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Useful Links

The following links will be of interest to those working in the voluntary sector. Please let us have your suggestions of other links to add to this page. These links open into external websites and Volunteer Solutions cannot be held responsible for their content.

General

Volunteering England is the membership association of Volunteer Development Agencies

The Directory of Social Change

Charity Commission - The regulator for charities in England and Wales

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

NAVCA is the national voice of local third sector infrastructure in England.

KnowHow NonProfit is a resource for building and sharing expertise in non profit and charity organisations, faith and community groups and campaigning organisations.

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Guardian Voluntary Sector

Civil Society News

VolResorce weekly email newsletter

Third Sector Weekly, you can sign up for regular email bulletins.

Social – charity news networking

For fundraising information and support

http://www.fundraising.co.uk

http://www.fit4funding.org.uk

http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk

http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk

Government sites

The official UK site for access to Government Statistics

Information sites for Trustees

http://www.diycommitteeguide.org

Sandy Adirondack‘s legal update website for voluntary organisations.

Other sites of interest

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)

Independent Safeguard Authority (ISA)

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FREE Resources
We offer two free resources to help you get the very best out of your volunteers:
- Volunteer Skills Analysis PDF
- Volunteer Skills Portfolio on the CD accompanying every order
Find out more
- Managing Volunteer Exits & Endings
  All volunteering roles will inevitably end and some will change and it is vital that any ‘ending’ or change is handled well for all those involved. This Toolkit will guide you through the process.
- Toolkit – Managing Charity Shop Volunteers
  An ideal Toolkit for Charity Shop Managers & Assistant Managers, it gets them to explore the issues around involving volunteers and how best to manage their volunteers.
- Toolkit -Towards Diversity
  This Toolkit is all about moving towards being a diverse organisation. Ensuring that the way you involve volunteers, service users and Trustees fulfils the remit of being diverse. £10.00
- Being a Mentor
  A self-study workbook for potential or current volunteer mentors. Just £8 – this is a multi-licence resource.
- Supporting Adults at Risk of Abuse.
  A self-study workbook for volunteers who are supporting adults at risk of abuse. Just £8 – this is a multi-licence resource.
- Toolkit for Engaging with Older Volunteers
  This Toolkit will help boost involvement of older people volunteering with your organisation.
- Role specific self-study for Charity Shop Volunteers
  A self-study resource for Charity Shop volunteers – to ensure they have all the necessary information to carry out their role. First in our new role specific self-study series.
- Volunteer Self-study Workbooks
  Two new titles. Dealing with Difficult Behaviour & Managing Confidentiality. For more details see Self-study section on the Products page.
- Working Alongside Volunteers
  For many paid staff working alongside volunteers can be tricky. This session will help them to consider the issues – benefits and challenges; and learn how to get the best out of the relationship.
- Managing Charity Shop Volunteers
  This a half-day training session for all Charity Shop Managers & Assistant Managers and gets them to explore the issues around involving volunteers and how best to manage their volunteers.
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