Where can I find an equal opportunity policy?
Refer to IVAC website www.ivac.org.uk click on downloads. Very useful website with model documents / policies and other information / factsheets.
Where can I find a health and safety policy?
Refer to IVAC website www.ivac.org.uk click on downloads. Very useful website with model documents / policies and other information / factsheets. Also www.hse.gov.uk is a useful guide.
Where can I find a child protection policy?
E-mail HVA's development officer to send out a copy or guide to you. Email:
How do I do a risk assessment?
HVA will send out a guide to risk assessment booklet in the post. To request one email or you can go to www.ivac.org.uk
How do we adopt a constitution?
E.mail development officer to receive a factsheet on this: Charity Commission website has a model constitution to refer to. www.charity-commission.gov.uk . HVA can review your draft constitution.
How do we register as a charity?
Refer to Charity Commission www.charity-commission.gov.uk for application pack. Is the organisation charitable? Does it meet the minimum requirements? Advantages and limitations of being a charity refer to charity commission guidance. Development officer can e.mail legal status factsheet and review draft application.
HVA run courses on how to register. Contact training officer on
How do we form a company?
Refer to Companies House www.companies-house.gov.uk for application pack. Development Officer can e-mail legal status factsheet and other information
How do we write a business plan?
Development officer can e-mail an outline of a business plan. Refer to HBV who give business plan support. Contact HVA for details.
How do we acquire Quality Mark?
Contact HVA directly on 020 7241 4443. Further info below
Many people ask how they can be certified by Investors in People but that, besides being expensive is hard to get if they haven’t done previous preparation. In order to get guidance on how to do the previous preparation do the following:
Contact Charities Evaluation Services and they can link you to their Pqasso- Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations- This is a manual that takes you step by step on what to do towards a quality standard. The contact details for Charities Evaluation is: 4 Coldbath Sq. London EC1R 5HL Tel. 020 7713 5722. and you can also visit their web page: www.ces-vol.org.uk
How to do and what is a Funding Strategy?
Refer to IVAC website www.ivac.org.uk click on downloads. Very useful website with model documents / policies and other information / factsheets.
Or come to use HVA'a resource centre, there are a couple of books that also offer helpful information on how to do Funding Strategy.
HVA also run a course on Developing a Fundraising stratey and other fundraising courses. Click here to view courses or email for more info.
What is OFSTED?
It is the Office for Standards in Education. Some school of childcare providers need to be inspected by this government body if more information about it is needed go to:
www.ofsted.gov.uk
Where to get funding for…………..various activities/projects/core cost etc.?
HVA have an extensive resource centre and you can also use Funder Finder and borrow books(members only). Click here for more info and support available
Where to find all kinds of organisations within Hackney?
Go to www.hackney.gov.uk and look into their organisations database it offers the option of looking for organisation by the kind of work they do and where they are located.
