We can provide advice and information about most aspects of running and funding a community group or voluntary organisation. We can provide help on:-

• Starting up
• Drafting appropriate constitutions
• Help with company and charity registration
• Development of policies and procedures
• Funding support, advice and information
• Assistance with researching funders and the application process
• Developing Funding Strategies and Action Plans
• Good practice in governance (anything to do with the work of the trustees or committee)
• Organisational health check and review
• Monitoring and quality systems
• Assisting and supporting your group with administrative duties, ie minute taking, newsletters etc
• And much more!

The help on offer is FREE to community groups and voluntary organisations within the Selby District.

Our support is flexible and varied – just like the organisations we work with:

• We offer advice and information, training and workshops, templates and models, leaflets and links, updates and contacts
• We work on a one-to-one basis, with groups within a single organisation and with mixed groups from several organisations via face-to-face meetings, telephone or e-mail
• We work with all sizes of group from small groups that are just starting up and need to know the basics, through to larger, well-established organisations that need something more in-depth.
• We work with people right across organisations – trustees, staff and volunteers – from a single contact to an ongoing, supportive relationship
• Our help ranges from answering one-off quick questions to facilitating full day, tailor-made workshops.
• All our help is confidential

If you’re not sure whether we can help, please do call.
Even if we can’t help, we’ll probably know someone who can.

• Information Sheets – click here to read or download easy to understand information sheets
• Events – click here for information on forthcoming events
• Funding and Governance links – click here for useful links

Contact –

Julie Bloomfield , Governance Officer
Email: juliebloomfield@selbyavs.org.uk

Steve Shaw-Wright , Funding Advice Officer
Email: steveshawwright@selbyavs.org.uk

Jackie Smith , Administration Assistant
Email: jackiesmith@selbyavs.org.uk

Telephone: 01757 291111
The Funding and Governance team is supported by the Big Lottery