Resources

23 February 2012

Information on Resources available to Voluntary, Community Groups and Social Enterprises

We know that there is a wide range of groups involved in a variety of activities to improve and support local communities in Croydon. Each group needs a range of resources to deal with setting up, managing and developing their services. You may want to look at the following pages:

CVA's Publications	e.g. Annual Report
CVA's Policies	Procedures we use to ensure we deliver good services
Useful Statistics	Read about an example of how to present statistics
CVA Directory	Really useful list of groups in Croydon. If you do not appear on this list, you need to sign up (for free) as a CVA member
Model Policies	Useful list that groups often need when starting out

We can add to this section quite easily. Your feedback will help us do this. As a work in progress, this website will change as you suggest things. Do contact us with ideas.

Croydon Shadow Healthwatch (formerly Link)

Relevent reports to do with The Croydon LINk, now Croydon Shadow Healthwatch, are now available to download from below.

LINk Annual Report 2010-2011

South London Cardiac and Stroke Network Annual Report

Experiencing Terminations in Croydon 2011

From Womb to Tomb - a report on Child Poverty

The Institute for Fiscal Studies published a report on 11th October 2011, saying that both absolute and relative child poverty levels are set to rise by hundreds of thousands of children under the current government’s current plans. Research also by the Jospeh Rowntree Foundation suggest that Britain’s exceptionally high levels of child poverty costs us £25 billion a year, therefore undermining economic sustainability. £17 billion of this is a cost to the Exchequer. Child Poverty is one of the 3 deep dive topics in this year Croydon Joint Strategic Needs Assessment; consortia of professional organisations have presented a briefing paper on this topic ‘FROM WOMB TO TOMB’ – the case for investing in interventions to reduce the impact of CHILD POVERTY. Communities are welcome to have a read and comment and post comments on talk2Croydon.

Child Poverty Report

NHS Resources/Reports

Download report(s) below. We are adding to this all the time

Local Government Colloquium Report

Publications from Health and Wellbeing Boards

There have been a series of publications released on Health and Wellbeing Boards, click to download from below.

Executive Summary: Resource to setting up and running Health and Wellbeing Boards	Case Studies: Resource to setting up and running Health and Wellbeing Boards
Operating Principles for Health and Wellbeing Boards

Useful resource - Guide to New Trusts

Community projects looking to increase their income from trust funds can purchase a downloadable digital copy The Guide to New Trusts. This was originally available in a print version but due to unprecendented demand has already sold out.

Published by The Directory of Social Change, it features 100 newly formed trusts that were registered with the Charity Commission in 2010 and early 2011. The directory costs £24.95 and lists funding areas and exclusions as well as application details.

Click here for details.

Guide for learning from grant refusals

Frustration and disappointment often accompany a grant application refusal. Cass Business School has released a guide - The Art of Refusal -which aims to outline best practice for rejections and ensure that even refusals offer value to grantseekers. Grantmakers may find it useful too. Download from below:

The Art of Refusal

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