Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service

Contact Name(s): Chris Keighley

7 Mansfield Road
Nottingham
NG1 3FB

Telephone: 0115 934 8400

Email:

Fax: 0115 934 8440

Keywords

Supporting the voluntary and community sector - we provide a range of support services to local community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises and individuals in Nottingham, including: volunteer centre, career guidance, mentoring, office space and meeting rooms and lots more services.

Description

Nottingham CVS working with our diverse communities, with groups and individual, to make positive differences to people’s lives

Our aims are:
To enable groups in our diverse, sustainable and successful community and voluntary sector to further their aims

To enable individuals to be involved in their community and to benefit as a result

To enable the community and voluntary sector to have effective involvement and a strong voice in strategic partnerships and planning processes

Activities/List of Services:

Cascade - ICT training for disabled people

Change Team - helping the sector prepare for delivery of pubic service contracts

Community Network (hosted by NCVS) - brings together voluntary, community and faith organisations to involve local people in making decisions about improving life in the city

Criminal Records Disclosure Service - full CRB checking service

Data-team - database of voluntary and community groups in the city

Finance - payroll, bookkeeping, accounting and financial support service

Funding - identifying funding sources and application support

Helping - information and signposting about local & national VCS issues

Library & Information - books, journals & fact sheets on voluntary sector issues

Office space, training and conference facilities in the heart of the city

Partnership development promoting and supporting local groups

Radio Service via BBC Radio Nottingham Actionline and 96 Trent FM֒s Careline

Snippets Newsletter available in paper format and on the website.

Student Placements - matches university students to voluntary organisations

Sustainable Funding Pathfinder helps groups develop sustainable income through social enterprise

Volunteer Centre - linking local people with volunteering opportunities

Career Counter - Information Advice and Guidance about career opportunities for adults across Nottinghamshire

Take Aim - provides mentors for unemployed people on the New Deal programme

Volunteering 4 Employment - helping unemployed people return to work

Volunteer Centre Nottingham

Anyone can be a volunteer - whether you can spare one day a year or an hour a week it really doesn’t matter.

You could get fit working on an environmental project or cycling for disabled people. You could develop your hobbies by gardening or doing photography. You could share time with your family by helping out farm or fundraising for your favourite charity. You could obtain new skills by doing marketing for a local theatre or becoming a tour guide.

There are hundreds of volunteering opportunities available, so there is bound to be something to suit you! To find out how to make a positive change to your life, call:

For Volunteer Centre Nottingham Contact:
The Volunteer Centre
Tel: 0115 934 8428

http://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk

Working in the Partnership Council area (Area 4)

We work city wide, regionally or nationally

We work city wide

We work as an umbrella organisation to other groups

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