Useful Links and Advice
Local Infrastructure Organisations (LIOs)
Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire
Support, guide & influence community organisations. Volunteer opportunities & offer training / events, factsheets & toolkits and consultancy packages.
https://voluntaryimpact.org.uk/
Volunteer Centre Daventry
Promotion of volunteering opportunities. Recruiting volunteers for local non-profits, delivering services, offering capacity building support to local voluntary / community organisations, working in partnership with local authorities / other agencies and hosting the Daventry Voluntary & Community Sector Forum
https://daventryvolunteers.org.uk/
South Northamptonshire Volunteer Bureau (SNVB)
Supports the voluntary and community sector in South Northamptonshire by providing information and guidance for local organisations and delivering community services to help improve peoples' lives.
Serve
Support services for Wellingborough, they provide advice and information to local groups to enable them to continue to meet the needs of local people. They engage with communities to make sure they have access to up-to-date information and legislation affecting the NHS, Local Authorities and communities.
https://serve.org.uk/community-support-service
Corby & Kettering VCSE Network
Sean Silver, Voluntary Sector Development Manager - Key contact for North Northants VCSE Infrastructure support - Sean.Silver@groundwork.org.uk
Northamptonshire Black Communities Together (NBCT)
Northamptonshire Black Communities Together (NBCT), hosted by Support Northamptonshire, leads in collaborations, affecting change, building strong and resilient communities and improving support and services. Their purpose is to ensure the growth of sustainable and resilient Black communities across Northamptonshire.
Community Action Northants
The Community Action Northants website provides local voluntary and community groups and non-profit organisations with a range of support services including volunteering, training, good practice and practical advice.
https://communityactionnorthants.org.uk/
National Support
NCVO - https://www.ncvo.org.uk/
- Annual Accounts - https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/governance/board-basics/sample-documents-and-templates/annual-report-and-accounts/
Small Charity Finance - http://smallcharityfinance.org.uk/
Charity Excellence - https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/
My Community - https://www.myfundingcentral.co.uk/
Resource Centre - https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/legal-structures-for-community-and-voluntary-groups
Cranfield Trust - https://www.cranfieldtrust.org/
UK Finance- Voluntary Oranisation Banking - https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/our-expertise/commercial-finance/voluntary-organisation-banking-guide