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Find out about creating a constitution.

Information about equal opportunities and help  to develop an equal opportunities policy.

This factsheet is part of a series of three. The other factsheets are Factsheet 6: Funding Overview and Factsheet 8: Funding Applications.

The aim of this factsheet is to describe the types of funding available to voluntary and community groups, and how to go about finding the right funders for you.

This factsheet is one of two in this series on working with volunteers and should be read in conjunction with Factsheet 14: Managing volunteers. The involvement of volunteers in any organisation can be a fruitful and rewarding experience for both the volunteers and for the organisation.

It is worth dedicating some time to setting up a thorough recruitment procedure and making sure that everyone who takes part in recruitment is familiar with it – ensuring that you get the right person for the job, that you don’t discriminate and that you safeguard any children and vulnerable adults with whom you work.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all appropriate and relevant Health and Safety rules and regulations are followed so as to meet the legal requirements of keeping your staff, volunteers and members of the public safe from harm or injury.

A business plan helps you to:

• Think through aspects of your organisation and plan for the future;
• Get an overview of your organisation;
• Present yourself to funders and supporters.

For a voluntary organisation a set of accounts normally consists of the following:

• An income and expenditure account;
• A balance sheet;
• Notes to the accounts.

Full cost recovery means recovering or funding the full costs of a project or service. In addition to the costs directly associated with the project, such as staff and equipment, projects will also draw on the rest of the organisation.

Monitoring means that we are looking at, keeping an eye on, and recording what is happening.Some examples of monitoring are:

• Counting the number of people who use your services;
• Noting what ethnic groups are accessing the service;
• Asking users how they heard about the service;
• Recording what is spent on stationery supplies;
• Asking people’s opinion of the service.

A budget template in Microsoft Excel format.

Template income sheet.

A sample agenda template.

Absence record form template.

Mileage Claim form template

Self certification form template.

Sample injury report.

A very brief guide produced as part of BVSC's quality support programme. A summary of the most popular quality systems and where to find further information about them.

Sample communcation policy.

Sample smoking policy.

Volunteer policy sample.

Staff & volunteers disability policy sample.

Equal opportunities statement sample.

Child protection sample policy.

Guidence notes on writing minutes of meetings.