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Development

Community groups can be helped from the earliest stages of setting up a new group to providing detailed advice for more established groups, or groups with organisational problems.

Our Community Development & Funding Officer can come to visit your group or you can come to the office for advice and help with the following:

  • Help with organising meetings and providing links to other groups

  • Drawing up a constitution suitable for your group

  • Information on how to register as a charity or company limited by guarantee

  • Helping to prepare applications for funding bids - and we can provide a model grant application that helps groups think through their project

  • Funder Finder computer searches to identify potential charities and trusts interested in your work

  • A comprehensive library of fundraising information and advice

  • Organising major events or functions and the various legal aspects involved

  • Advice and information on drawiing up a Business Plan, or other policy documents for your organisation

  • Networking with other organisations to form partnerships

For further information please contact Lisa Wilson or Jenny Wilders

Email: lisa.wilson@vawk.org.uk

          jenny.wilders@vawk.org.uk