Keep the Fun in Fundraising - Guide for Community Groups.

Running Community Groups - A self-help guide.

Policies and Procedures for Community Groups - a useful guide.

Submitted: 2008

Voluntary Sector Jargon Buster.

 Submit: 2008

A useful guide for working in partnership with community groups and within the voluntary sector.

Submit: 2008

Research - Getting Dads More Involved:

The Department for Children, Schools and Families have produced an article on engaging dads more and include a handy toolbox of web resources: Families Need Fathers is developing a new area for professionals, with tips on how to engage both sides of separated families. www.fnf.org.uk

David Blunkett MP has launched his report, commissioned by the prime minister, giving policy recommendations around the voluntary sector for the Labour Party manifesto.

Community organisations have owned or managed assets, including buildings and land, for many years. Current government policy encourages the transfer of assets to community organisations. This study reviewed existing evidence to explore the scale of community ownership in the UK, the benefits and outcomes that arise from it, and differing international approaches.

‘A Practical Guide to Working With Partnerships’ has been written by N2 Consulting in conjunction with Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service to provide a step-by-step guide to planning, setting-up and launching a successful partnership.

Best practice child protection guidelines for arts sector organisations have been developed by Volunteer Development Agency on behalf of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, for use by organisations within the local arts sector. It covers legislative and good practice issues for working with children, which organisations should adapt to suit their specific activities and structure.