Links for information
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Amber Valley Borough Council: news and information on Council services and events.
Amber Valley Housing: provides affordable, good quality, safe and secure housing for the residents of Amber Valley
BBC Derby: the latest news, sport and information from the BBC's website for Derbyshire.
British Charities: listings of charities, charitable and voluntary sector news, assisting people in giving to charities.
Charity Times: comprehensive coverage of all the financial, legal, fundraising, marketing and technology management issues facing charities, voluntary groups and non-profits.
Countryside Agency: The Countryside Agency is funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and works to make the quality of life better for people in the countryside and the quality of the countryside better for everyone.
Derbyshire County Council: A-Z details of all DCC services - highways, police, education, etc.
Derbyshire County PCT: local health portal providing links to a wide range of health related information, including the PALS service.
Derbyshire LINk: have your say on Health and Social Care services in your area.
Derbyshire Online: information on the area, including history, recreational facilities, attractions and businesses.
Derbyshire Rural Community Council: help for the challenges and opportunities faced by rural areas
Directgov: Directgov is the place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public services and government information. A really useful site.
Directory of Social Change: a national charity promoting better management of charities and more effective use of resources through training, information, support and advice.
East Midlands Observatory: information, research and statistics on the East Midlands.
Equal Opportunities Commission: working to eliminate sex discrimination.
Institute of Race Relations: news and information on race and refugee issues in the UK and the rest of Europe.
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (navca): network of over 300 Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) throughout England that helps to promote voluntary and community action by supporting member CVS and by acting as a national voice for the local voluntary and community sector.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO): the umbrella body for the voluntary sector, providing advice, information and support for voluntary and community groups.
National Statistics Online: the UK's official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level.
Refugee Council: the largest
organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees.
Ripley & Heanor News: the local newspaper detailing news and much more.
Safer Derbyshire: Information about local Crime & disorder partnerships, partner agencies and access to Community Safety advice.
Southern Derbyshire Voluntary Sector Mental Health Forum: provides a platform for voluntary agencies delivering mental health services to come together to discuss matters of common interest and to inform and influence strategic planning in mental health.
Stonewall: working towards the advancement of the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the lgbt community.
Third Sector: on-line version of the weekly publication for the voluntary and community sector.
This is derbyshire: Derby Evening Telegraph online with local news and information.
National Volunteering Database do-it org: website featuring everything you need to know about volunteering, including fact sheets, Q & A’s, case studies of volunteers and the organisations they have worked with and a facility to search for local volunteering opportunities.
Reach :an organisation providing voluntary work for experienced managers and professionals
v : changing the face of volunteering for 16-25s in England
Volunteering England : information for volunteer centres, their staff and volunteers to support them in their work.
Voluntary Sector Skills : information on skills development for people working in the voluntary sector, either paid or unpaid. It includes information on accreditation, training, jobs and careers.
Voluntary Service Overseas : an international development charity that enables volunteers to share their skills and experience with local communities in the developing world.
Careers Advice: Helpful advice on careers and learning
ContinYou: CEDC and Education Extra joined forces in 2003 and work to promote community-based learning. They initiate and deliver programmes that encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to take up opportunities for learning.
Derby College: formed by the merger of Derby Tertiary College: Wilmorton, Mackworth College: Derby and Broomfield College. The new College has three main locations as well as numerous outreach centres in and around Derby and offers over 1,000 courses.
Department for Education and Skills: aims to create opportunity, release potential and improve learning and skills for all.
Derbyshire Learning and Development Consortium: The aim of the website is to provide our members with the most up-to-date information on funding opportunities, quality issues, resources, sector job vacancies, progression opportunities, training and events and much more.
Job Centre Plus : Information on benefits and job vacancies
Learning & Skills Council : The LSC exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. They have a single goal: to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to make sure we have a workforce that is of world-class standards.
LifeLong Learning : Supported by the Access to Learning for Adults Division of the Department for Education and Skills to .encourage, promote and develop lifelong learning.
National Open College Network (NOCN) : the UK's foremost provider of accreditation services for adult learning. NOCN is a recognised national qualification awarding body and is the central organisation for 28 Open College Networks (OCNs) based across the UK.
New Deal : part of the website of the Department for Work and Pensions, aiming to help unemployed people into work by closing the gap between the skills employers want and the skills people can offer.
South East Derbyshire College : The largest local provider of post-16 education who aim to provide a world of education and training opportunities on the doorstep.
University of Derby : Our local university providing a wide range of courses, both on a full and part time basis.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) : exists to prevent and resolve employment disputes, conciliate in actual or potential complaints to employment tribunals, provide information and advice, and promote good practice.
Business in the Community : ProHelp is the largest national provider of pro bono support and a leading programme of Business in the Community and aims to meet community needs by increasing the involvement of employees from the private and public sectors in the work of voluntary and community organisations - through secondment, volunteering, mentoring, on management committees and offering professional advice.
Charity Commission for England and Wales : the statutory organisation that regulates charities and aims "to give the public confidence in the integrity of charity". Provides a register of charities, plus news, information and publications on charitable status and registration.
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD)
Charities Evaluation Service : aims to help charities become more effective and efficient.
Community Newswire : free service to help community and voluntary groups get their news stories to local and regional media, with lots of hints and tips.
Criminal Records Bureau : Access to information about CRB checks
Governance Works : useful advice on governance issues connected with running a voluntary group
Incomes Data Services (IDS) : information on a range of employment-related areas.
Information Commissioner : provides information about data protection, record management and how to register.
LASA Knowledgebase : online guide to information technology for the voluntary sector run by the London Advice Services Alliance.
Media Trust : help for community and voluntary groups with communications, promotion and publicity
Pro Bono Group : LawWorks for Community Groups is a project run by the Solicitors Pro Bono Group providing pro bono, free, legal advice to community groups through a network of volunteer lawyers.
Funding (please see our Funding Page for more specific information)
Access Funds : provides the latest funding information from Central Government, the National Lottery, devolved governing bodies, the EU and quangos.
Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) : the UK's national support organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations of all types.
Big Lottery Awards Search : provides information about Big Lottery Awards.
CEFET : the East Midlands voluntary sector technical assistance body that helps organisations to understand, access and manage European funding.
Charities Aid Foundation : provides advice to donors and charities on all aspects of tax-effective giving and runs the UK's largest payroll giving scheme, Give As You Earn.
Charities Information Bureau : supports voluntary organisations and community groups in funding their work and supports funding advisors and agencies in giving funding advice.
Charity Bank : registered charity that is also licensed as a bank, providing affordable loans and financial support solely for the voluntary sector.
Derbyshire Community Foundation : a sustainable and independent source of funding for voluntary community action across the county that doesn't rely on public funds.
East Midlands Funders Forum : funding website for the region.
European Social Fund : information on sources of funding for activities to develop employability and human resources
Funders Online : provides a public information service on corporate funders active in Europe.
Government Funding
: Information on grants from 5 government
departments.
GRANTnet
: Information on grants from 5 government
departments.
Grants On-line : details external funding opportunities, including access to the latest information on grants from the European Union, UK Government, National Lottery and UK grant making trusts.
UK Fundraising : information for charity and non-profit fundraisers and the fundraising industry.
Cabinet Office : providing support to Government strategy, particularly in the priority areas of education, health, transport and crime and asylum.
Communities and Local Government : We aim to create strong, attractive and thriving communities and neighbourhoods. To do this we help people and local organisations to combat problems like community conflict, extremism, deprivation and disadvantage.
East Midlands Development Agency (emda) : one of nine regional agencies, created to mark the most significant ever devolution of power from central Government. The agency's brief includes job creation, skills improvement, increasing competitiveness and attacking social exclusion.
Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM) : one of nine Government Offices delivering central government programmes in the English regions. Based in Nottingham, the office brings staff from many government departments together under one roof to act as the voice of the Government.
Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA): Online guide to what works in neighbourhood renewal. Documents on the site include how-to guides, case studies, project summaries and much more.
Local Government Association : news and information from the Local Government Association
Amber Valley Borough Council : news and information on Council services and events.
The Compact : information about Compact and details of relevant events, which aim to support the promotion, development and implementation of local compacts across the region.
Department of Health : the latest on the Department's work, plus health and social care guidance, publications and policy information.
Home Office : responsible for internal matters in England and Wales, including drug prevention, immigration, criminal justice and crime reduction.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation : independent social policy research and development charity that supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.
Social Enterprise East Midlands
: SEEM was
created by the social enterprise sector and key partners in the East Midlands to
make sure that social enterprise in the region flourishes and grows.
VOICE Project : The
Voice Project has been set up to help frontline voluntary and community (VCS)
organisations all over Derbyshire understand more about how Derbyshire County
Council and it’s partners are working together to deliver public services.
Connexions Derbyshire : provides information, advice and support to 13 to 19 years olds on issues such as education, work, training, voluntary work, leisure, money, housing, sexual health, health, drugs, alcohol, bullying etc.
London Youth: federation of London Youth Clubs. A useful site for information and training.
v : changing the face of volunteering for 16-25s in England