Additional contacts

British Chambers of Commerce

The British Chambers of Commerce is a non-political, non-profit making organisation comprising a national network of quality accredited Chambers of Commerce and directed by a membership of over 135,000 businesses of all sizes and sectors across the UK
www.britishchambers.org.uk

British Urban Regeneration Association

Promotes best practice in regeneration
www.bura.org.uk

Business Crime Reduction Advisers (BCRAs)

Situated in the regional Government offices provide the link between local businesses and Crime Reduction Agencies. Part of their responsibility focuses on the development and implementation of a regional strategy to deal with local Business Crime problems.
www.crimereducation.gov.uk

Business Link

A comprehensive information resource for small medium sized businesses linked to local advice centres across England and relevant government websites.
www.businesslink.gov.uk

Cleaner, safer, greener communities

The “How to” programme provides support and guidance to all those who have an interest in delivering cleaners, safer, greener communities. The programme includes three guides on tackling issues that affect: town centres, homes and streets and parks and open spaces.
www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk

Community Foundation Network

A national network of charities providing advisory and grant making services to corporates and private individuals facilitating effective and hassle free local giving.
www.communityfoundations.org.uk

Funding Sources

www.governmentfunding.org.ukThis site is an online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from the following funders:

Other funding sites:

Learning & Skills Council

The LSC is responsible for planning and funding high quality vocational education and training for everyone.
www.lsc.gov.uk

Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)

LSPs are non-statutory, multi agency bodies that match local authority boundaries, and aim to bring together at a local level the different parts of the public, private, community and voluntary sectors to tackle neighbourhood renewal. To find details of your local LSP and for more information on LSP see:
www.neighbourhood.gov.uk or www.communities.gov.uk

Market Towns Initiative

The aim of the market towns initiative is to bring a new lease of life to market towns, so that they provide convenient access to the services that town’s people and surrounding rural communities depend on. The Countryside Agency is working with the Regional Development Agencies to support over 220 towns throughout England.
www.countryside.gov.uk

NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary Community Action)

is the national voice of local voluntary and community sector infrastructure in England. Its 360 members work with 140,000 local community groups and voluntary organisations which provide services, regenerate neighbourhoods, increase volunteering and tackle discrimination, in partnership with local public bodies. Its purpose is to promote local voluntary and community action nationally, and it provides members with information, advice, networking and learning opportunities, support and development services.
www.navca.org.uk

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England. NCVO, with its growing membership of over 3500 voluntary organisations, represents the views of the voluntary sector to policy makers and government and consults with the sector to inform policy positions on issues generic to the sector. NCVO services include a freephone HelpDesk, policy briefings, information networks, events and a wide range of publications, including good practice information on everything from trusteeship to employment law, as well as Voluntary Sector magazine .
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk

Urban Forum

Umbrella body for community and voluntary groups with interests in urban and regional policy, especially regeneration.
www.urbanforum.org.uk

Health & Safety

Further information on Health & Safety, including risk assessment can be found at the following web sites:

www.hse.gov.uk
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ HSE downloadable safety leaflets and advice

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The UK’s largest independent social policy research and development charity supporting a wide programme of research and development projects.
www.jrf.org.uk

Partnerships Online

Generic information on partnerships and working in partnerships.
www.partnershipsonline.co.uk

www.payrollgivinggrants.org.uk

An online toolkit providing everything you need to know about

Payroll Giving and the grants programme, including the Payroll Giving Quality Mark.

For more information telephone the Payroll Giving Grants Hotline on 0845 602 6786 or refer to the above website.

Regeneration UK

The Internet information resource for all involved in urban regeneration, economic development and community renewal in the UK

www.regenerationuk.com

www.smallbusinessjourney.com

The “Small Business Journey” is an online map involving three routes: Policy, Practice and Stakeholders. Each stop on the Journey – called +points because they can add to the performance of a business – has a simple fact-sheet. Individual fact-sheets for each of the 20 +points and an overview introduction to the Journey, can be downloaded free.

Office of the Third Sector

The Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office drives the Government's role in supporting a thriving sector, and brings together sector–related work from across government. The third sector includes voluntary and community organisations, charities, social enterprises, faith groups, cooperatives and mutuals.
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/thirdsector

Jobcentre Plus (formerly Employment Service)

Information on employment/unemployment and labour market trends.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Local Government Association

Works with and for member authorities to realise a shared vision of local government enabling local people to shape a distinctive and better future for their locality and communities.
www.lga.gov.uk

Department for Communities and Local Government

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) was created on 5 May 2006 with a powerful remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government.
www.communities.gov.uk