring and connecting a new generation of people to volunteer in their communities;
www.do-it.org.uk – 3rd Floor, 2-3 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0PQ, telephone: 020 7226 8008. Do-it.org.uk was launched in 2001 with the first, and still the only, national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK;
www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk - WorldWide Volunteering, 7 North Street Workshops, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6QR, telephone: 01935 825588, Email: wwv@wwv.org.uk. WorldWide Volunteering is a non-profit making organisation whose aim is to make it easier for people of all ages to volunteer. We do this by providing instant access to information about the widest range of volunteering opportunities throughout the UK and worldwide;
www.vso.org.uk – telephone: 020 8780 7500, enquiry@vso.org.uk. International development charity that works through volunteers;
www.csv.org.uk – CSV Head Office, 237 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NJ, telephone: 020 7278 6601, Email: information@csv.org.uk. Volunteering and training organisation;
www.studentvol.org.uk - Student Volunteering England, Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG, telephone: 0800 0182 146, Email: info@studentvolunteering.org.uk. Mission is to make it easier for students to change the world through voluntary action;
www.everyactioncounts.org.uk – Helping community groups lead the way to a better future;
www.ivr.org.uk - Institute for Volunteering Research, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL, telephone: 0845 305 6979. The Institute for Volunteering Research is an initiative of Volunteering England.

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