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Archive for August, 2010

Volunteer Management Portal

Volunteering England’s Volunteer Management Portal acts as a gateway to the world of volunteer management with links to over a thousand resources and information on support, training and development opportunities for people managing volunteers

TO view the Volunteer Management Portal please visit http://www.volunteering.org.uk/vmportal

Let’s Connect with Faith – A guide for Volunteer Centres and Others Providing Expertise on Volunteering

This new guide has been produced for organisations who want to learn how to develop support for volunteering in a multi-faith society.

To download the report please click here

Free Eco-audits of Third Sector Organisations and London – based Organisations

The City Bridge Trust is undertaking a programme of free eco-audits of third sector organisations and London – based organisations (including HQs and regional offices) are invited to apply. The Trust will cover the cost of an eco-audit provided by approved environmental consultants who will undertake a survey of energy use, waste, travel patterns, purchasing practice and associated policies. Organisations must be willing to spread the resulting impact amongst their stakeholders.

How to apply: Simply send a short proposal (not more than two pages) explaining how you will benefit from an eco audit and how you can help to spread good practice; by e-mail to ecoaudits@cityoflondon.gov.uk or by post to Eco Audits, The City Bridge Trust, City of London, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ.
Further details are available on our website www.citybridgetrust.org.uk

Office for Civil Society cuts £11m from Capacitybuilders, v and the Commission for the Compact

By Kaye Wiggins and John Plummer, Third Sector Online, 29 July 2010

Ministers Francis Maude and Nick Hurd also write to sector asking for cost-saving ideas
The Office for Civil Society will cut £11m from its 2010/11 budget by reducing its funding for Capacitybuilders, the Commission for the Compact and the youth volunteering charity v.
The reduction brings the budget down from £147.9m to £136.9m, a drop of 7.4 per cent.
In a statement released today, the OCS confirmed it will cut £5m from v’s match funding budget and £1.95m from its annual grant, which had been set at £39m for the current financial year.
The OCS will also cut its funding to Capacitybuilder by £1.3m and to the Commission for the Compact by £400,000.

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Free Get Legal website launched

Get Legal is our new online reference and decision making tool, giving clear guidance and information about legal structures for individuals, organisations and advisors who are setting up or running charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations. Created by NCVO, with a range of partners, the website demystifies legal and governance terms and helps you to decide what structure will work best for your organisation’s mission and vision.

For more visit www.getlegal.org.uk