Useful documents / Need a policy?
Need to download a policy document or template?
You can download a number of briefings and policy documents here:
Advice on Annual General Meetings, Management Committees and Trustees
- AGM Factsheet Download here
- Trustee Code of Conduct Download here
- Trustee Induction Download here
Business Planning support
- Business plan template Download here
- Cash flow forecast template Download here
- Writing Budgets handout Download here
- Work plan sample Download here
- Project plan exercise Download here
Communications and marketing support
- Example press release Download here
- Press contacts list Download here
- Photography agreement template Download here
- List of printers Download here
- HCVS information services outline Download here
- Plain English campaign Writing guide Download here
- Plain English campaign Design guide Download here
- Click here for the Plain English campaign: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
- Click here for
templates and support from The Media Trust
http://www.mediatrust.org
Community Needs Assessments
Community Needs Assessment Guide Download here
- Community Needs Assessment Introduction Guide Download here
- Community Needs Assessment Tool Kit Download here
- Community Needs Assessment Frequently Asked Questions Download here
Evaluation and Outcomes
- your project and its outcomes by charities evaluation service Download here
Equal opportunities
Equal opportunities template Download here
Finance support
- Financial procedures template Download here
- Financial management and controls Download here
- Advice on opening a charity bank account Download here
Funders
- List of arts funders from Grant Finder Download here
- List of sports funders from Grant Finder Download here
- List of funders for homeless groups from Grant Finder Download here
Getting started
Forms for incorporating a company from Companies House, including
Community Interest Companies
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/infoAndGuide/companyRegistration.shtml
Hackney: Key facts
- Sustainable Community Strategy Review 2011 – Initial Findings July 2011 Click here
Health & Safety
- Health & Safety template Download here
- Health & Safety for Lone Workers template Download here
- Information from London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) http://www.lvsc.org.uk/Templates/information.asp?NodeID=90188
Human resources
- Guide to Grievances Download here
- Guide to Induction Download here
- Recruitment Policy Download here
- Staff Handbook Download here
- Volunteer policy Download here
- Guide to free and paid ways to advertise vacancies Download here
Insurance policies
Information from London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC)
http://www.lvsc.org.uk/Templates/information.asp?NodeID=101218&i1PNID=90016&i2PNID=90158&i3PNID=90389
- Guide: What insurance does an organisation need? Download here
- Guide: About insurance policies Download here
IT support
- List of providers who donate IT equipment to community groups and
charities http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/pcs.htm
- IT Policy Download here
Legal advice
- LawWorks for Community Groups Download this
- Free Get Legal website
www.getlegal.org.uk
- Sandy Adirondack’s legal update website for voluntary
organisations www.sandy-a.co.uk/legal.htm The website
covers charity law, company law, employment, health and safety, data protection
and much more. For free email alerts when the wesbite is updated, send name,
organisation name, a postal address and phone number to legalupdate@sandy-a.co.uk
Outcomes and monitoring
- Recorded and Accredited Outcomes Form: This form should be completed when a young person completes an accredited or a recorded outcome. Download here
Personalisation
- Your Guide to Personal Budgets Download here
Research tools
- SWOT analysis Download here
Reports
- Report on vulnerable workers Download here
Risk management and assessment
- Charities & Risk Management - briefing Download here
- Risk Management - reporting and example of a risk register Download here
- Conducting a risk assessment Download here
- Risk Assessment Guide Download here
- Risk Assessment template Download here
- Risk Assessment samples Download sample 1 here Download sample 2 here
Partnership Agreement templates
- Consortia Partnership Agreement Download here
- Consortia Service Level Agreement Download here
Safeguarding
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Visit the
website for City & Hackney Safeguarding Children's Board
- Child protection template: Order the safeguarding pack from
the Safe Network website, there is a model policy you can use. http://www.safenetwork.org.uk
- Child protection guidance: Download here
- Internet safety guide for children: Download here
- The Vetting & Barring Scheme - Frequently Asked Questions Download here
- Guidance for drafting a Protection of Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedure Download here
- An applicant's guide to completing the CRB application
form: General rules for applicants, from how to record current and
previous names and address history through to returning the completed form to
the Countersignatory. Download
here
- The Countersignatory’s guide to completing the CRB application
form: For the organisations that countersign the application. This
guide supports the applicant’s guidance and provides general rules about
checking an applicant’s identity, the level of check to apply for and checking
and signing the form. Download
here
Staff Community Involvement Policy
- Staff Community Involvement Policy Download here
Training
- City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Board training
programme Visit the website
for City & Hackney Safeguarding Children's Board
User participation, complaints and data protection policy
Complaints policy Download here
- Data Protection policy Download here
- Methods of user feedback Download here
Venue and premises for hire in Hackney
-
List of Premises for Hire
(updated October 2011) Download here
- Directory of venues in Hackney (produced 2006) Download here
Need help using these documents?
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