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Voluntary and Community Support
Information and Advice Even for people with years of experience, navigating one's way through the voluntary sector can still be a challenge! The nature of voluntary activity is constantly changing due to: 2D can help your organisation manage these changes and maximise their potential We provide FREE information and advice to members on fundamental issues to the voluntary and community sector. These include:
Funding Advice We can offer a tailor made service to suit your organisation's needs because each organisation's requirements are unique to their particular group. Advice and support at all stages of the development of your organisation can be of invaluable assistance. If your organisation has, in the past looked at a grant application pack you will be aware how enormous the task of understanding and completing the forms can be. We here at 2D have vast knowledge and experience of what to do and often more importantly what not to do and can offer advice and assistance in putting together your grant applications. Once your grant has been successful, there are regulations to follow and 2D can offer support in the Administration of Grants, Target Setting and Reporting. Should your organisation not require grant advice we are still able to offer advice on accounting, bookkeeping and charity reporting. Do you require external auditing? We may be able to assist and we can certainly advise on legal requirements. Our extensive library has many publications on grant applications; these are available for loan, free of charge. We also offer a grant finding service of where and whom your group can approach for funding. If required we are able to enlist the services of specialist organisations who are able to offer in-depth advice and solutions. Membership will include a free weekly funding update. Magazine All registered organisations will already receive our Magazine, which is published twice a year. The 2D Magazine features 2D news, events, volunteering opportunities & updates, but we also like to highlight the news & achievements of local voluntary and community groups, particularly from our members. E-bulletin Gives you first-hand updates about new products or literature, resources related to our services that we find valuable, and think you will too and exclusive tips and advice on how to get the most out of the services we offer. We are also able to disseminate carefully selected information on behalf of other organisations both local and national. Staff are available either in person or by telephone or e-mail to respond to your requests using a vast range of up to date information to answer even the most unusual question. Funding & Supply Opportunities To help assist our members in becoming more sustainable and effective we advertise current Funding Opportunities & Supply Opportunities in our weekly e-bulletin. If you would like to sign up to receive these telephone Ann on 01388 762220 or e-mail enquiries@2d.org.uk Below are some links to useful organisations and information. Introduction to Public Procurement Office of Government Commerce (OGC) have published this publication, intended for those with little or no experience of public procurement, will provide you with an overview of the key principles of achieving value for money through public procurement, an outline of the legal and policy boundaries within which public sector procurement must operate, and an overview of the approach to be taken for different types of procurement. How to do business with Durham County Council Durham County Council encourages competition and welcomes bids from new and established suppliers, especially from small and medium sized companies (SMEs) and voluntary organisations. Also encouraged are applications from all sections of the community. Successful Commissioning Toolkit The guidance aims to:
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