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Publications - info sheets, model policies, etc.
Regular publications
Briefing Bradford (monthly - 9 issues per year) - our flagship publication - the newsletter of the Councils for Voluntary Service in the District. Free to CVS members or by subscription at £20 per year.
Information Sheets
Free, but contact us for postage rates if you require more than 20 copies.
- The Written Rules or Constitution - guidelines on what should go into your constitution and why.
- Model Constitution - a constitution template for unincorporated associations, updated October 2007.
- Community Transport - list of organisations that do community transport, including minibus hire and services for individuals.
- Community Furniture Projects - list of sources that recycle furniture and take donations.
- Employment law, model employment polices, redundancy, discipline and grievance - Pay and Employment Rights Service (PERS) can provide specialist support and information for these areas and also have a telephone advice line (01924 428030) for Voluntary Sector organisations in West Yorkshire and their employees.
Development resources
The following development and support resources are available for voluntary organisations to access:
- Charity Commission guidance for setting up a charity. (external link)
- Bradford CVS/Governance Hub "What Management Committees Need to Know" - a guide to the National Occupational Standards for management committee members of small voluntary organisations and community groups.
- Bradford CVS development plan template.
- Bradford CVS health and safety policies guidance.
- Vulnerable Adults Policy
- Interim model safeguarding adults policy and procedures for voluntary and community groups (in three parts), updated November 2007:
- Safeguarding Handbook
- Safeguarding Audit Tool
- Model Employment Policy Pack - Developed by Pay and Employment Rights Service (PERS) and Bradford CVS.
Other publications
N.B. All items are published by Bradford CVS unless otherwise stated.
- What Management Committees need to know, a guide to the National Occupational Standards for committee members of small voluntary organisations and Community Groups, written by Bradford CVS on behalf of the Governance Hub, published by National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 2007.
- Self Care: The directory of voluntary and community sector health organisations in the Bradford District
- Diva Survey of Bradford's Voluntary and Community Sector 2007, (external link) published by Building Communities Partnership, 2007.
- Working Together - A new Compact for the Bradford District.An agreed framework between the Public Sector and Voluntary and Community Sector, with the aim of promoting successful relationships between them for the benefit both and for the people they serve.
- The Bradford & Airedale tPCT Compact. An agreement between Bradford & Airedale Teaching PCT and the voluntary and community sector in Bradford and District, January 2008.
- NJC salary scales - A link to salary information provided by NAVCA for the NJC salary scales that are used by many voluntary organisations to set their pay.
- Directory of Services to Voluntary and Community Groups, Organisations and Networks, information about the services provided by local infrastructure support organisations, pub. Bradford and District ISO Group, 2007 (2nd edition).
- Building On Our Strengths, report from the 2nd Annual Conference for voluntary and community organisations in the Bradford District, held 31st October 2006 at Bradford Resource Centre (NB the report is in four sections: Main report; Appendix 1 Action Plan; Appendix 2 Attendance list; Appendix 3 Evaluation). Compiled by Alan Anderton, produced by Keighley Voluntary Services, 2007.
- Building Blocks, Guidance for West Yorkshire VCOs wanting to develop and manage premises, prepared for Bradford CVS by The Development Trusts Association, funded by ChangeUp, published by Bradford CVS, 2006.
- Bradford Infrastructure Investment Plan. Prepared for Bradford Infrastructure Consortium by Flying Giraffe, 2004.
Annual Reports
For further information about any of the above, or to order paper copies send an email to Paul Colley of the Bradford CVS Information Service.