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Insurance - Do you need it?

13 Aug, 2017by Clare FianderEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Information, advice and guidance, Staying safe and legal

There are over 9,000 community venues recognised as charities in England and Wales, with a combined annual income of around £0.25 billion. They are important hubs of community activity and events and need to be protected against the unexpected. 

Sport for Change - Lakenham and Tuckswood Energise project

13 Aug, 2017by Clare FianderInformation, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Norwich, Sports, play and physical activity

This presentation was given by Community Development Officer, Lucinda Leonard, at our AGM (Annual General Meeting) on Weds 12th July.

Helping your community enterprise to survive and thrive

12 Aug, 2017by Clare FianderEconomy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Planning, doing and learning, Support for organisations and communities

A community enterprise is a sustainable business that meets a need in a community by relying on people buying what you’re selling – whether that’s products or services. The things you sell, or the activities required of you, to create your products and services, or both, will help you meet that need.

The four "C"s of the voluntary sector: community, commissioned, commissioning and campaigning

11 Aug, 2017by Clare FianderEditorial, Comment and Opinion

There is no escaping the huge diversity in the voluntary and community sector. We’ve found it’s helpful to start using four labels to describe the different nature of parts of the sector. We call these the four Cs.

Resources: Helping you get on-line

10 Aug, 2017by Clare FianderInformation, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base

Getting digitally connected means more than getting the infrastructure right. You need the equipment to access it and the knowledge to make use of it. 

Resources: Accounting Templates for Charitable Companies

06 Aug, 2017by Clare FianderInformation, advice and guidance, Staying safe and legal

The Charity Commission, in partnership with Companies House, has produced accounts templates for charitable companies with an income of under £500,000. 

A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector

31 Jul, 2017by Clare FianderEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Support for organisations and communities

Governance is high on the agenda. Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations driven by altruistic values and working for public benefit are increasingly expected to demonstrate how well they are governed.

Tackling fuel poverty, and what is available to help you

30 Jul, 2017by Clare FianderEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, News Article

Community Action Norfolk has been busy delivering training in tacking fuel poverty to front-line staff across the county. 

Resource: Hiring out community premises – a ‘landlord’s checklist’

29 Jul, 2017by Clare FianderInformation, advice and guidance, News Article, Support for organisations and communities

Many community venues generate income by hiring out their premises to a wide variety of other groups and organisations, for everything from regular club meetings to one-off social functions and arts events -  but it’s important to protect the organisation hiring out the premises and the individual or group ‘buying in’ the facility.

Working in partnership with Anglian Water

28 Jul, 2017by Clare FianderEditorial, Comment and Opinion, Press Release

CAN is working with Anglian Water’s Keep It Clear campaign to raise awareness with consumers and householders of the damage, cost and distress that blockages can cause – and how to prevent them happening.

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