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Regional Organisations
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Organisations
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Development
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Managing
Organisations and People
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and Learning
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and Community Safety
Environment
Health
and Social Care
Housing
Poverty
Regeneration
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Information
and research
Voluntary
and community sector
Children
and young people
Disability
Immigration,
asylum and refugees
Older
people
BME
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
Women
Funding
links are contained on our funderfinder
page
Local
Links
The
Citizens Guide lists most
voluntary organisations in the City of York and surrounding
area.
Many local groups have free web
space on the Yorkshire Evening Press ComminiGate
site.
Other useful local links
BBC
Radio York
City
of York Council
Chamber
of Commerce
College
of Ripon and York St John
Minster
FM
Schools
Learning Together
Science
City
This
is York / Evening Press
University
of York
York
Inward Investment Board
York
Minster
York
Multimedia Network
York
Tourism Bureau (First Stop)
One
Place North Yorkshire
NATIONAL and REGIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
This website contains an A-Z of
many national
and regional voluntary organisations as well as useful
links to local organisations (see Citizens Guide). Alternatively, if
you know the name or registered charity number of the
organisation that you are looking for then you can use The
Charity Commission search engine.
The National
Association for Voluntary and Community Action lists
all CVS sites in the UK.
A directory of local and
regional Social Enterprises can be found at www.nysocialenterprise.com
OTHER USEFUL NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Yorkshire
and Humber Regional Forum
North
Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
National
Council for Voluntary Organisations
Scottish
Council for Voluntary Organisations
Northern
Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
Cyngor
Gweithredu Gwirforddol Cymru
National
Centre for Volunteering
International
Organisations
- Association
of Voluntary Service Organisations
International, non-governmental organisation, forming a
European platform of national and international non-profit
organisations active in the field of longer term voluntary
service
- European
Commission
Information on the European Union, citizens rights, key
issues such as the Euro and employment; access to official
documents, legal texts, publications and databases, and
sources of information
- European
Commission Representation in the UK
EU information sources in the UK, publications, links, EU-related
events, the Euro, tendering opportunities and directories
of EU institutions
- Idealist
Worldwide database of voluntary organisations
- Simon
Wiesenthal Center
International center for Holocaust remembrance and defense
of human rights
Community
Development Links
Information
Technology Links
- ICT
Consortium
NACVS' partnership project with LASA, WCIT, NCVO and
IT4Communities to deliver ICT resources to the voluntary
and community sector.
- Bobby
Tool that analyses web pages for accessibility for people
with disabilities
- Civica
Source of discounted software for registered charities
- Communities
Online
Aims to address issues of sustainability, regeneration,
social inclusion and healthier economies by focusing on
the use of ICT
- Computanews
Jargon-free bi-monthly magazine about the use of IT in the
voluntary and community sector
- Guardian
Online
Readable, general background IT supplement every Thursday,
also available online
- ITforCharities
Website with latest charity IT news and details of
suppliers
- IT4Communities
Register of IT professionals volunteering to undertake IT
project work for charities
- ITNet
Email discussion list for those responsible for IT within
CVS
- LASA
knowledgebase
Wide-ranging source of information on IT use in the
voluntary sector
- Managing
IT booklet
Excellent booklet which helps in developing better use of
IT
- PcPro
High-tech reviews and articles about general IT
developments
- Techatlas
Online tool that guides you through the process of
planning IT
- TechSoup
US website with a vast amount of resources and
information, most of which is relevant to UK
- The
Register
IT industry news with a skeptical and sometimes satirical
slant
- UKriders
Email discussions list for UK 'circuit riders'
- Wired
for Good Joni Podolsky
Excellent book about technology planning for non-profit
organisations
- Webwise
The BBC guide to using the internet
- Whatis
Database of technical IT terms and jargon
Managing
Organisations and People
- ACEVO
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
- Charity
Commission
Government department which exists to help charities use
their resources more effectively and to ensure that the
public's trust in charities continues to be justified
- Community
Accounting Plus
Enabling good management in voluntary organisations
- Health
and Safety Executive
Concerned with the health and safety of people at work
- ACAS
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
- Department
of Trade and Industry
Works with a wide range of individuals, groups and
organisations, to increase UK productivity and
competitiveness
- Equality
Direct
Designed to give business managers easy access to
authoritative and joined-up advice on a wide range of
equality issues
- HSE
Ensure that risks to people's health and safety from work
activities are properly controlled
- Labour
Research Department
Independent research organisation publishing news and
information for trade unionists
- Partnership
at Work
National voluntary organisation working with youth,
community and play organisations in the voluntary sector
to develop their employment practice
Training and
Learning
- Community
Development Learning
The website of the Federation of Community Work Training
Groups
- www.studyyork.com
information about lifelong learning and higher education
in York
- DFES
Department for Education and Skills
- Directory
of Social Change
Helping voluntary and community organisations become more
effective
- NIACE
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
- Voluntary
Sector Skills
Information and news on workforce skills development
within the voluntary and community sector - for paid
staff, volunteers and trustees
- VSNTO
The Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation
Policy Links
Crime and
Community Safety
Environment
- Association
for Conservation of Energy
Aims to encourage a positive national awareness of the
need for and benefits of energy conservation
- British
Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Protecting and enhancing the environment through practical
action
- Countryside
Agency
Working to conserve and enhance the countryside
- Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Aims to improve everyone's quality of life, now and for
the future, through sustainable use of natural resources;
thriving communities in rural areas and a countryside for
all to enjoy
- English
Nature
Government agency that champions the conservation of
wildlife and geology throughout England
- Environment
Agency
Protects and improves the environment throughout England
and Wales
- Federation
of City Farms and Community Gardens
Supports, promotes and represents city farms and community
gardens throughout the UK
- Friends
of the Earth
The largest international network of environmental groups
in the world
- Greenpeace
Independent non-profit global campaigning organization
using non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global
environmental problems and their causes
- National
Energy Foundation
Independent educational charity working for the more
efficient, innovative, and safe use of energy and to
increase the public awareness of energy in all its aspects
- UK
Centre for Economic and Environmental Development
Develops and promotes practicable sustainable development
solutions for government, industry, non-governmental
organisations and individuals
- Waste
Watch
Promoting action on waste reduction, reuse and recycling
- Wildlife
Trusts
Network of 46 local Wildlife Trusts working together to
protect wildlife in towns and the countryside
Health and
Social Care
- Commission
for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
Aims to to ensure that the public is involved in decision
making about health and provision of health services
- Community
tool box for health
Practical guidance for improving community health and
development. Thousands of downloadable pages of specific,
skill-building information on over 150 community topics
- Department
of Health
Aims to improve the health and well-being of the people of
England, through the resources available
- health-activist.net
Setting up and running community health activist training
courses to enable local people to take part in and shape
initiatives and decisions that affect the health of
individuals and communities
- Health
Development Agency
Special health authority that aims to improve the health
of people in England - in particular, to reduce
inequalities in health between those who are well off and
those on low incomes or reliant on state benefits
- Health
Events
Department of Health calendar of health events
- Health
in focus
Extensive range of online healthcare information,
including how to get the best from your GP, frequently
asked questions answered and finding a patient support
group
- King's
Fund
Independent UK health policy charity, working particularly
in health service management
- MWSearch
Search engine for health practitioners and the public.
Registration is free and users can search for detailed
information on most health conditions
- National
Community Care Alliance
Includes a links page to all NCCA member organisations
- NHS
Direct
Health news, a guide to the NHS and information on the
24-hour nurse led NHS Direct helpline
- Our
Healthier Nation
Major gateway to information on all aspects of Saving
lives: Our Healthier Nation, the government-wide
health strategy for England
- Patient
UK
Lists patient groups in the UK and abroad and telephone
helplines. Also offers access to information on topics
ranging from older people to travel health and information
on specific diseases
- Public
Health Observatories
The nine regional PHOs are funded by the Department of
Health to strengthen the availability and use of health
information at local level
- Sainsbury
Centre for Mental Health
Aims to share information about good, innovative and
effective practice
- Self
Help Nottingham
Acts as a resource centre for self help groups,
development agencies and health and social care
professionals. Site includes publications, research,
information and international networks
Housing
Poverty
- Child
Poverty Action Group
Information to help people campaign against poverty, and
to explain the work that CPAG are doing.
- European
Anti Poverty Network
Independent coalition of non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) and groups involved in the fight against poverty
and social exclusion in the member states of the European
Union
- Oxfam
Development, relief, and campaigning organisation
dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and
suffering around the world
- UK
Insolvency Helpline
Provides free, confidential, counselling and money
management assistance to financially distressed families
and individuals in the UK
Regeneration
- British
Urban Regeneration Association
Promoting best practice in regeneration
- Neighbourhood
Renewal Unit
Aim to deliver economic prosperity, safe communities, high
quality education, decent housing, and better health to
the poorest parts of the country
- New
Start
Weekly news magazine in the UK for all involved in
community regeneration
- People
for Action
National network of housing and regeneration organisations
- Regen.net
The information network for regeneration partnerships
- Regeneration
& Renewal
The latest information and news in the Regeneration and
Renewal sector
- Renewal.net
On-line guide to what works in neighbourhood renewal
- Urban
Forum
Umbrella body for voluntary and community groups
interested in urban and regional policy, especially
regeneration
Rural
Transport
Employment
Volunteering
- Do-it
Thousands of opportunities and all you need to know to
volunteer
- Employee
Volunteering
Everything you need to know about employee volunteering
- Institute
for Volunteering Research
Aims to develop knowledge and understanding of
volunteering in a way that is relevant to practitioners
and policy makers
- Millennium
volunteers
Government-funded initiative for young people
- REACH
Finding voluntary work for professional people with time
to give
- Volunteering
England
National body for volunteering in England, providing a
single voice for volunteering. It is a membership
organisation, offering a range of benefits to its members
- Womens'
Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS)
Seeks to tackle social isolation, uphold independence and
respect choice throughout Britain for: older and
housebound people; families in crisis and people affected
by disaster
- Year
of the volunteer
2005 has been designated Year of the Volunteer
INFORMATION
Admin
Government
National
- Audit
Commission
Appoints auditors to all local authorities and NHS
bodies in England and Wales
- Cabinet
Office
Support the Prime Minister in ensuring delivery of the
Government's strategy
- Cabinet
Office Social Exclusion Unit
Improving Government action to reduce social exclusion
- Central
Office of Information
The government's communications expert. Site includes
links to government press releases
- Charity
Commission
Exists to help charities use their resources more
effectively and to ensure that the public's trust in
charities continues to be justified
- Criminal
Records Bureau
Helping organisations make safer recruitment decisions
- Department
for Culture, Media and Sport
Has policy responsibility for museums, galleries and
libraries, the built heritage, the arts, sport,
education, broadcasting and the media and tourism
- Department
of Health
Aims to improve the health and well-being of the
people of England
- Department
of Trade and Industry
Works with a wide range of individuals, groups and
organisations, to increase UK productivity and
competitiveness
- Directgov
public service information from the UK government
- Governments
on the WWW
Huge list of government websites
- Home
Office
Government department responsible for internal affairs
in England and Wales
- Home
Office Active Communities Directorate
Aims to promote voluntary and community activity and
to support a healthy and cost effective voluntary
sector
- National
Statistics
The official United Kingdom statistics site for easy
public access to government statistics
- Neighbourhood
Renewal Unit
Aim to deliver economic prosperity, safe communities,
high quality education, decent housing, and better
health to the poorest parts of the country
- Official
documents
Service being developed by the Stationery Office to
assist internet users in locating official documents
- Treasury
Department responsible for formulating and putting
into effect the UK Government's financial and economic
policy
- Strategy
Unit
Provides the Prime Minister and Government departments
with a capacity to analyse major policy issues and
design strategic solutions
- TSO
(The Stationery Office)
The Stationery Office's web service and bookstore
Regional
Local
- DIALOG
(Diversity in Action in Local Government)
Employers Organisation unit addressing diversity in
all areas of local government activity
- I&DeA
Improvement and Development Agency for local
government
- Info
4 local gov
Provides the first online, one-stop gateway to local
government related information that is published on
the websites of central government departments and
agencies
Research
- ARVAC
Association for Research in the Voluntary and Community
Sector
- Directory
of Social Change
Helping voluntary and community organisations become more
effective
- EARL
Electronic Access to Information in Libraries
- ESRC
Economic and Social Research Council home page
- Joseph
Rowntree Foundation
The UK's largest independent social research and
development charity
- National
Statistics
The official United Kingdom statistics site for easy
public access to government statistics
- TSO
(The Stationery Office)
The Stationery Office's web service and bookstore
- VolResource
Relevant, useful and quick information for charity,
voluntary, community organisations of any size or type
Voluntary and
Community Sector
- ACRE
Action with Communities in Rural England
- BASSAC
British Association of Settlements and Social Action
Centres
- Citizens
Advice
Helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems
by providing free information and advice
- CVS
websites
CVS websites are available through our online Directory
- Ladbrook
Specialist insurance and pensions advisors to the
voluntary and community sector
- Media
Trust
UK charity working in partnership with the media industry
to meet the communications needs of the voluntary sector
- NCVO
National Council of Voluntary Organisations - the umbrella
body for the voluntary sector in England
- NICVA
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
- Our
Partnership
Cabinet Office/NCVO project helping voluntary and public
sector organisations to work well together
- Regional
Voluntary Sector Networks
Regional strategic networks for the voluntary and
community sector
- SCVO
Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations
- Volunteering
England
National body for volunteering in England, providing a
single voice for volunteering. It is a membership
organisation, offering a range of benefits to its members
- WCVA
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Children and
Young People
- 4
Nations Child Policy Network
The 4 Nations Child Policy Network website contains
information on the latest policy developments relating to
children and young people in each of the four nations and
across the UK
- Barnardo's
Barnardo's helps the most vulnerable children and young
people transform their lives and fulfil their potential
- British
Youth Council
The national youth council for young people in the UK aged
under 26. BYC represents and involves a unique coalition
of young people through their involvement as individuals
or through their youth organisations
- Bullying
online
Help and advice for parents, pupils, schools and a range
of others potentially affected by bullying
- Child
Accident Prevention Trust
National charity committed to reducing the number of
children and young people killed, disabled and seriously
injured as a result of accidents
- ChildLine
Free 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the
UK. Children and young people can call 0800 1111 about any
problem, at any time - day or night
- The
Children's Society
Tackling the root causes of the problems faced by children
and young people
- Connexions
UK Government's strategy to ensure every young person gets
the best start in life
- Every
Child Matters
Government programme of change to improve outcomes for all
children and young people
- FSU
FSU (Family Services Unit) is one the UK's leading
charities working with children and families Since 1948
they have been at the forefront of the development of
modern day social work, creating new ways of engaging hard
to reach, vulnerable and excluded families
- Home
Start
Offer friendship, support and practical help to families
with at least one child under five years old
- National
Association for Youth Justice
Promote the rights of, and justice for, children in
trouble
- National
Children's Bureau
Promotes the interests and well-being of all children and
young people across every aspect of their lives
- National
Council for Voluntary Child Care Organisations
Umbrella organisation for voluntary child care
organisations in England
- National
Council for Voluntary Youth Services
Independent national body which represents and supports
voluntary organisations working with young people in
England
- National
Family and Parenting Institute
Works to support parents in bringing up their children, to
promote the well-being of families, and to make society
more family friendly
- National
Youth Agency
Supporting and improving work with young people
- NCH
Action for Children
Improves the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children
and young people by offering them diverse, innovative and
responsive services and by campaigning for change
- NSPCC
The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children) is the UK's leading charity specialising in
child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children
- One
Parent Families
Promotes the welfare of lone parents and their children
- Purple
Youth
Online resource for professionals working with young
people
- Sure
Start
Government programme which aims to improve the health and
well-being of families and children before and from birth,
so children are ready to flourish when they go to school
- Working
Families
Helps children, working parents and carers and their
employers find a better balance between responsibilities
at home and work
- Youthinformation.com
Information resource for young people including over 1,000
information topics and contact details for more than 1,200
national organisations
Disability
- BCODP
(British Council of Disabled People)
UK's national organisation of the worldwide Disabled
People's Movement
- DIALOG
(Diversity in Action in Local Government)
Employers Organisation unit addressing diversity in all
areas of local government activity
- Dial
UK
National organisation for a network of 160 local
disability information and advice services run by and for
disabled people
- Disability
Includes information on the Disability Discrimination Act
and the Disability Rights Commission
- Disability
Rights Commission
Independent body set up by the Government to help secure
civil rights for disabled people
- Employers
Forum on Disability
Employers' organisation focused on the issue of disability
in the workplace
- Empower
Charities consortium of users of disability equipment
- Equality
Direct
Designed to give business managers easy access to
authoritative and joined-up advice on a wide range of
equality issues
- Foundation
for People with Learning Difficulties
News and events on learning disability issues, as well as
information on topics such as advocacy, accommodation and
employment
- Mencap
Works with people with a learning disability to fight
discrimination and ensure that their rights are recognised
and that they are respected as individuals
- Mind
The leading mental health charity in England and Wales
- National
Centre for Independent Living
Resource on independent living and Direct Payments for
disabled people and others working in the field
- RADAR
Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation:
pan-disability charity working to represent the needs,
views and wishes of over 8.3 million people with all kinds
of disabilities
- Royal
National Institute for the Blind
Provides information and practical services for visually
impaired people in the UK
- Royal
National Institute for Deaf People
Provides a range of services for deaf and hard of hearing
people and the professionals who work with them
- Scope
The UK's leading charity working with people with cerebral
palsy and related disabilities, their families and carers
- UK
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
Advise the UK Government on access for disabled people to
transport. We also advise on the built environment
- Yourable
Internet resource for disabled people: latest news, events
and gossip and a bookstore
Refugees
Older People
- Age
Concern
Age Concern cares about all older people and believes
later life should be fulfilling and enjoyable
- AgeInfo
Centre for Policy on Ageing information service
- Age
Positive
Campaign promoting the benefits of employing a mixed-age
workforce
- Help
the Aged
Provides practical support to help older people live
independent lives, particularly those who are frail,
isolated or poor
- National
Pensioners Convention
Promotes the welfare and interests of all pensioners in
the United Kingdom
- Seniors
Search
Search directory exclusively for the over 50 age group
- University
of the Third Age
U3A's main purpose is to encourage lifelong learning for
those no longer in full time gainful employment
BME
LGBT
Women
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