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Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. Providing up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Big Lottery is the largest distributor of Lottery money. Handing out money to community organisations and to projects for health, education and the environment.
Breakingfree Female Support Project is a female support group set up by a small group of females that have had years of experience in this field and have also experienced traumas too. The group aims to offer support to females over the age of 18 who have experienced any or all forms of trauma due to emotional, mental, physical, sexual/rape abuse from childhood to now.
Cash-Online aims to provide people with the basic financial skills needed to run successful charities and voluntary organisations. CASH-ONLINE is published by Community Accountancy Self Help.
Charity Commission The regulator for charities in England and Wales.
Charities Information Bureau South & West provides community groups, organisations and individuals in the South West of England, with information, advice, support and training on charitable funding and charity registration and regulation. We have a funding information database which offers a FREE searchable facility for individual project searches and ready-to-go packs for particular themes, such as Sport, Health and Social Welfare.
Community First is a charity that works at the forefront of community development to help improve the quality of life and economic well being of people and local communities throughout Wiltshire and Swindon.
Community Legal Advice offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales.
Community Matters is the National Federation for Community Organisations and has been supporting community associations and similar organisations since 1945.
Compact is the agreement between government and the voluntary and community sector to improve their relationship for mutual advantage and community gain.
Companies House The foundation of company information exchange in the UK: helping business, informing the public and benefiting the economy.
Cooperative Futures is a dynamic co-operative policy and development agency supporting the development of social enterprises in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Swindon and Wiltshire.
Empower Swindon exists to maximise the strength and potential of our community. empower Swindon provides all of Swindon's people with the opportunity to get their voice heard by those organisations who are making decisions about things that affect their lives.
Ethical Property Foundation is a charity committed to: empowering charities and community groups to make the most of property & improving the environmental and social performance of the commercial property sector.
Finance Hub Making sense of funding and finance in the Third Sector.
Fit 4 Funding provides 'Help & Advice' for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding. These resources can also be used by those giving funding advice in the Voluntary and Community Sector.
Friends of the Elderly has been helping older people since 1905. Our vision is that all older people should retain their independence, dignity and peace of mind. We offer high quality residential and nursing care in 16 care homes, some with dementia units. We support older people to stay living in their own homes with a range of community services including welfare and grant giving for those in financial need, day clubs, home support, home visiting and telebefriending.
Futurebuilders England is a unique government-backed fund offering support and investment to third sector organisations to deliver public services.
The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great Western Hospital) and community health and maternity services across Wiltshire and parts of Bath and North East Somerset. These services include community hospitals, community nursing, therapists, children's and young people's services along with hospital based maternity services from the Princess Anne Wing at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
Health & Safety Executive The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.
ICT Hub contains a range of free advice and support for charities and community organisations, to help you make the most out of technology. If you need to develop a database, or build a website the ICT Hub has a range of services and support available.
Ladder4learning provides a regional learning and training resource for the Community and Voluntary sector and Social Enterprises across the south west of England and Hampshire.
Learning & Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. We have a single goal: to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to make sure we have a workforce that is of world-class standards.
London Advice Services Alliance (LASA) designed for organisations providing advice and information services. You can find help here on information systems and getting the best out of your IT, welfare benefits (including training), and policy work in the UK advice sector.
National Association for Voluntary & Community Action (NAVCA) is the national voice of local voluntary and community sector infrastructure in England. Our purpose is to promote local voluntary and community action nationally.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) gives voice and support to voluntary and community organisations.
Office of the Third Sector leads work across government to support the environment for a thriving third sector (voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals), enabling the sector to campaign for change, deliver public services, promote social enterprise and strengthen communities.
Out of the Can provides support and a safe, fun, friendly meeting place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people and those that are unsure about their sexuality aged 14 and over.
Performance Hub works to help third sector organisations (charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises) to achieve more.
Sandy Adirondack Legal Advice a freelance management consultant and trainer working exclusively in the voluntary/not-for-profit sector. Her main specialisms are responsibilities of management committees/trustees, and legal aspects of voluntary sector management.
Swindon Borough Council, your online guide to Council services.
Swindon Federation of Community Organisations (SFCO) Originally set up with the support of the National Federation of Community Organisations, now Community Matters, the SFCO operated as the local arm of the NFCO.
Swindon Ileostomy Association The primary aim of the group is to support and help ostomy and pouch patients, and their families, return to a full and active life following radical bowel surgery.
Swindon Local Area Agreement/Swindon Strategic Partnership Marking a radical change in central and local relations, Swindon's Local Area Agreement (LAA) will bring public sector, local business and not for profit organisations together to deliver 19 priorities.
Swindon Local Involvement Network (LINk) has replaced the Patient and Public Forum with a broader remit to involve more people in health and social care, Swindon LINk has been established in order to strengthen and extend the influence local people have on health and social care services, enabling them to have a strong voice in how services are planned and run.
VolResource aims to make it quick and easy to get to useful information on anything to do with running a voluntary organisation (whether a community group, charity or other non-profit body).
Volunteer Centre Swindon provides free guidance for anyone looking for volunteering opportunities and also gives free support and good practice advice to volunteer-involving organisations.
Workforce Hub helps voluntary and community organisations make the best of their paid staff, volunteers and trustees through workforce development. Working to ensure that voluntary organisations have staff, volunteers and trustees with the skills they need.
Swindon has its own Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). It was originally formed in 2003 in answer to government legislation.
It is made up of representatives from the voluntary, community, business and public sectors. Many of the issues facing local communities today can only be tackled if everyone works together, it is important that there is an effective way to enable this. The Partnership aims to bring together all the organisations and groups that are involved in making decisions that affect the future well-being of the people of Swindon.