Links

Community Ventures Ltd - Middlesbrough

O-Regen, Chingford - London

Our Favourite Links:

Ethical Property Foundation
Property advice for the charity and voluntary sector: Ethical Property Foundation’s Property Advice Service offers commercial property advice to charities and voluntary organisations across London and Bristol. The service includes a comprehensive website, an advice helpline, property healthchecks and referrals to a register of property experts for more technical queries. www.ethicalproperty.org.uk

bassac www.bassac.org.uk
Community Development Finance Association
www.cdfa.org.uk
An investment body designed to tackle disadvantage and poverty through boosting enterprise in the UK’s poorest neighbourhoods.
Community Matters www.communitymatters.org.uk
The National Federation of Community Organisations
Co-operatives UK www.cooperatives-uk.coop
Exists to develop and extend co-operative enterprise and represents co-operatives of all types throughout the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
The Countryside Agency www.countryside.gov.uk
Enterprise 4 Inclusion www.enterprise4inclusion.org.uk
EQUAL www.equal.ecotec.co.uk
Federation for Community Development Learning www.fcdl.org.uk
Groundwork www.groundwork.org.uk
Groundwork is a federation of 50 local Trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, each working with their partners to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the success of local businesses.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation www.jrf.org.uk
A research body reporting on poverty, regeneration and related social issues
Local Government Association www.lga.gov.uk
Nearbuyou www.nearbuyou
Nearbuyou is a national trading network for social enterprises and those that wish to trade with them. It provides a set of tools for truly effective social trading.
Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation www.nif.org.uk
New Economics Foundation www.neweconomics.org
The leading independent think tank involved in the development of a fairer and more sustainable economy.
Regen School www.regenschool.com
View information about Regen School, our courses and the projects we have helped and supported.
Social Enterprise Coalition www.socialenterprise.org.uk
SEC brings together all types of social enterprises in the UK.
Social Enterprise London www.sel.org.uk
SEL is the regional agency tasked with the job of promoting social enterprise in London and increasing the scale of the social economy.
Social Enterprise Unit, Department of Trade & Industry www.dti.gov.uk
Standing Conference for Community Development www.sccd.org.uk
SCCD aims to be a strong and effective voice for community development, through supporting people who support communities.
Urban Forum www.urbanforum.org.uk

Useful Websites by Subject Area

ARTS & REGENERATION
www.artscampaign.org.uk
This National Campaign for the Arts website contains the role of the arts in promoting social inclusion, funding bodies, campaigns, contacts etc.
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
www.kidsclubs.com
CO-OPERATIVES & COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES
www.newsector.co.uk
(published by ICOM, CBS Network, Wales Co-operative Centre)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
www.tcrnet.co.uk
Tools for Community Regeneration enables people in community & voluntary groups have access to information they need to develop community based projects
www.communities.org.uk
Communities Online aims to address issues of sustainability; regeneration; social inclusion and healthier economies by focussing on the use of new communications technologies in communities & neighbourhoods
CRIME & COMMUNITY SAFETY
www.crimereduction.gov.uk
Toolkit, the site launched by the Home Office, offers agencies guidance & information on tackling crime.
www.raceaction-net.co.uk
A tool for organizations striving to create safer neighbourhoods by addressing racial incidents funding by the DETR, Housing Home Office, Corporation & Housing Corporation. The site offers legal advice, current policy and a discussion forum. Site is password protected.
ENVIRONMENT
www.ecoregen.com
How to work with people and nature to make sustainable regeneration happen
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The website of the Environment Agency – useful for domestic as well as national information
www.cityfarm.org.uk
Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens
www.wen.org.uk
Women’s Environmental Network
EQUALITIES
www.equalitydirect.org.uk
This website is flagged in the UK National Action Plan on Social Inclusion
www.minorityrights.org
Minority Rights Group International
FINANCE
www.abcul.org
The credit union site for England, Scotland & Wales
www.communitycapital.org
Good practice and technical assistance
GOVERNANCE
www.justdosomething.net
Encourages people to service on boards of charities and public sector organisations via trustee/treasurer training
GOVERNMENT
www.gov.uk
A first entry point to the UK public sector information on the internet
www.parliament.uk/hophome.htm
Hansard publications & debates
www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm
Secondary legislation – you will need to know the number of the relevant Statutory Instrument
www.hmso.go.uk/acts.htm
Texts of Acts passed can be found here
www.pm.gov.uk
10 Downing Street website
www.wales.gov.uk
National Assembly for Wales
www.niassembly.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Assembly
www.scotland.gov.uk/who/departments.asp
Scottish Executive
www.coi.gov.uk
Central Office of Information
www.cec.org.uk
European Commission Representation in the UK
HEALTH & REGENERATION
www.health-activist.net
Provides a guide for setting up community health courses (NHS Northern & Yorkshire Regional Office)
www.haznet.org.uk
The site of the Health Action Zones
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
www.info4local.gov.uk
The gateway to information from across Whitehall at your fingertip
Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government
www.idea.gov.uk
Local Govt Information Unit
www.lgiu.gov.uk
www.lgpartnerships.com
The Local Government National Training Organisation’s website to help councils and their partners work together
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL
www.renewal.net
Access to evidence of what works in Neighbourhood Renewal
www.idea.gov.uk/knowledge
The Improvement & Development Agency has published a set of papers from the Audit Commission looking at how neighbourhood renewal is working in practice.
www.neighbourhood.gov.uk
The NRU’s action plan to ensure that England’s BME groups (70% live in deprived areas) benefit from Government regeneration programmes.
PARTNERSHIPS
www.partnerships.org.uk
Information on how to use the web to build networks and benefit communities
www.professional4free.org.uk
Access to professional support for voluntary organizations. Lists a range of brokers offering services ranging from legal advice to management consultancy.
www.ippr.org.uk
Website of the Institute for Public Policy Review (and material on public private partnerships)
REGENERATION
www.regenerationuk.com
Provides an easy to use reference guide to relevant information on the web
www.regen.net
The information network for regeneration partnerships
REGIONS
www.regions.dtlr.go.uk
RESEARCH
www.ippr.org.uk
Institute of Public Policy Research website
www.scpr.ac.uk
The website of the National Centre for Social Research – the largest independent social research institute in Britain.
www.london-research.gov.uk
The website of the London Research Centre
RURAL
www.ruralfutures.org
ruralnet/uk rural development charity site:
http://www.ruralnetuk.org/index.htmThe / http://www.ruralnetuk.org/index.htm
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
www.ncvo-sfp.org.uk
NCVO website on sustainable funding
www.dti.gov.uk/socialenterprise.index.htm
DTI website on social enterprise
www.ermis.co.uk
Social Firms UK website
www.uksif.org.
UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF)
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/seu/index.htm
SOCIAL POLICY
www.communities.org.uk
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
www.scdc.org.uk
www.sosig.ac.uk
www.jrf.org.uk
www.ledroweb.org.uk
www.london-research.gov.uk
www.cilt.dial.pipex.com
STATISTICS
www.statistics.gov.uk
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
www.sd-commission.gov.uk
Home to the Government’s Sustainable Development Commission
www.forumdirectory.org.uk
www.sustainable-development.gov.uk
The Government’s dedicated website for all things sustainable
TRAINING
www.voluntarysectorskills.org.uk
The information website on learning and workforce development for staff, trustees & volunteers
VOLUNTEERING
www.volunteercvs.org
Community Service Volunteers
www.ncvys.org.uk
National Council for Voluntary Youth Service
www.millenniumvolunteers.org.uk
Millennium Volunteers