Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)
The national umbrella body of the Rural Community Action Network.
www.acre.org.uk
ACEVO
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
www.acevo.org.uk
ACF The Association of Charitable Foundations
www.acf.org.uk
Big Give
Helps donors find charity projects in their field of interest.
www.thebiggive.org.uk
British Association of Settlement and Social Action Centres (bassac)
A national network of multi-purpose community based organisations dedicated to tackling the causes and effects of poverty, exclusion and discrimination.
www.bassac.org.uk
Charities Evaluation Service (CES)
Provides training and consultancy to the voluntary and community sector on evaluation.
www.ces-vol.org.uk
Charity Commission The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales.
www.charitycommission.gov.uk
Community Development Exchange
The UK-wide membership organisation for community development.
www.cdx.org.uk
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations (CEMVO)
Commited to extending opportunites to people from the most disadvantaged communities in the UK by providing a voice for Britain's minority ethnic voluntary and community sector, building capacity, providing training and consultancy services and promoting volunteering.
www.cemvo.org.uk
Development Trusts Association
A network of community practitioners that help people to set up and network with other development trusts.
www.dta.org.uk
Directory of Social Change
The Directory of Social Change aims to be an independent source of information and support to voluntary and community sectors worldwide.
www.dsc.org.uk
The Equality and Human Rights Commission www.equalityhumanrights.com
Fundraising Standards Board The Fundraising Standards Board is the new self-regulatory body for fundraising in the UK.
www.fsboard.org.uk
Guidestar A free public website providing information on UK registered charities.
www.guidestar.org.uk
J4B
Comprehensive grant information for the UK covering European, national government and lottery funding plus regional and local funding.
www.j4b.co.uk
National Assembly for Wales
General information, news, statistics and publications.
www.wales.gov.uk/index.htm
Neighbourhood Statistics Free to access government website providing a range of local area information.
www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
NAVCA National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
www.navca.org.uk
NCVO The National Council for Voluntary Organisations
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
WCVA
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
www.wcva.org.uk
Write to Them.com
Website offering a simple way to contact your Councillors, MPs, MEPs or Welsh and London Assembly Members.
www.writetothem.com
Other Funders
Awards for All
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Big Lottery
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Comic Relief
www.comicrelief.com
Children in Need
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Community Foundation Network
www.communityfoundations.org.uk
Esmee Fairbairn
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Guidestar - use the Advanced Search for a list of grant making organisations by selecting the 'Grant Maker' box on the bottom right hand side of the screen
www.guidestar.org.uk/gs_advancedSearch.aspx
Henry Smith
www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk
Northern Rock
www.nr-foundation.org.uk
Tudor Trust
www.tudortrust.org.uk
