Support Services - National Support Services
Look here for National Support Services. Please note that PTSC cannot be held responsible for the content of these websites.
- Website
- http://www.cosmic.org.uk/
- Phone
- 01404 813226
- Website
- http://www.voluntaryarts.org/
- info@voluntaryarts.org
- Phone
- 02920 395 395
- Website
- http://www.cemvo.org.uk/
- enquiries@cemvo.org.uk
- Phone
- 0117 989 7727
- Website
- http://www.bitc.org.uk/
- catherine.dixon@bitc.org.uk
- Phone
- 0117 972 2111
- Website
- http://www.thecompact.org.uk/
- info@thecompact.org.uk
- Phone
- 0121 237 5900
- Fax
- 0121 233 2120
- Website
- http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/
- info@funderfinder.org.uk
- Phone
- 0113 243 3008
- Fax
- 0113 243 2966
- Website
- http://www.fit4funding.org.uk/
- info@fit4funding.org.uk
- Phone
- 01924 239063
- Fax
- 01924 239431
- Website
- http://www.trusteenet.org.uk/
- Phone
- 01483 230280
- Website
- http://www.mediatrust.org/
- info@mediatrust.org
- Phone
- 020 7217 3717
- Fax
- 020 7217 3716
- Website
- http://www.acf.org.uk/
- Phone
- 020 7255 4499
- Website
- http://www.sportengland.org/
- info@sportengland.org
- Phone
- 08458 508508
- Fax
- 020 7383 5740
- Website
- http://www.bigissueinvest.com/
- enquiries@bigissueinvest.com
- Phone
- 020 7526 3434
- Phone
- 0207 211 1800
- Fax
- 020 7211 1750
- Phone
- 0191 261 5200
- Fax
- 020 7842 7701
- Phone
- 03000 123 000
- Website
- http://www.financehub.org.uk/
- Phone
- 0207 832 3016
- Phone
- 07825 175867
- Phone
- 020 7336 9491
- Phone
- 0207 336 9461
- Website
- http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/
- helpdesk@askncvo.org.uk
- Phone
- 0800 2 798 798
- Fax
- 020 7713 6300
- Phone
- 0845 305 6979
- Fax
- 020 7520 8910
- Website
- http://www.do-it.org.uk/
- Phone
- 0845 450 0220
- Fax
- 020 7250 3695
- Phone
- 020 7796 2144
- Website
- http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 2 798 798
- Website
- http://www.ivr.org.uk/
- ivr@volunteeringengland.org.uk
- Phone
- 0845 305 6979
- Fax
- 020 7520 8910
- Website
- http://www.ctt.org/
- Phone
- 0845 456 18 23
- Fax
- 0207 785 39 11
- Website
- http://www.reachskills.org.uk/
- Phone
- 020 7582 6543
- Fax
- 020 7582 2423
- Phone
- 020 7064 8383
- Fax
- 020 7064 8283
- Website
- http://www.charitybank.org/
- enquiries@charitybank.org
- Phone
- 01732 774040
- Fax
- 01732 774069
- Website
- http://www.knowhownonprofit.org/
- knowhow@city.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.grantsnet.co.uk/
- Website
- http://www.navcaboodle.org.uk/
- Website
- http://www.indevon.org.uk/web/
- enquiries@indevon.org.uk
- Website
- http://www.fundraising.co.uk/
- Website
- http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/
- enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk
- Phone
- 0800 269545
- Fax
- 01926 407425
- Website
- http://www.citra.org.uk/
Cosmic
COSMIC is a Website Design, Consultancy, Tech Support and ICT Training social enterprise based in rural East Devon offering a range of high quality I.T. services to clients, organisations and businesses across the South West and the whole of the UK.
Contact Details
COSMIC, Pendennis House, Gold Street Ottery St Mary, Devon EX11 1DG
Voluntary Arts Network
Voluntary Arts Network aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts across the UK and Republic of Ireland. We recognise that they are a key part of our culture and as such they are absolutely vital to our health, social and economic development.
Contact Details
121 Cathedral Road, Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9PH
South West Observatory
South West Observatory - the regional information gateway. Here you can access a network of analysts and information across a broad range of demographic, environmental and economic services.
Cemvo - Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations
The Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations is a registered charity dedicated to building the capacity and advocating on behalf of minority ethnic voluntary organisations. The organisation's website contains details of its programmes, as well as career and volunteering opportunities.
Contact Details
1st Floor, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue Bristol BS1 4GB
Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a membership organisation that mobilises business for good.
They work across four impact areas - workplace, marketplace, environment and community. Top campaigning priorities are tackling climate change and developing the talent and skills of the existing and future workforce.
Contact Details
TV West, Bath Road Bristol BS4 3HG
Compact - Working Together, Better Together
The Compact is the agreement between government and the voluntary sector in England to improve their relationship. The website contains a host of information on all aspects of the compact locally and nationally. It also includes codes of good practice and a list of FAQs.
Contact Details
77 Paradise Circus Queensway Commission for the Compact Building Birmingham B1 2DT
FunderFinder
An organisation that has developed software both free and advanced subscription software that sources charitable trusts and foundations that give grants to voluntary organisations and community groups in the UK.
They also produce two free applications which help groups with the process of getting a grant:
Apply Yourselves - how write an effective funding application.
Budget Yourselves - how to create and use a budget that will stand up to scrutiny by funders.
Contact Details
65 Raglan Road Leeds LS2 9DZ
fit4funding
The fit4funding website provides 'Help & Advice' for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding.
These resources can also be used by those giving funding advice in the Voluntary and Community Sector.
All of these are downloadable in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
There is also information about the services such as newsletters, interactive learning and training, that fit4funding provides either throughout England and Wales, or locally within West Yorkshire.
Contact Details
93 Lawefield Lane Wakefield WF2 8SU
Trustee Net - Bringing Trustees together
Trustee Net is the Charity Trustee Networks' free national network of trustees and management committee members. The site contains news, a forum, resource documents and listings of events and local networks. Users can also communicate their views to the CTN by taking part in online surveys.
Contact Details
2nd Floor, The Guildford Institute, Ward Street Guildford GU1 4LH
Media Trust
UK charity working in partnership with the media industry to meet the communications needs of the voluntary sector.
Practical help is available and the Trust has a network of journalists, media and design companies and trainers to help charities get their message out.
Contact Details
Riverwalk House 2nd Floor 157-161 Millbank London SW1P 4RR
Association of Charitable Foundations
ACF (Association of Charitable Foundations) is the leading membership assocation for trusts and foundations in the UK with over 300 members ranging in size from small and local grant-makers to some of the world's largest foundations.
They provide grants of about £1.7bn each year, predominantly to the charities and voluntary sector. ACF provides a framework in which its members learn from each other's experience and achieve good practice in grant making.
Contact Details
14 Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0AE
Sport England
Good links to possible sources of funding for sporting activities.
The funding programmes are:
* Small Grants
* Sportsmatch
* Innovation Fund
* Rural Communities
* Sustainable Facilities Fund
They also offer support and advice and have an extensive research section.
Contact Details
3rd Floor Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square London WC1B 4SE
Big Issue Invest - Financing Social Enterprises
Big Issue Invest is a specialised provider of finance to social enterprises or trading arms of charities that are finding business solutions that create social and environmental transformation.
Part of The Big Issue group of companies, it is led by social entrepreneurs and experienced social financiers. As a social enterprise itself, Big Issue Invest pays any dividends generated up to its parent, The Big Issue, also a social enterprise with a charitable arm, The Big Issue Foundation.
BIGinvest is a £3.5 million sustainable loan fund for social enterprises founded by The Big Issue. It is also run as a social enterprise. The website allows users to download an application form, and also contains details of its current loan portfolio.
Contact Details
1-5 Wandsworth Rd London SW8 2LN
Big Lottery Fund
Created by the merger of the New Opportunities Fund and Community Fund, the Big Lottery Fund distribute half the money for good causes from the National Lottery.
Contact Details
1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE
Futurebuilders
Futurebuilders invests in third sector organisations delivering public services
They offer loan financing, often combined with grants and professional support, to third sector organisations in England that need investment to help them bid for, win and deliver public service contracts.
Contact Details
5th Floor, 6 St Andrew Street London EC4A 3AE
Jargonbuster
A guide defining and explaining terms used by funders and support agencies.
Contact Details
St Andrew's House, 18-20 St Andrew Street London EC4A 3AY
Finance Hub - Making Sense of Funding in The Third Sector
The Finance Hub is one of six national hubs of expertise established under the ChangeUp programme. It aims to increase third sector access to high quality information, advice and support on funding and finance, and use its expertise to influence policy and practice. Its website contains various guides and research documents, as well as details of current projects.
Contact Details
c/o Charities Aid Foundation, St Andrew's House, 18-20 St Andrew Street London EC4A 3AY
bassac
bassac stands for the British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres and is a membership body for key community organisations.
Contact Details
33 Corsham Street London N1 6DR
Community Alliance
The Community Alliance is a partnership of bassac, Community Matters and the Development Trusts Association. The alliance supports the development of a strong and effective community sector through the recognition and promotion of 'Community Anchor' organisations.
Contact Details
33 Corsham Street London N1 6DR
Community Sector Coalition
The Community Sector Coalition's mission is to be a credible and authoritative independent voice for the community sector.
It has a membership of 20 national charities which collaborate through the Coalition, ensuring that learning is shared and a stronger voice campaigns on issues vital to the sector.
Contact Details
33 Corsham Street London N1 6DR
NCVO
National Council of Voluntary Organisations - the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England. NCVO is a highly effective lobbying organisation and represents the views of its members, and the wider voluntary sector to government, the European Union and other bodies. We are also at the leading edge of research into, and analysis of, the voluntary sector.
The organisation has a free HelpDesk contactable by telephone, email or textphone the service provides advice and support for anyone involved in the voluntary sector.
Freephone: 0800 2 798 798 (9.00am to 5.00pm)
Textphone: 0800 01 88 111 (minicom)
Email: helpdesk@askncvo.org.uk
Contact Details
Regent's Wharf 8 All Saints Street London N1 9RL
Volunteering England
Volunteering England is an independent voluntary agency committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering in all its diversity.
Support and various resources are available including research, policy innovation, good practice and grant making in the involvement of volunteers.
Contact Details
Regents Wharf 8 All Saints Street London N1 9RL
Do-it Volunteering Made Easy
Do-it was launched in 2001 with the first national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK.
Do-it is part of the registered charity YouthNet, a non-profit-making organisation. We do not charge people to use the database as we believe that volunteering should be free to the user and so make a small charge to organisations registering their opportunities to ensure this.
Contact Details
First Floor, 50 Featherstone Street London EC1Y 8RT
iT4Communities - Introducing Volunteer IT Professionals to Charities Needing IT Help
iT4Communities aims to encourage IT professionals to volunteer, introduce them to third sector organisations looking for help with IT projects and provide presentations, workshops and best practice resources on IT volunteering. All of these activities are reflected on the organisation's website, which also allows people to sign up as volunteers.
Contact Details
c/o Information Technologists Company, 39a Bartholomew Close London EC1A 7JN
NCVO - The National Council for Voluntary Organisations
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is the umbrella body representing voluntary organisations in England. As well as representing the views of the voluntary sector to government, it also produces research on the voluntary sector and offers advice and support to people working in or with the sector. Its vast website reflects all of these activities.
Contact Details
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street London N1 9RL
Institute for Volunteering Research
The Institute for Volunteering Research aims to develop a knowledge and understanding of volunteering through carrying out research. The website contains a wealth of information on new and previous research projects commissioned by the institute.
Contact Details
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street London N1 9RL
CTT - Charity Technology Trust
Charity Technology Trust's mission is to provide the best technology solutions available to enhance the ways in which charities interact with their supporters and clients, and manage their administration. The website contains a wealth of case studies of how charities have used technology for communication, fundraising and other activities.
Contact Details
2nd Floor, Downstream Building, 1 London Bridge London SE1 9BG
Reach - Skilled Volunteers
Reach aims to recruit people with managerial, professional, business and technical experience and match them with part-time voluntary roles throughout the UK. The website allows both volunteers and organisations to sign up for the programme.
Contact Details
89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP
Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered Voluntary and Community Organisations
They are a national membership organisation focusing on the development and support of LGBT groups and projects; so they can deliver direct services and campaign for individual rights.
Supporting the LGBT third sector
Here’s how we work to build a stronger LGBT third sector:
Support - provide advice, information and guidance
Share - develop networks and partnerships
Shout - represent and provide a voice for LGBT organisations and groups
Store - gather and collate information and research
Contact Details
J111 Tower Bridge Business Complex, 100 Clements Road London SE16 4DG
Charity Bank
Charity Bank is the UK's only regulated bank that is also a registered general charity. They are also the only bank that uses 100% of depositors’ savings to support charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises that address society’s needs.
Contact Details
194 High Street Tonbridge TN9 1BE
Knowhownonprofit
Building experience, sharing expertise. If you are setting up a new organization, charity, community group or social enterprise, then this is the place to get some ideas about how to get started. You can also share tips and techniques and ask questions on the forum.
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governmentfunding
Online portal to Government grants for the voluntary and community sector
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GrantsNet
Comprehensive information about grant support schemes for UK businesses and charities
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fundinginformation.org
Fundraising information service, exclusively dedicated to the needs of voluntary organisations
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navcaboodle
navcaboodle a social network for third sector colleagues and NAVCA members to network, chat, discuss and share experiences.
There are also some specialist groups that you can become part of including:
* SKiLD
* Commissioning and Procurement
* Representation, voice and empowerment
* Green issues.
You need to become a member of the site to join the groups, registration is free and simple.
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Improving Support
Improving Support brings together practical resources for those providing support to third sector organisations.
Hosted by Capacitybuilders, the website provides a gateway to the widest range of tools and information, and will soon offer an easily accessible community for the exchange of resources, ideas and learning.
An Improving Support magazine and ebulletin also help support providers to stay informed and share learning on a range of issues relevant to their work.
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inDevon - Intelligence Network Devon
Intelligence Network Devon is a partnership that has existed for many years developing a shared work programme in research and intelligence. It was originally known as the DevINE partnership. More than 20 different organisations are involved.
Intelligence Network Devon aims:
* To continue the development of a shared work programme in the broad area of research, information development, IT and communications
* To share resources in implementing a joint action plan
* Share best practice
* To eliminate duplication
* To ensure Devon plays an active part in supporting the Regional Observatory
The intelligence network will provide the evidence base on which to inform policy development and service provision.
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SouthWestID
SouthWestID is an expanding on-line library of information about South West England. It has been set up by the South West Observatory to help promote the use of evidence in the region's policy making, and is also a resource for business, schools, students and the general public.
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Fundraising UK- Improving The Effectiveness of Charity and Non-profit Fundraisers
Fundraising UK is an internet fundraising consultancy dedicated to helping charities use the Internet as a fundraising tool. Its website, UK Fundraising, contains a wealth of information, including advice, training events, and resource, book and job listings. It also hosts a forum.
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Governmentfunding.org.uk
Governmentfunding.org.uk brings together all the regional, local and national government funding schemes in one place – incredibly time-saving. It also includes independent grant administrators and European sources and keeps you updated on funding rounds coming up.
Governmentfunding.org.uk gives you a real advantage in securing funds from government sources. Simply enter search criteria specific to your cause and location and find the relevant schemes to apply to, and most importantly how to apply.
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AbilityNet - Adapting Technology, Changing Lives
AbilityNet is a national charity helping disabled people use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. The charity's website contains lots of information on training courses and adapted products. It also lists the various services that AbilityNet offers.
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Citra - Charity IT Resource Alliance
The Charity IT Resource Alliance is a membership organisation specialising in helping charities' IT staff develop their skills and relevant knowledge. Its vast website is a community site which has been designed to grow and deliver peer-to-peer information. Sections on the site include events, resources, surveys and a forum.