The CVS ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK (Your Good Practice Guide for the Voluntary & Community Sector) can be downloaded per Factsheet.

CHAPTER ONE Getting Started

Factsheet 1 How shall we set up?
Factsheet 2 Setting up a new Group
Factsheet 3 Constitutions
Factsheet 4 Management Committees
Factsheet 5 Minutes and Agendas
Factsheet 6 Planning and Holding Meetings
Factsheet 7 Setting Up - Running your Organisation
Factsheet 8 Applying for Charitable Status    AMENDED FEBRUARY 2010
Factsheet 9 Choosing and Using a Bank Account for Vol. Org.
Factsheet 10 What is a Charity Trustee
Factsheet 11 Dissolution Closing Down                                                                                                                                Factsheet 12 Writing A Business Plan

Factsheet 13 Don't Panic - What to do in a funding crisis

Model Document 1 Constitution - Charity Commission Model

Model Document 2 Small Charities Constitution - Charity Commission Model

CHAPTER TWO Funding

Factsheet 1 Overview
Factsheet 2 Fundraising – Getting Started
Factsheet 3 Developing a fundraising strategy
Factsheet 4 Building a funding strategy
Factsheet 5 Making Applications
Factsheet 6 Applying to Trusts
Factsheet 7 How to apply for funding by letter
Factsheet 8 Funding Sources
Factsheet 9 Jargon Buster
Factsheet 10 Companies and Commercial
Factsheet 11 Funding for Community Buildings – getting started
Factsheet 12 Top tips for Fundraising
Factsheet 13 Private Fundraising
Factsheet 14 Fundraising Alphabet
Factsheet 15 Where to get more information
Factsheet 16 Don’t Panic – what to do in a funding crisis
Factsheet 17 Putting together a budget
Factsheet 18 Monitoring and Evaluation

CHAPTER THREE Legal and Other Requirements

Factsheet 1 Insurance
Factsheet 2 National Minimum Wage & Expenses
Factsheet 3 Marketing
Factsheet 4 Opening a Bank Account & Setting Financial Procedures
Factsheet 5 Contract of Employment
Factsheet 6 Skills Audit & Action Planner                                                Factsheet 7 Model Policy Statement on Recruitement of Ex-Offenders
Factsheet 8 Publications

CHAPTER FOUR Policy

Factsheet 1 Applying for Charitable Status
Factsheet 2 Child Protection Statement – First Steps
Factsheet 3 Child Protection Statement – Model
Factsheet 4 Children – Code of Behaviour
Factsheet 5 Child Abuse – reporting procedure for suspected cases
Factsheet 6 Definitions of Child Abuse

CHAPTER FIVE Volunteering


CHAPTER SIX Model Documents

Appendix 1 Model Role Description
Appendix 2 Model Volunteer Person Specification
Appendix 3 Model Interview Check List
Appendix 4 Model Constitution – Charity Commission Model
Appendix 5 Model Constitution – Small Group Model
Appendix 5a Model Alternative Simple Constitution
Appendix 6 Model Sample Volunteer Agreements
Appendix 7 Model Simple Volunteer Agreement
Appendix 8 Model Expense Claim Form
Appendix 9 Model Confidentiality Statement
Appendix 10 Model Volunteer Training Record
Appendix 11 Model Exit Interview Document
Appendix 12 Model Recruitment Response Form
Appendix 13 Model Volunteer Working Rights
Appendix 14 Model Volunteer Application Form
Appendix 15 Model Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Appendix 16 Model References Document
Appendix 17 Model Volunteer Reference Request
Appendix 18 Model Child Protection Statement
Appendix 19 Model Job Description – Admin
Appendix 20 Model Job Description – Youth Worker
Appendix 21 Model Person Specification – Admin
Appendix 22 Model Person Specification – Youth Worker
Appendix 23 Model Volunteer Supervision
Appendix 24 Model Volunteer Recognition
Appendix 25 Model Volunteer Assessment of Volunteer Programme
Appendix 26 Model Staff Assessment of Volunteer Programme
Appendix 27 Model Year End Statistics
Appendix 28 Model Volunteer Working Rights