General Community Group Support

Support for all the different aspects of running a community group – finding volunteers, writing a constitution, getting funding, setting up a website and so on.

Sister organisations in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire providing a wide range of services to communities outside of the towns and cities. May be able to offer advice, support and information on general topics such as setting up a group, finding funding, and recruiting volunteers, and with specific projects such as eco-refurbishment of village halls, setting up a social enterprise, improving access to services. May also offer services such as hire of projectors, photocopying etc.

Derbyshire Rural Community Council - http://www.derbyshirercc.org.uk/

Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire - http://www.rcan.org.uk/news.php

There are CVS organisations serving every district and borough in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, under a variety of names and offering a variety of different services. They may be able to offer advice, support and information on general topics such as setting up a group, recruiting volunteers, writing a constitution, applying for funding, identifying training needs and so on. May also offer services such as hire of projectors, photocopying etc.

 

Amber Valley CVS - www.ambervalleycvs.org.uk

Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire LINKS CVS - 01246 274844

Derby CVS - www.cvsderby.co.uk

Derbyshire Dales CVS - www.ddcvs.org.uk

Erewash CVS - www.erewashvoluntaryaction.org.uk

High Peak CVS - www.highpeakcvs.org

South Derbyshire CVS - www.southderbyscvs.org.uk

 

Ashfield LINKS - www.ashfieldlinks.org.uk

Your district, borough, city and/or county council is a member of the Local Authority Energy Partnership, and supports this campaign. Officers or Councillors maybe able to offer help, advice and support – for example, an energy efficiency officer might be able to give a talk on saving energy at home, or a sustainability officer might be able to give you a free room for your meetings. Talk to your council, or contact us and we’ll put you in touch with a friendly person in your local council.

 

Your town or parish council may be willing and able to support your group in a variety of ways, and they could certainly be useful allies for making

 

 

Find funding in Derbyshire.