Resources
Statistical Information
An excellent source of up-to-date statistics is the Research and Intelligence unit for Northumberland, known as InfoNet. It is based in the Policy and Partnerships Service of Northumberland County Council. InfoNet aims to support the economic, social and environmental research and information needs and aspirations of Northumberland so it is there for all of us to use.
Collaboration resources
Whatever sort of collaboration you are interested in, this link provides a useful local resource list. It includes information on reference materials, templates, funding information and where to go for help. Collaboration resource Information
National Support Services
Improving Support provides a website, magazine and e-bulletin which bring together practical resources for all those providing support to third sector organisations.
Hosted by Capacitybuilders, this website provides a gateway to the widest range of tools and information, and will soon offer an easily accessible community for the exchange of resources, ideas and learning.
There are currently 15 resource topics areas in the resources section of the site which are as useful to delivery orgnisations as they are to support bodies:
building resilience, campaigning, change, equality and diversity, collaboration, evaluation & learning, general support, leadership & governance, HR and employment practice, ICT, income and finance, marketing & communication, performance, social enterprise and volunteering.
Having a Voice
For information about current consultations and opportunities to have a say visit the Having a Voice section of the NCDN website.
VONNE - your regional support body
Voluntary Organisations Network North East (VONNE) is the body which works on the sector's behalf throughout the north east to promote and inform the VCS at a regional level. Its board is made up of elected representatives from the sector and Northumberland's representative is currently George Courtice (georgecourtice@ca-north.org.uk) VONNE's award winning website is an Alladin's cave of information and links. It is divided into issue based sections and includes material on consultations, regional strategies and jobs in the sector. www.vonne.org.uk
A very useful database of voluntary and community organisations working at a regional level can be found on www.nevoldirect.org.uk
Minutes of VCS Consortium meetings
The VCS Consortium formally meets a minimum of four times a year. In the interests of openness we make minutes and notes of meetings available. The delay between the date of the meetings and the appearance of the files on the website is due the need for members to approve the minutes and notes.
To download these minutes, which are all PDF files, please click on the relevant date.
