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
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.frsb.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
Locality
The UK's leading network for community-led organisations
locality.org.uk
National Assembly for Wales
General information, news, statistics and publications
wales.gov.uk
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
Henry Smith
www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
www.jrf.org.uk
Northern Rock
www.nr-foundation.org.uk
Tudor Trust
www.tudortrust.org.uk
Zurich Community Trust
www.zurich.co.uk/zurichcommunitytrust
Funding Websites
Funding Central
www.fundingcentral.org.uk
GRANTnet
www.grantnet.com
Guidestar
www.guidestar.org.uk