Information Sheets
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1.1 First Steps - From Idea to Action 1.2 Involving the Community 1.3 Involving Service Users 1.4 Planning your Work 1.5 Choosing Legal Structures 1.6 Charitable Status 1.7 Where to go for Help 1.8 Model Constitution for setting up a small charity
2.1 Developing a Strategic Plan 2.2 The Business Plan 2.3 Effective Meetings 2.4 Effective Annual General Meetings 2.5 Quality 2.6 Monitoring and Evaluation 2.7 Risk Management 2.8 Health & Safety 2.9 Equal Opportunities 2.10 Welsh Language - Legal Context 2.11 Insurance 2.12 Data Protection 2.13 Tackling Climate Change 2.14 Using Freelance Trainers and Consultants 2.15 Green Policy 2.16 Environmental Sustainability Management Systems
3.1 Consensus Building 3.2 Community Participation and Engagement Methods 3.3 Partnership 3.4 Compacts 3.5 Customer Care 3.6 Networks 3.7 Commissioning 3.8 Contracts 3.9 Wales’ International Development Network 3.10 Public law remedies-challenging decisions made by public bodies.
4.1 Thinking about Volunteering 4.2 Developing a Volunteer Strategy 4.3 Model Volunteering Policy 4.4 Recruiting, Selecting and Inducting Volunteers 4.5 Recruiting Welsh Speaking Volunteers 4.6 Diversity in Volunteering 4.7 How to Retain Volunteers 4.8 Keeping Volunteers Safe 4.8.1 Risk Assessment - Volunteers Based at Home 4.9 Volunteering to Work with Vulnerable Adults and Children 4.10 Criminal Records Checks 4.11 Volunteers and the Law 4.12 Volunteers and Welfare Benefits 4.13 Volunteer Expenses 4.14 Investing in Volunteers 4.15 How to Work with Hard to Place Volunteers 4.16 Involving Young People as Volunteers 4.17 The Independent Safeguarding Authority
5.1 Principles of Governance 5.2 Trustee Duties and Responsibilities 5.3 Governing Body Structures and Honorary Officers 5.4 Recruitment, Selection and Induction 5.5 Training and Development for Trustees 5.6 Working with the Chief Officer 5.7 Liability of Trustees and Governing Body Members 5.8 Trustee Indemnity Insurance
6.1 Working in the Voluntary Sector 6.2 Employing Staff for the First Time 6.3 Drawing up a Job Specification 6.4 Advertising your Vacancy 6.5 Selecting your Candidate 6.6 Producing a Written Statement 6.7 Induction, Training and Development 6.8 Supervision and Appraisal 6.9 Grievance 6.10 Harassment 6.11 Redundancy Policy 6.12 Health and Safety Policy 6.13 Sickness Policy 6.14 Family Friendly Policies 6.14.1 Maternity Policy 6.14.2 Paternity Policy 6.14.3 Adoption Policy 6.14.4 Right to Request Flexible Working 6.15 Equal Opportunities Policy 6.16 Whistleblowing Policy 6.17 Retirement Policy 6.18 Disciplinary Policy
7.1 Developing a Fundraising Strategy 7.2 Grants - Fit for Funding 7.3 Applying to Funders 7.3.1 Accounting for Volunteers' Time in Funding Applications 7.4 Sources of Funding 7.4.1 Small Grants 7.4.2 Lottery Funding 7.4.3 Trusts and Foundations 7.4.4 Welsh Assembly Government Grant Funding 7.4.5 Non-devolved UK Government Grant Funding 7.4.6 Europe 7.4.7 Funding Sources for Health and Social Care Projects 7.4.8 Funding Sources for Sports Projects 7.4.9 Funding Sources for Arts Projects 7.4.10 Funding Sources for Environmental Projects 7.4.11 Funding for Community Buildings 7.4.12 Funding for Youth Oriented Projects 7.4.14 Funding for Places of Worship 7.4.15 Funding for International Projects 7.4.16 Funding sources for climate change projects 7.5 Loans 7.6.1 Fundraising Events 7.6.2 Fundraising Legacies 7.6.3 Fundraising Donations 7.7 Procurement and Public Service Delivery 7.8 Trading 7.9 Giving (Sources of Funding) 7.10 Tax Effective Giving 7.10.1 Introduction to Payroll Giving 7.10.2 Payroll Fundraising 7.10.3 Payroll Giving Consortia 7.10.4 Introduction to Gift Aid 7.10.5 Gift Aid Promotion 7.10.6 Gift Aid Record Keeping 7.10.7 Gift Aid FAQ 7.11 Corporate Funding 7.12 Spatial European Teams
8.1 Setting up a Financial System 8.2 Setting a Budget 8.3 Full Cost Recovery 8.4 Monitoring Expenditure and Budget 8.5 Financial Controls 8.6 Annual Accounts and Audit 8.7 VAT 8.8 Payroll 8.9 Reserves 8.10 Pensions 8.11 Avoiding Fraud
9.1 Buildings 9.2 Running Buildings 9.3 Land 9.4 Information Technology 9.5 Vehicles 9.6 Intellectual Property
10.1 Communications and Marketing Plan 10.2 Creating Effective Marketing and Publicity Materials 10.3 Preparing Newsletters 10.4 Working with the Media 10.5 Effective Press Releases 10.6 The Annual Report 10.7 Website Development and Maintenance 10.8 Accessible Formats and Languages
11.1 Who Represents Me? 11.2 Introduction to Welsh Devolution and the Government of Wales Act 2006 11.3 National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government 11.4 Assembly Business and Committees 11.5 Legislative Competence Orders 11.6 Introduction to Assembly Measures 11.7 The National Assembly for Wales Commission 11.8 Petitioning the National Assembly for Wales 11.9 The National Assembly for Wales – Basic facts and Glossary 11.10 Local Government Information 11.11 Planning a Campaign 11.12 Campaigning and Lobbying Techniques 11.13 Local Authority Plans and Strategies 11.14 Local Government Scrutiny 11.15 Town and Community Councils