Resources

This resource list aims to provide useful links to resources relevant to the voluntary sector including:

commissioning, funding, volunteering, legal, partnership/collaborative working, health, networks and fora and publications

Also access the VCS Engage archive.

This page is a work in progress so please let us know if you have a useful link to add by emailing vssbulletin@ncb.org.uk.

		Commissioning resources PDF [81KB] Links to websites, online forums, guides and reports, case studies.

		Funding resouces PDF [85KB] Links to ongoing funding streams and funding advice websites and guides.
Legal and organisational management resources

Get Legal - NCVO		A free online reference and decision-making tool for charities, social enterprises and co-operative organisations.
Law fact sheets - LawWorks		These fact sheets are intended to give general information to groups on specific areas of law, to enable them to spot and avoid potential legal problems.
LawWorks for Community Groups - LawWorks		Free legal advice to small charities, not for profit, voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises in England
ProHelp Community - getting support - BITC		Free professional advice and support to local community groups and voluntary organisations
Voluntary but not Amateur - DSC		A guide to the law for voluntary organisations and community groups - 8th edition
Cuts – to challenge or not to challenge - EPV		This PDF examines the processes and remedies that voluntary and community organisations can use when challenging cuts
HR Bank - NCVO		A collection of human resources policies and job descriptions donated by voluntary and community organisations, which are available for organisations to amend and tailor to their own needs.
Volunteering resources
Volunteer Management Portal - Volunteering England		Signposting tool for people managing volunteers. It aims to provide greater access to a wide range of information on support, training and development opportunities.
Let's Connect with Faith - Volunteering England		A guide for volunteer centres and others providing expertise on volunteering.
Collaborative working
NCB collaborative working presentation [PDF 411KB]		Accompanying CCP documents: 1. The Dynamics of Partnership: Exploring an inter-organisational collaboration project [PDF 632 KB] 2. The Cooperate Sector: Evaluating partnership approaches in the Voluntary Sector [PDF 292KB]
Collaboration for Communities: giving power to partnership - bassac		This guide is designed for anyone supporting collaborative working involving community or voluntary groups.
Radical Efficiency: Different, better, lower cost public services - nesta		Including case studies and sections on partnership and cost efficiencies.
A better way of working, all together - CWDC/NCB		A range of tools to help everyone involved with children and young people to work better together.
Collaborative working case studies - NCVO		A wide variety of collaborative working case studies including public service delivery, sharing office services, mergers and ICT support tools.
Health
A guide to the NHS		A BMA resource for junior doctors but one that will be of use to anybody who would like to understand the workings of the NHS across England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
ChiMat Data Atlas		Comprehensive data, profiles and reports on children, young people's and maternal health.
Healthy youth work case studies - National Youth Agency		From projects around the country based in a range of settings from mainstream youth provision to specialist health services.

Networks and fora

		Safe Activities for Everybody Help, advice, training, events and resources to ensure that your organisation is doing everything it can to protect the children you work with. NCB is a delivery partner of SafeNetwork. Keeping our children safe. Raising awareness in BME communities
Health and Social Care Workers' Network - NAVCA		The forum offers support, a place to share experiences and good practice, post queries and input into policy and events.
My Community Space		A place for community and voluntary sector organisations to find or advertise premises for hire. Free service.
Right Here Community		Resources and support for young people's mental health charities.
Share Street - CWDC		An online community for those working with children or young people and their families.
Short Breaks Marketplace		A new system to support commissioners and providers of short breaks for children with disabilities.

VSS publications and reports

VCS Engage archive		A wealth of reports and case studies produced during the VCS Engage programme.
NHS Constitution: Consultation Workshop Report		A report about the one-day consulation workshop authored by the fourteen young people who attended.

The Big Society - VSS presentation		VSS overview of the Big Society plans post election, including manifesto pledges.
Notes on the Marmot Review of Inequalities		VSS overview for children and young people's organisations.
VSS survey 2009		A survey of voluntary and community organisations who work with children and young people on health issues.
Involving Children and Young People in National Voices (and the Big Care Debate)		National Voices is a new organisation that represents the voices of people across England on the topic of health and social care. This report describes the partnership between National Voices and NCB to identify ways that children and young people can have a stronger voice in national health policy.

Other publications, guides and reports

Future Focus publications - Voice4change and Third Sector Foresight		A series of eight introductory pocket guides to help organisations understand important trends that may impact on them in the future, including funding, volunteering technology and demographics.
Drivers and Challenges in Raising the Achievement of Pupils from Bangladeshi, Somali and Turkish Backgrounds		This report examines the range of support available specifically for Bangladeshi, Turkish and Somali groups, in primary and secondary schools, and how these impact on pupil attainment and experience of school.
Inclusion Health - improving primary care services for socially excluded people - NHS		The guide highlights best practice case studies and identifies a series of underlying principles and features which are present in services which successfully meet the needs of socially excluded people.
Deprivation and risk - the case for early intervention - Action for Children		Action for Children report containing sections on: inequality, health and well-being, housing, social mobility, interviews.

Other free resources

NCB's guides, reviews and toolkits		Available as PDFs or web resources. They cover a wide variety of subjects and can be used for free.
An Equal Place at the Table for Children and Young People - NPF		This resource makes the case for involving children and young people in decision making and listening to what they have to say.
Tender consultancy worth £500 for £50 - NAVCA		This project aims to improve the ability of voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises to bid to deliver public service contracts. Running until March 2011
Free theatre tickets for young people under 26		200 venues participating throughout England.
Free software		Are you eligible? Check the criteria and see if your organisation can benefit from the Charity Technology Exchange.

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