Useful links

West Sussex Council for Voluntary Youth Service training : www.wscvys.org.uk/what-we-do-general/workforce-development

www.campaignstrategy.org/index.php : essentials of campaigning

www.communitymatters.org.uk : training, resources and events for the community sector

www.communitysectorcoalition.org.uk : a voice for the community sector

www.companieshouse.gov.uk : information on companies

www.dsc.org.uk : Directory of Social Change – VCS training and information

www.dta.org.uk : Development Trust Association – network of community enterprise practitioners (about to merge with BASSAC)

www.hse.gov.uk : Health and Safety Executive

www.ico.gov.uk : Information Commissioner’s Office – data protection

www.ictchampions.org.uk : ICT information for the VCS

www.jimsimpsonconsultancy.co.uk : Free resources for training and learning plus consultancy for developing organisations, communities and people

www.navca.org.uk/services/learningopps/skild/tools/list.htm : tools for development workers

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk : National Council for Voluntary Organisations

www.se2partnership.co.uk : support for development of social enterprise in South East

www.urbanforum.org.uk : useful info on urban regeneration issues

www.volresource.org.uk : information on running a voluntary organisation

www.volunteering.org.uk : Volunteering England – support for volunteering

Other support organisations -

Advice Brighton and Hove : www.advicebrighton-hove.org.uk
Information Prescriptions :  www.ipbh.org.uk
Brighton and Hove Local Information Service : www.bhlis.org

Eventbrite – this is the software we use to take our bookings : www.eventbrite.com
Bookings for free events are free and there’s a small fee for charged for events

Mailchimp – this is the software we use to do our colourful mailouts. Some of the captions are a bit weird but it’s an easy to use programme, with plenty of online tutorials and it’s free if you are sending to less than two thousand people : www.mailchimp.com