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Factsheets & Information
Setting Up a New Group:
Running & Managing Your Organisation
Human Resources - Staff & Volunteers
Trustees & Governance
Other Useful Resources:
NCVO: Excellent all round website (including search facility)
with up to date information on everything you need to know to run
your group. If you can’t find what you’re looking for on the
website, you can call their free helpline .
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/publications/
Charity Commission: Comprehensive information documents and
FAQs on all aspects of running a charity.
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
Community Connected -
a social networking toolkit. The
Volunteer Centre Brighton and Hove has produced this great, free
resource to guide people through the world of social networking.
Although this is a guide designed for people working in volunteering
organisations, the information is of use to all organisations.
Download
Social Networking Toolkit.
Governance Pages: has a wide range of useful factsheets for
small organisations
http://www.governancepages.org.uk/contents/contents.html
Voluntary but not Amateur: a guide to the law for voluntary
organisations and community groups – by Ruth Hayes and Jacki Reason:
Essential reading for anyone setting up a voluntary group. Covers
everything from choosing a structure to becoming an employer and
everything inbetween. £35 from the Directory of Social Change
http://www.dsc.org.uk/Publications/Law/@2911 or available
to hire from our Library Collections
Just About Managing? Effective Management for Voluntary
Organisations and Community Groups -- by Sandy Adirondack: A
practical, comprehensive guide to good management for managers,
trustees., and project leaders. Companion book to Voluntary but not
Amateur (above). £25 from
http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/bookserv.htm or available to hire
from our Library Collections
Managing in Tough Times - a new booklet produced by the West
of England Consortium, funded by Capacitybuilders. It will help you
to identify and assess current risks and manage and adjust to
change. Managing in Tough
Times
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