Useful Links

Funderfinder is a useful resource for locating funding from grants and trusts that may be relevant to organisations in need of specific funding.

The Get Legal website, a free online reference and decision-making tool for charities, social enterprises and co-operative organisations. The website helps you decide which is the most appropriate legal structure for your proposed company.

Business Link is a really useful resource on starting up your business. It provides comprehensive information around incorporating your company and managing your business. A handy guide for voluntary organisations to assist them in implementing structures and processes.

The Charity Commission website provides you with all you would need to know to become a registered charity and any other information around charity requirements and guidance.

BRAP delivers a number of different organisational development services to a range of different Black and Minority Ethnic third sector organisations and those people wishing to establish new ones. They offer Leadership Development, Business start-up and planning, Mentoring, One to one business consultancy and Networking.

For those who want to break in to public sector contracts the BEST Network is a consortium of third sector voluntary community groups. They offer a proven and professional mechanism for public sector and other agencies to confidently contract with the third sector. For more information on requirements to become a member view their website.

G:up is an alliance of West Midlands, children and young people’s, voluntary and community sector organisations and networks as well as public sector and national partners. They provide information on training, funding and relevant events happening around the West Midlands.

BVSC supports voluntary action in the city of Birmingham. They provide information, advice and guidance to third sector organisations in areas around infrastructure support, volunteering, access to a third sector database and lots of updates and resources available to keep you up to speed on what’s happening in the city.

The Big Lottery Fund holds various funding funding streams for each region across the UK. Visit their website to find out more information on funding available and use their Funding Finder to help you decide which funding is right for your project.

Funding Central is a free website for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. The site provides access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.

The Chamberlain Forum a leading think tank on effectively managing your neighbourhood and resourcing your community networks. The website provides lots of information on modern policies, events, training and resources available for third sector organisations to keep updated on ways to build a co productive society.

The Trust Policies web pages contain information about the organisation’s policies and procedures. We are grateful to those who give us advice where they are ahead of us – and are happy for others to borrow from us if they think it useful.