Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Health and Safety Information, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information about monitoring and evaluation, Information and training about safeguarding, Information on being an employer, Information on charities and charity law, Information on legal structures, Information on managing community and voluntary sector groups, Information on managing money, Information on setting up a company, Quality Assurance System providers, Training for community groups
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Advice about equality and diversity, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information on being an employer
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Have a section on their website that covers all areas of Equality.
Provide information about the responsibilities involved in being an employer.
Run a helpline for employers and employees about employment rights and rules.
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Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information about social media
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Allsorts have produced a useful guide to Digital & Social Media including an E-safety policy.
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Help with developing a safeguarding policy, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information and training about safeguarding
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National charity offering useful resources and training about safeguarding disabled children and adults at risk.
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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They have gathered sample policies from local LGBT organisations and produced a Policy Toolkit to help organisations wishing to develop their own policies.
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information on managing community and voluntary sector groups, Information on running a group, Quality Assurance System providers
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Provide a range of guides on quality assurance, monitoriing and evaluation, including PQASSO (Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations). Some resources are free to download from their website.
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Finding volunteers, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Help with fundraising, Information about managing volunteers, Information about monitoring and evaluation, Information and training about safeguarding, Information on funding sources, Information on insurance, Information on managing community and voluntary sector groups, Information on rooms for hire, Information on running a group, Networking and finding other community groups, One to one support with managing money, Providers of example equal opportunities policies, Statistics and data, Training for community groups, Training in book-keeping
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Community Works runs the following projects for the voluntary sector in Brighton & Hove:
- A network of elected representatives, who speak on behalf of the sector at council and strategic partnership meetings.
- A range of networks where community and voluntary groups can get together and share experiences, information and views
- Volunteer Centre services:
- You can advertise volunteer opportunities on the Community Works website.
- They have a good practice guide for community groups who work with volunteers.
- Regular forum for volunteer coordinators.
- Connecting community groups with local trusted expert consultants
- A programme of training courses
- A funding bid reading service and lists of potential funders
- Information on meeting spaces available for hire in Brighton & Hove
- Information about other organisations that provide support for community and voluntary groups in Brighton & Hove
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Health and Safety Information, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information on being an employer, Information on legal issues, Information on managing community and voluntary sector groups, Information about managing volunteers, Risk Assessment (Financial and Organisational), Risk Assessment (Health and Safety / Fire)
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Produce a 5 step guide to risk assessment, available online. Also publish a range of health and safety publications, including a guide to drawing up a Safety Policy and Accident Report forms.
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Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information about campaigning, Information on ethical procurement
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Have a toolkit for community groups who want to develop a policy on ethical procurement (eg making sure your fundraising t-shirts have not been produced by people subjected to exploitative working conditions). Also general campaigning and publicity guidance.
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Help with developing a safeguarding policy, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information and training about safeguarding, Information on running childrens groups
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The NSPCC Consultancy services provide support and advice to community organisations working with children.
They have an introductory guide to safeguarding and child protection for the voluntary and community sector, information on
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Fundraising ideas and information, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information on producing financial and business plans, Information on running a group
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This site provides a range of sample policies, successful fundraising applications, employment contracts and other information. To view the documents you have to register, but there is no cost.
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information and training about safeguarding, Information on running childrens groups
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Provide a Safeguarding guide for trustees
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Help with developing constitutions and sample constitutions, Help with developing policies and sample policies, Help with fundraising, Help with project planning
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Help with developing policies and sample policies
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Help with developing policies and sample policies, Information about managing volunteers, Information on being an employer, Information on managing community and voluntary sector groups
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Website has a comprehensive set of information sheets with guidance on running a voluntary sector organisation. They also publish a set of information sheets on employing staff.
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Subscription website which provides information sheets for community groups on a wide range of issues. Also provide consultancy to community organisations, including one-to-one support on becoming a company or Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), and run a Quality Assurance scheme.