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VISIBLE operating standards for Community Organisations
This FREE training event will be delivered by Community Matters who have devised the VISIBLE quality standards; A system endorsed by Coventry City Council Community Organisation Support Team (COST).
Ensure your Annual Report meets legal requirements
Formats for Annual Reports were covered at VAC's AGM training course on 30 June, and delegates suggested that this information be circulated more widely. Charity annual reports must meet requirements set down by the Charity Commission, whilst limited companies must follow Companies House requirements. Charitable companies (such as Voluntary Action Coventry) must follow both.
Does your organisation help inform, consult and involve local people in decision-making?
Coventry Partnership has been developing a framework to give greater consistency between different organisations when they inform, consult or involve local people in decision-making. Rightly or wrongly, consultation is often dismissed as a ‘tick-box' exercise with little effect on final decisions but this can lead to some really good work being missed.
Does your organisation help inform, consult and involve local people in decision-making?
Coventry Partnership has been developing a framework to give greater consistency between different organisations when they inform, consult or involve local people in decision-making. Rightly or wrongly, consultation is often dismissed as a ‘tick-box' exercise with little effect on final decisions but this can lead to some really good work being missed.
Government starts to flesh out its Big Society plans
Alongside David Cameron's speech on Big Society (click here for more details http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2010/100719-bigsociety.aspx), there is a little bit more detail on what Big Society might mean in terms of Government actions through a Cabinet Office















