Capacity Building

Grassroots Grants seeks to increase grant funding and capacity building support for voluntary and community groups enabling them to continue or expand their work.

One of our Grassroots Grants funding themes is Capacity Building broadly defined as including projects that promote:

• Volunteering and community engagement
• Volunteer skills, through training
• Encouraging groups to review their governance
• Development of management skills such as fundraising, bookkeeping, project evaluation etc.

Grassroots Grants will also help to fund the costs of capital items including computers, IT software etc.

We are working closely with your local CVS who will be able to help you with many aspects of Capacity Building and who should be your first point of contact.

Here are links to the websiteof your local CVS or equivalent:

• Hammersmith and Fulham

• Hounslow

• Kingston

• Merton

• Richmond

• Sutton

• Wandsworth

However, we are now also compiling details of Capacity Building resources that may be helpful to your organisation.

Superhighways: click this link for more details of how Superhighways can help you with your ITC

Investing in Governance: click this link to find out how to carry out a Self -assessment of your Governance

Community Accounting in Hounslow, Kingston and Richmond: click this link for help with accountancy issues

Green-Works can provide local charities, community and volunteer groups the office resources they need at a minimal cost. Providing top quality, 100% recycled furniture, Green-Works can meet your requirements and save you money with an extra 15% discount to registered charities ..Click to learn more.

Charities Evaluation Services can help if you are considering a quality assurance system for your organisation.

Safeguarding and CRB Checks: there can be confusion regarding CRB checks and safeguarding issues.

If your organisation is uncertain about:

• who should be checked
• the process for undertaking CRB checks and costs
• the policies that are required for an organisation who undertakes CRB checks for their staff or volunteers.

Then you may find this link to the WVSDA-CRB service helpful.

http://www.wvsda.org.uk/WVSDA_Voluntary_Sector_Development.asp?PGM=361&PGC=361

 

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