What you need to know
Setting up, running or supporting a voluntary and community group can be challenging. Navigating the legal parameters of legislation with best practices and expectations can easily become overwhelming or confusing about what your group should be doing along with your charitable activity.
Partners at Support Cambridgeshire have come together, to give you the basics around key themes we feel you need to concentrate on so you are aware of what you need as part of being a well-run organisation. To add to this, we encourage you to come and speak to either CCVS or Hunts Forum for more one-to-one tailored support. This will give you the confidence to know you have everything in order.
Getting started
Here we cover the basics of setting up a community group or moving into a more formal structure.
Health and safety
Making sure everyone within your organisation is safe is vital to offering the best service.
Finance and income
Understanding how your finances are set up and what you need in place allows you to deliver more.
Volunteering
Volunteers are the blood of our organisation therefore it is important you understand what you need in place.
Safeguarding
This term is used a lot, but do you really understand how it impacts your group and what you need in place?
Data protection
We all deal in data and therefore understanding what your organisation needs to have in place is vital.
Management team
Your board and committee are a vital part of a well-run organisation, and making sure this is in order is important.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Making sure your group doesn’t have any barriers is really important.