ABOUT CVS NORTH
WHAT IS CVS NORTH?
CVS North is an organization for community and voluntary groups, providing
practical support, and building skills and confidence to ensure that North
West Sutherland has a thriving voluntary and community sector.
THE AIMS OF CVS NORTH
1. Communication & Representation
- to support the community by setting up forums for discussion and exchange of
ideas across the area. Identify the full range of community and
voluntary organisations in the area to allow access to it’s services, by
building links between different groups and provide representation of groups
needs to all interested parties.
2. Growth – to increase the capacity of
the community by helping identify needs and developing new organisations or
services to meet those needs.
3. Support – to support the work of the
voluntary sector in a practical way through offering a range of services.
HOW DO PEOPLE BECOME INVOLVED IN CVS NORTH?
CVS North invites local voluntary and community groups to become members
and to nominate a named person to represent them.
Individuals who are interested in community and voluntary issues can
also become members.
Membership fees are £5 per annum to organisations and individuals.
Members will receive access to all services and will receive a regular
newsletter and e-bulletin from CVS North informing them of any changes in
statute or policies , developments in the community or voluntary sector,
successes and examples of good practice they may benefit from.
In turn, CVS North asks that groups keep us up to date their organisation’s
details and developments, and allows us to act as a medium between all groups
and interested parties in the area.
HOW CAN CVS NORTH HELP YOU?
CVS North can help organisations to become established by providing
help and advice on many topics including:
Our Development officers can assist with identification of sources of
funding and making effective funding applications to help groups start up,
enhance or expand existing activities.
CVS North can help existing organisations with a range of services.
These include training courses, marketing opportunities such as exhibitions,
advertising in local press, access to funding information, and a range of
Office Services.
CVS North is registered with the Central Registered Body in Scotland (CRBS) to sign Disclosure applications for potential staff and volunteers who will be working with children or vulnerable adults. There is a small fee of £2 for members and £4 for non-members for this service.
CVS NORTH PRICE LIST
DIRECTORS OF CVS NORTH
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