Information on insurance

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Information about arts council funding, lottery funding and lots of useful links to other art related things.
Plus useful information sheets on aspects of running an arts organisation, such as insurance, organising an event, setting up a business and working with communities.

They don't publish an email address. You have to complete the

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Provide a range of support services for community groups who want to run activities to do with growing or cooking food.

Have a useful guide on reducing food waste at community events.

Have information on setting up and running community cafes.

They have useful information about venues in Brighton & Hove that have kitchens that can be used for community events involving food and shared meals. Contact them directly to ask for details.

They also have information about places to hire or borrow catering equipment and about training courses for groups running food projects.

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Very comprehensive website with information how to set up a charity, legal guidance, and a database of all registered charities. Also has specialist guidance section specifically aimed at small groups wanting to become charities.
The Charity Commission is now part of the GOV.uk site, which can make it difficult to search for the information you need. They advise you to:

• always include 'charity commission' in your search terms, eg 'report serious incident charity commission'


• enter your search term, then select 'Charity Commission' from the drop down list of 'Organisations' on the search results page

• Information on the regulations about accounts and reporting for registered charities


• Guidance on the forms of insurance available to charity trustees, highlighting the importance of risk assessment


• Model governing documents for charities, including unincorporated associations and small charities


• Guidance about trustee conflicts of interest, including employing trustees


• Enquiries form

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NCVO have a wide range of information on all aspects of running a community and voluntary group. They publish guidance on trustee liability and on insurance for volunteers and organisations, You can also ask questions about working in the community and voluntary sector. For example, how to recruit trustees, queries about employment legislation, or where to get a financial advisor.
NCVO's Workforce Project aims to share best practice on employment in the voluntary sector.

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They specialise in insurance for charities and not-for-profit organisations. They are owned by the Scout Association and all of their profits go back to the Scouts. They are happy to give advice and talk things through.

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They have a useful set of briefings with information on various aspects of running a community group, particularly tailored for those involved in arts and crafts. The briefings are organised under five headings - Getting Started, Get Funded, Publicity & Promotion, Best Practice and Roles & Responsibilities.

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Provide a range of insurance for charities, clubs, community groups, village halls, faith organisations, allotments and gardens, and one-off events.

They also have a guide called Making Insurance Simple which explains all the different types of insurance you may need.