Information Sheets
Please note - these information sheets are updated regularly and therefore it is advised to download as and when required.
1. Getting Started
1.1 First Steps – from idea to action
1.8 Model Constitution for setting up a small charity
2. Running your organisation
2.1 Developing a strategic plan
2.4 Effective Annual General Meetings
2.10 Welsh Language – legal context
2.13.1 Where to go for help on action on climate change
2.14 Using Freelance Trainers and Consultants
2.15 Green Policy
2.16 Environmental Sustainability Management Systems
2.17 Impact and impact measurement
3. Working with others
3.1 Consensus building
3.2 Community participation and engagement methods
3.9 Wales’ International Development Work
3.10 Public law remedies – challenging decisions made by public bodies
4. Volunteers
4.1 Thinking about volunteering
4.2 Developing a Volunteer Strategy
4.4 Recruiting, selecting and inducting volunteers
4.5 Recruiting Welsh Speaking volunteers
4.8.1 Risk assessment – volunteers based at home
4.10 Disclosure Barring Services
4.12 Volunteers and Welfare Benefits
4,15 How to work with hard to place volunteers
4.16 Involving young people as volunteers
4.19 The economic value of Volunteers
4.20 Employer Supported Volunteering
5. Trustees and governance
5.1 Principles of governance
5.2 Trustee duties and responsibilities
5.3 Governing Body Structures and Honorary Officers
5.4 Recruitment, selection and induction
5.5 Training and Development for Trustees
5.6 Working with the Chief Officer
5.7 Liability of Trustees and Governing Body Members
5.8 Trustee Indemnity Insurance
5.9 Winding up – the steps involved and alternative options
6. Employing and managing people
6.1Working in the Voluntary Sector
6.2 Employing staff for the first time
6.3 Drawing up a Job Specification
6.6 Producing a written statement
6.7 Induction, Training and Development
6.14.4 Right to request flexible working
6.15 Equal Opportunities Policy
7. Finding and Getting Money
7.1 Developing a fundraising strategy
7.3.1 Accounting for volunteers’ time in funding
7.4.4 Welsh Assembly Government Grant Funding
7.4.5 Non-devolved UK Government Grant Funding
7.4.7 Sources for Health and Social Care projects
7.4.8 Funding Sources for Sports Projects
7.4.9 Funding Sources for Arts Projects
7.4.10 Funding Sources for Environmental Projects
7.4.11 Funding for Community Buildings
7.4.12 Funding for Youth Orientated Projects
7.4.14 Funding for places of worship
7.4.15 Funding for International Projects
7.4.16 Funding Sources for climate change projects
7.7 Introduction to Procurement
7.7.1 Introduction to Tendering
7.7.2 Developing a Successful Tender
7.9 Giving (Sources of Funding)
7.10.1 Introduction to Payroll Giving
7.10.3 Payroll Giving Consortia
7.10.4 Introduction to Gift Aid
7.10.6 Gift-Aid Record Keeping
7.13 Working together to raise income
8. Managing Money
8.1 Setting up a financial system
8.4 Monitoring expenditure and budget
9. Assets
9.1 Buildings
10. Promotion and Marketing
10.1 Communications and marketing plan
10.2 Creating effective marketing and publicity materials
10.7 Website development and maintenance
10.8 Accessible formats and languages
10.9 New and Social Media in the Voluntary Sector
11. Campaigning and influencing
11.1 Who represents me?
11.2 Introduction to Welsh devolution and and the Government of Wales Act 2006
11.3 National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government
11.4 Assembly business and committees
11.6 Introduction to Assembly Measures
11.7 The National Assembly for Wales Commission
11.8 Petitioning the National Assembly for Wales
11.9 The National Assembly for Wales – basic facts and glossary
11.10 Local Government Information
11.12 Campaigning and lobbying techniques
11.13 Local Authority Plans and Strategies
11.14 Local Government Scrutiny
11.15 Town and Community Councils
12. Climate Change
12.1 Introducing climate change
12.2 Why climate change issues are important for the third sector
12.3 Climate change as part of sustainable development
12.4 Climate change social justice – impacts on vulnerable groups
12.5 Climate change and environmental justice
12.6 Climate change and energy
12.7 Climate change and housing
12.8 Climate change and livelihoods
12.9 Climate change and health
12.10 Climate change and transport
