This page contains material of practical benefit to the development of VCS organisations. Content includes information on training, resources, quality standards, governance and fundraising.
The government is to publish improved guidance to make it easier for people to organise voluntary events in their communities, removing inconsistencies and confusion highlighted by a review of existing guidance.
The Budget statement announced on Wednesday 20 March 2013 has included that from April 2014, every UK business and charity will be entitled to a £2,000 Employment Allowance towards their bill for National Insurance contributions.
This page contains links to useful resources relating to the Closer Links project, including specific resources for the main activity strands, from the briefing events and links to web pages offering support.
Community How To, a joint project from Online Centres Foundation and Nominet Trust, aims to help VCS organisations find digital tools to help them with their work and to share ideas and tools with others.
Google has launched a free initiative to help 30,000 small and medium-sized charities enhance their fundraising capabilities by improving their digital abilities.
The One East Midlands and New College Stamford partnership project Closer Links will be hosting a series of free half day briefing events across the East Midlands during spring and early summer.