Links to Support Organisations
Supporting Organisations
Wychavon Community Action Partnership is here to help community groups and voluntary organisations find out the information they need to assist with the running of their activities on topics from governance to funding etc.
However, there are many organisations out there which can provide information here are some examples:
Wychavon District Council
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Arts
The Arts Department at Wychavon provides information and support to groups involved in the arts.
The Artworks newsletter has articles on events, clubs, and funding etc and is available on
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdc-art-newsletter
or please go to the download below
the general Arts section can be found on this link:
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdc-arts
an e-news is also produced providing lots of useful information can be forwarded to you by contacting the Arts Officer, Jenny Davis on Jenny.Davis@wychavon.gov.uk
Both of these newsletters can help promote your activities too.
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Sports
The Sports Department at Wychavon provides information and support to those groups involved in sports.
A newsletter is produced and can be accessed from
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdc-sport-newsletter-spring_2008.pdf
alternatively it is available as a download below
further Sports information and contact details can be found on
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdc-sport
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Clubs & Societies' Directory
If you would like to register your group or club on the Wychavon District Council Website through the Worcs. County Council database in order to promote your club and its activities please go to the following link for more details:
National Support Organisations:
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The Charity Commission
are you thinking about charity registration and whether it will be the right thing for you?
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Governance Hub
provides much information for trustees etc on the governance of a voluntary group/ charitable organisation. Governance means: "the systems and processes concerned with ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, supervions and accountability of an organisation."
There is a wide variety of information available for Trustees/Committees and Chairs.
www.governancehub.org.uk
to find out about the Code of Governance for voluntary organisations click here
to see what publications, toolkits, and guides are available click here
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Finance Hub
making sense of funding and finance in the third sector (the voluntary sector), whether it be looking for funding or managing finances etc.
www.financehub.org.uk
for information on managing money and resources click here
for information on the variety of ways to fund your organisation click here
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Performance Hub
is about using exciting and practical approaches to improve performance in order to achieve more for users.
www.performancehub.org.uk
The Hub has now closed, but links are available from this website.
However, it is possible to look at your performance by looking at various resources or taking part in a quiz, click here to find out more.
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Health and Safety Executive
provides all types of information for organisations wanting to know more about Health and Safety.
www.hse.gov.uk
for Health & Safety Law, what you should know click here
for information on Risk Assessments click here
for an example of a Village Hall Risk Assessment click here
for an example of a Risk Assessment for Food Preparation click here
