North Somerset Council
North Somerset Partnership
NHS North Somerset
Working Together For Health and Wellbeing : A conference for you to have your say
Monday 18 October 2010, The Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare
Help and Advice for Groups
Funding Advice
VANS is a member of the Charities Information Bureau, whose website www.fit4funding.org.uk has useful information for groups. NB Fit 4 Funding’s remit and what it will not do. Topics covered:
Setting up your group or organization
Aims and objectives, Charitable status, Fundraising plan, Social enterprises, Developing a budget
Project planning, Partnership working, Marketing
Effective fundraising
Support from companies, shops, banks and building societies, Funding from statutory sources, foundations and trusts, local businesses, Funding from the national lottery, government, the EU,
Do-it-yourself fundraising, Philanthropy, Funding for educational projects/ research/ training
Applying for funding
Good applications, Budgets-what to include, Resourcing projects, Proving the need, Diversification,
Sustainability, Asset development, Consortium contracts/ securing contracts/ PCT contracting
Managing your funds and spending
Monitoring and evaluation, Tax and VAT, Restricted funds
NCVO's Funding Central website allows groups to create a profile of their funding needs and receive news on relevent funding opportunities - www.fundingcentral.org.uk
Charities Information Bureau South & West funding database - www.cibsouthandwest.org.uk
Community support funding website for North Somerset www.open4community.info
Legal AdviceThe Public Law Project is providing free detailed legal advice to VCO on disputes involving public bodies’ decisions and failures. Specialist lawyers from the Public Law Project are also available to take on particular cases to resolve disputes.More on the Public Law Project at www.publiclawproject.org.uk.
email evs@publiclawproject.org.uk or call 020 76972198 free Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm
Law Works offers free legal advice for community groups and a monthly email newsletter - www.lawworks.org.uk
Policy AdviceCharity Builder UK helps groups create policy documents complying with relevant legislation http://www.charitybuilderuk.com/
Small Group Constitution
The Charity Commission has launched its new Model Small Group Constitution for groups with no employees, an income of less than £5,000 and which own no buildings or land.
The new model does not replace existing approved governing documents such as those already approved for small branches of national charities.