Useful Resources
www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
The Charity Commission’s website has recently been updated. It contains
important resources for all community groups—not just those who need to
register as charities. You can also find updates their about the new
Charities Bill.
www.guidestar.org.uk/
GuideStar UK is an independent charity whose aim is to promote the UK's
voluntary and community sector by creating a comprehensive and readily
available source of information about its activities. Guidestar UK is
building a website through which the public will have free access to a
database of high quality information on UK charities. Go to the website to
find out if it might be useful to your group.
www.inkinddirect.org/
In Kind Direct distributes mainly newly manufactured surplus goods—such as
office equipment, household goods, toys and clothing—to charities. There is
an annual registration fee and groups will receive a monthly lists of
available goods. In Kind Direct has received funding from EMDA to work with
voluntary organisations in the East Midlands. This means groups can join the
network for £30 plus VAT and will also receive £75 of vouchers, exchangeable
for quality new goods from the monthly catalogue.
www.green-works.co.uk/
Green Works is a not-for-profit social enterprise which collects redundant
office furniture from large companies and government agencies and
distributes them to UK charities and voluntary organisations at low price
www.governmentfunding.org.uk/
There is now an easier way to find out more about current funding available
from the Government. By using this new web page, you can locate funds from
the Department for Education and Skills, Department of Health, the Home
Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Government Offices
for the Regions
www.volunteeringengland.org.uk/
Volunteering England works to promote volunteering as a powerful force
for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community. The
website offers a range of resources for anyone who works with or manages
volunteers as well as to those who want to volunteer. It also includes
information about funding.
www.cibfunding.org.uk/
The Charities Information Bureau website provides help and advice web pages
for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding.
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