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The Calderdale VCS (CVCS) Database

VAC, The Council and The NHS have been working closely together to produce a database of voluntary groups throughout Calderdale. This database will be used to help market local services and communicate with voluntary groups. If you are not on the database but would like to be please download our database questionnaire and return it to info@cvac.org.uk

Review of Grants Strategy

The Community Foundation is reviewing the current grant strategy, please click here for the full details.

Third Sector Framework Final Report March 2010 - Please visit our Free VCS Resources page by clicking here to download a copy of the report.

Community Cascade Project - Community Cascade provides support to community anchors in West Yorkshire. The project will provide support on environmental sustainability, funding, community cohesion and marketing. For more info Contact Mary Vadaie at VAC or click on the link below.

Community Cascade Information

Change of e-mail Address - From 1st January 2010 Calderdale Council’s Small grants for the Voluntary and Community sector has a new email address

grants@calderdale.gov.uk

Climate Change Advice - If you are a community organisation and would like to find ways to save money on your energy bills please click on the link below for more information

BEAT - Climate Change Advice

Community Grant Info Session @ VAC - see the Funding page for more detail.

ABOUT US:

Welcome to Voluntary Action Calderdale’s website.

In brief, Voluntary Action Calderdale’s services and projects include:

Organisational Development: Support and advice to existing and new, emerging groups including the following: Governance (constitutions, policies, registering as a charity etc), Funding (sources of and support with applications), Training (in all areas of Organisational Development and fundraising), Resource Library facilities.

Volunteer Centre: Provides a comprehensive brokerage service to
groups/organisations that seek to involve volunteers and to those
individuals who wish to volunteer; facilitates a bi-monthly Volunteer
Supervisors' Network for individuals who are responsible for managing
volunteers; provides advice and guidance for volunteer-involving
organisations on all aspects of good practice.

www.wearev.com

BME Network: A newly formed network to support capacity building and partnership working of the BME sector within the Borough.

Our services are available free of charge, where possible, to Voluntary and Community Groups within the Borough of Calderdale (small charges may apply to certain activities (eg training courses)).

Thank you

Team at VAC

If you have any events/vacancies/news etc that you'd like to advertise on our website, please contact us on tel: 01422 438721 or e-mail to info@cvac.org.uk