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KnowHow NonProfit - the place for nonprofit people to learn and share what they have learnt with others.
Whether you work in a large charity, are setting up your own social enterprise or are helping out your local community group, this site is for you. Whatever your organisation or role within it, if you want information, to update your skills or to talk to others in similar situations, it’s the right place.
KnowHow NonProfit contains 25 areas of learning which have been developed to assist in all areas of running a nonprofit organisation. Whether you manage volunteers or are completing a funding application, you will find something to assist you in your role.
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Free Legal Advice for Community Groups
LawWorks for Community Groups provides quality legal advice to those in the voluntary sector – free of charge!
Thanks to a national network of volunteer lawyers, free business law advice can be provided to community groups, small charities and social enterprises who do not have funds to pay for legal fees.
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The Good Guide to Employment The Good Guide to Employment makes it as easy as possible for you to be a good employer in the voluntary sector Read More here
CharityBuilder UK - "I keep meaning to do our Staff Handbook." CharityBuilder UK can help you to produce legally required policies such as Disciplinary, Equal Opportunities, Grievance, Mobile Phone and Health & Safety, plus many others. Best of all - it's free. www.charitybuilderuk.com
Equality Matters - a good practice guide Designed to help applicants think about equality issues and incorporate them into the planning of their projects follow this link to more information
Accessible Community Meeting Venues Torbay
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Institute of Volunteering Research launches free research database. Evidence Bank, with 200 entries, set up by research arm of Volunteering England. A database of volunteering research has been launched by the Institute for Volunteering Research, the research arm of Volunteering England.
According to the institute, its free Evidence Bank contains about 200 entries, including all public reports produced by the research organisation since 1997. It plans eventually to extend the database to list third party work as well.
Nick Ockenden, the director of the institute, said: "We are pleased to have developed a landmark resource that makes all our research into volunteering accessible. Over the past 13 years we have accumulated a wealth of knowledge about volunteering, which we are keen to share with others."
Source - David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 12 August 2010
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