Advice and support

Phone and email support

We can give information and advice on all issues relating to setting up and the day to day running of a group. We can help with funding information and advice, information on training, requests for sample policies, advice on constitutions, legal structures and governance, and most other things that go on in the voluntary and community sector.

Our Helpdesk gives you quick answers to your queries and questions, by phone, email or in person.  Helpdesk is open weekdays 10am – 4pm. Call 0115 934 9548, email helpdesk[at]nottinghamcvs.co[dot]uk or pop in to our office at 7 Mansfield Road (how to find us).

One-to-one support

We can support you in the long-term through our casework service.  This involves a more detailed look at what your needs are and how we can work together to develop practical solutions. We can support you with:

• Setting up a new voluntary or community group (more...)
• Getting the right legal structure and charity registration (more...)
• Putting a quality assurance system in place (more...)
• Funding applications and tenders (more...)
• Preparing for personal budgets (more...)
• Planning for the future, business and strategic planning (more...)
• Setting up a social enterprise and trading (more...)
• Recruiting and supporting volunteers (more...)
• Committees, boards and governance issues (more...)
• HR, payroll and finance (more...)

This isn't everything we do.  If what you need is not shown, or we can’t provide the specialist support you need, then contact us. We’ll do what we can to help or find the right support from elsewhere.

We aim to target those with the best chance of starting up, those with potential to grow and those who cannot be supported better elsewhere. Call 0115 934 9548 or email helpdesk[at]nottinghamcvs.co[dot]uk for more information.