Top tips to deal with economic uncertainty from NCVO

The NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) have published Five Top Tips to Survive and Thrive in the Economic Downturn.

NCVO – Small Organisations – Voluntary and community sector

Some useful Information and advice for people in smaller voluntary and community organisations available via NCVO – Small Organisations – Voluntary and community sector

In particular the tips on good practice in campaigning and the free booklet to download provide useful guidance.

NCVO – Information Conference 2008

Are you up to date with the latest developments in social media and web 2.0 functionality? What are the best ways your organisation can connect, both internally and externally? How can your organisation ensure you are making best use of new media to better serve your beneficiaries?

Date: Monday 24 November 2008
Time: 09.30am-4.30pm
Venue: NCVO Conference Suite, London

“We have recently seen a huge change in the way in which we connect with our audiences. The rise in new media, new ideas, new networks and new technologies has led to techniques such as blogging, podcasting, wikis and twittering. Harnessing the potential of web 2.0 can seem daunting at first, but embracing new media can improve the way voluntary and community organisations communicate, advocate, campaign and provide services to their beneficiaries.”

Visit NCVO – Info 2.0 – Information Conference 2008 for more information.

Gain Third Sector Foresight

Third Sector Foresight is an interactive website established by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. It aims to help organisations create effective strategic plans and keep up to date with news and research affecting the future development of the third sector.

Foresight is also a Network of people interested in bringing about a thriving third sector.

NCVO – Introductory Pack on Funding and Finance for Voluntary and Community Organisations

NCVO – Introductory Pack on Funding and Finance for Voluntary and Community Organisations.

The NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) have an introductory pack available on Funding and Finance which is free to download from their website (click the link above).

The pack has been designed to alert organisations to the funding opportunities available to them and comes in six parts.

Subjects covered include Sustainable Funding, Trading and procurement.

NCVO recruits its 6,000th member…. and from the North West

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is the largest umbrella body in the country and celebrated that fact yesterday by releasing a press statement that the organisation had signed up its 6,000th member organisation.  This milestone member was Shisha Ltd, a visual crafts and arts organisation based in Manchester.

Blackpool Groups wishing to benefit from the NCVO should have a closer look at what the organisation has got to offer. Act quickly and you could be member No. 6001perhaps!?