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SUPPORTING GROUPS
BVSC Factsheets:
CRB Checks - CRB Checks Information Sheet
Accountants List - Contact Details of Local Accountants currently used by Local Voluntary / Community Organisations
Payroll Services - Payroll Services Information Sheet
Statistics - Statistics on Bexley Borough
Equipment - Equipment for Hire List
Halls - List of Halls for Hire (updated January 2010)
Admin Support - Administrative Support for the Voluntary Sector
Who's Who in Bexley - List of useful Contacts
ICT Support Providers - Range of ICT Support services available in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley
Small Grants Factsheet - List of possible local funders who may be able to offer small grants to voluntary groups based in Bexley
Find out about the support offered by Volunteer Centre Bexley
Volunteer Centre Bexley
Find out about the work of the Development Team
Who's Who & Where
Development Manager
Community Accountant
Small Groups Development Officer
Development Team Secretary
Development Team Training
VOLUNTEER CENTRE BEXLEY
Volunteer Centre Bexley is a Volunteering England Quality Accredited Volunteer Development Agency (VDA). VDA’s provide support at a local level for individual volunteers and volunteer involving organisations. They have six core functions:
Brokerage
VDAs primary function is to match both individuals and groups interested in volunteering with appropriate opportunities in the local community. VDAs hold information on a comprehensive range of opportunities. They offer potential volunteers support and advice matching their motivation to volunteer with appropriate volunteering opportunities.
Marketing volunteering
VDAs stimulate and encourage local interest in volunteering and community activity. This may include promoting and marketing volunteering through local, regional and national events and campaigns .VDAs will manage and promote a national brand for volunteering.
Good practice development
VDAs promote good practice in working with volunteers to all volunteer involving organisations. They deliver training and accreditation for potential volunteers, volunteers, volunteer managers and the volunteering infrastructure.
Develop volunteering opportunities
VDAs work in close partnership with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies as well as community groups and faith groups to develop local volunteering opportunities. VDAs understand the potential offered by the local communities and work with them to realise this potential. VDA will target specific groups which face barriers to volunteering. VDA work creatively to develop imaginative, non-formal opportunities for potential volunteers.
Policy response and campaigning
VDAs identify proposals or legislation that may impact on volunteering. It will lead and/or participate in campaigns on issues that affect volunteers or volunteering. VDAs campaign proactively for a more volunteer-literate and volunteer-friendly climate.
Strategic development of volunteering
As the local experts on volunteering VDAs inform strategic thinking and planning at a regional and national level.
The Volunteer Centre can assist your organisation with the recruitment of volunteers, creating opportunities which will be uploaded to the national website – www.do-it.org.uk – and provide assistance in respect of drafting procedures and policies to ensure your organisation adheres to current best practice when engaging with volunteers. We can also offer organisations advice and support in respect of volunteer involvement issues and signpost on to additional resources when necessary.
It is free to register with Volunteer Centre Bexley and once registered there is no limit to the number of opportunities you can ask us to advertise on your behalf. If you want to look at ways to engage volunteers in the delivery of your services or to be part of your Management Committee then we can also help you to put the necessary tools of good practice into place. The Centre Manager can visit organisations to discuss their volunteer requirements and registration forms are also available either by post or in an electronic format via email. Once you have registered, your opportunities will be sent to the national website and may feature in our SPOTLIGHT magazine or the Bexley Magazine which is circulated to most households in Bexley. Your organisation may also benefit from our “Spotlight on a Volunteer” feature where we highlight the work of a volunteer in a member organisation in Bexley. You will also benefit from being part of the Volunteer Centre national network and branding which enables the Centre to participate in annual marketing events such as Volunteers Week (1st – 7th June).
For more information – or to request a copy of registrations forms or our “Need Volunteers?” leaflet, please contact
Lynne Regan, Volunteer Centre Manager
8 Brampton Road
Bexleyheath
Kent
DA7 4EY
Tel: 020 8304 0911 / email bexleyvc@bvsc.co.uk title your email “Organisation Registration Enquiry”
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DEVELOPMENT TEAM
WHO'S WHO AND BASED WHERE
Find out where to contact us for support.
Team members based at : Bexley Voluntary Service Council, 8 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4EY
Telephone/minicom: 020 8304 0911 Fax: 020 8298 9583
OLWYN SINCLAIR: DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
e-mail : osinclair@bvsc.co.uk
GEOFF MORGAN: COMMUNITY ACCOUNTANT
e-mail : commacc@bvsc.co.uk
CAROL BRITNELL: SMALL GROUPS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
e-mail : cbritnell@bvsc.co.uk
KIM RABE: DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
e-mail: krabe@bvsc.co.uk
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DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Supporting voluntary and community groups in Bexley.
Olwyn Sinclair is BVSC’s Development Manager. She can provide advice and support to groups on a range of issues, including:
· FUNDING - with access to the FunderFinder and Grantfinder computer programmes and BVSC’s library. Not only where to apply for funding, but how to write the application.
· ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - developing a constitution, converting to a limited company, restructuring the organisation.
· PROJECT DEVELOPMENT – planning a project, drawing up the budget, how to manage it.
· CHARITY REGISTRATION – whether your group should register and how to fill in the application.
· EMPLOYMENT – law and good practice around recruitment, contracts, workers’ rights, dismissal and management.
As well as giving one off advice, Olwyn is able to undertake in depth work with groups, such as:
· facilitating vision days
· longer term development consultancy
· serving on project steering groups.
Olwyn can also supply:
· a model constitution for a small community group
· a model Memorandum and Articles for a limited company
· a model deed for a charitable trust.
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COMMUNITY ACCOUNTANT
Advice on looking after your finances.
Bexley Voluntary Service Council has a Community Accountant, Geoff Morgan, who works two days each week, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
BVSC's Community Accountant is one of a network of community accountants across the boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich, Bromley, Lewisham and Southwark. This team of accountants organises a programme of training in each borough and produces a newsletter and website information to update voluntary and community organisations on financial issues.
Within Bexley, BVSC's Community Accountant provides one to one advice to local groups on financial issues including:
· setting up systems for financial control and keeping track of income and expenditure
· support with preparation of end of year accounts for examination or audit
· computer programmes for book-keeping
· budgeting for organisations funding applications and business planning
· management committee responsibility for financial control – and how to carry it out in practice
· Charity Commission requirements such as SORP
· accrual accounting
· operating Gift Aid
The BVSC's Community Accountant's aim is to demystify financial procedures and to show that they are mostly applied common sense.
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SMALL GROUPS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Supporting small groups in Bexley.
Carol Britnell is the Small Groups Development Officer who is responsible for the Bexley Regeneration Network.
Carol assists small, new and emerging groups, providing one-to-one support, advice and training on a range of development needs, including setting up a group and identifying and accessing funding. Carol also runs the Small Groups Network and acts as a point of contact, circulating information of interest to small groups.
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DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
Help with booking training and obtaining information from BVSC's library.
Kim Rabe is the main contact when booking places on BVSC’s Development Team training courses.
BVSC’s Community Library contains a range of books to assist groups with their development. Kim maintains the library and can assist with appointments for use of the library, including using our funding directories.
The range of books includes:
· funding and fundraising
· self-help groups
· management of voluntary organisations
· law and employment
· regeneration and economic development
· policy, research and community involvement
· health and social care.
Kim can also help with booking places on BVSC's training courses.
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TRAINING PROGRAMME
Running programme of training in Bexley.
The Development Team runs a programme of training for the voluntary and community sector, based on feedback from our users on their needs.
For latest updates on BVSC's training programme, please refer to BVSC's bi-monthly newsletter, SPOTLIGHT, and the monthly e-bulletin.
What does BVSC training cost?
Half day courses are FREE.
One day courses:
· Ł13 refreshments charge
How to book:
Call BVSC on 020 8304 0911 or e-mail Kim Rabe.
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