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• Local Groups in Trafford
• Umbrella bodies
• Funding
  Donating
• Legal information 
• Resources 
• Training and Guidance 
• Directories 
• Equality 
• Other Regulators 
• Effective giving to charities
• Government Information
• Giving support to charities

Local Groups in Trafford

Citizens Advice Trafford

Trafford Citizens Advice provide advice and information to people who live or work in the borough of Trafford. The service is Free, Confidential and Impartial. The also work to try and bring about changes to policies and practices that are causing difficulty to their clients.

Citizens Advice Trafford operates a telephone and information line which is available 10-4 Monday to Wednesday. The service is staffed by fully trained advisers. Telephone: 0844 4994103

http://www.traffordcab.org.uk/

Trafford Carers Centre
Trafford Carers Centre is a not-for-profit independent, voluntary organisation. We are a limited company by guarantee (no. 4695523) and a registered charity (no. 1102075). Our services are all free and everything you tell us will be kept in confidence. We are here to help all carers and former carers living in Trafford.

Trafford Carers Centre is based in Stretford Memorial Hospital, Old Trafford and was established in 1996 in order to provide a comprehensive support service for informal carers living within the metropolitan borough of Trafford.

• To provide information, advice and support to all carers, former carers and those working with and for carers in and around the metropolitan borough of Trafford, aiming to improve carers' physical, psychological and social lives.
  
• To enable carers and former carers to have an independent voice to positively and effectively influence the development of relevant local services.
  
• To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of carers, former carers and those working with and for carers in and around the metropolitan borough of Trafford and in particular the advancement of education and furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.
  

www.traffordcarerscentre.org.uk

Trafford Tenants & Residents Federation

Trafford Tenants & Residents Federation is a voluntary organisation representing residents across Trafford.  They offer independent advice and support and take up issues that could be affecting communities throughout the Borough of Trafford. They are an umbrella group that represent residents' needs. This includes individual residents.  The aim of the Federation is to ensure service providers in Trafford are working together to improve neighbourhoods.
www.traffordfederation.org.uk

.Umbrella bodies

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)
www.acevo.org.uk
ACEVO is the membership body for chief executives of voluntary sector organisations. ACEVO works to connect, develop and represent the sector's leaders.

A.C.R.E (Action with Communities in Rural England)
http://www.acre.org.uk
Supports sustainable rural community development and includes information for village halls and links to Rural Community Councils.

Active Communities Directorate (ACD)
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/communities
Home Office department responsible for promoting the development of the voluntary and community sector and encouraging people to become actively involved in their communities, particularly in deprived areas.

Association of Charitable Foundations
http://www.acf.org.uk
Support to grant making charities and people seeking grants. Does not make grants itself. Includes "A Guide to Giving" to help people wishing to set up a grant making charity.

Association of Charity Shops
http://www.charityshops.org.uk
The Association of Charity Shops is the only member organisation dedicated to supporting charities who run shops as part of their fundraising activities. By pooling expertise and joining forces to promote common interests, the Association helps members to operate their shops as effectively as possible. Members range from the largest national charities to locally based hospices.

Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
http://www.amrc.org.uk/
AMRC is a membership organisation of the leading UK charities that fund medical and health research. It provides information, guidance and a strong and representative voice for its members and the wider charity sector involved in medical and health research.

Charity Finance Directors’ Group (CFDG)
www.cfdg.org.uk
The membership organisation for those working in charities with responsibility for financial management.

Charity Logistics
http://www.charitylogistics.org
Provides help to charities with logistics / facilities issues with the aim of helping charities to save money when buying IT equipment, office space and parcel distribution.

Charities Aid Foundation - CAF
www.cafonline.org

Charities Aid Foundation is a UK registered charity providing a wide range of services to donors, charities and companies including its robust Charity Search facility, the means for donors to make tax-effective donations, banking and investment services for charities and its acclaimed Give As You Earn scheme for companies.

Institute of Fundraising
http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/
The professional body representing and supporting fundraisers.

National Association of Councils for Voluntary Services (NACVS)
www.nacvs.org.uk
NACVS (National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service). Local charities can use this website to find their nearest Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). These Councils provide support and training for local voluntary organisations on many practical issues, including management issues, IT and volunteering.

Children England
http://www.childrenengland.org.uk
Umbrella group representing child care charities. Provides publications, briefings and consultations to members on child care and family issues and represents members’ views, to central, regional and local government.

National Council For Voluntary Organisations
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Website of the umbrella body for voluntary organisations in England, which includes an online gateway to voluntary sector information and ask NCVO, a source of guidance for trustees on a wide range of practical and legal issues.

Funding

CharityBank
http://www.charitybank.org
Charity Bank is a charity where people can deposit money to be used solely for charity and social enterprise - lending, not giving. It is also a not-for-profit bank whose sole business is providing affordable finance for charitable work.

Grants for Listed Buildings used as Places of Worship
www.lpwscheme.org.uk
Information about government grants to help with the VAT costs of repairing and maintaining listed buildings which are used primarily as places of worship.

Trust funding
www.trustfunding.org.uk
Contains up-to-date comprehensive coverage of all the grant-making trusts included in all DSC or CAF directories. Available by subscription, visit the home page for a demonstration.

Donating

Association of Charitable Foundations

http://www.acf.org.uk/
The Association of Charitable Foundations publishes "A Guide to Giving". Produced by Philanthropy UK, this guide provides advice on all aspects of giving to charities. It includes a model deed and application form which can be used to set up and quickly register a grant-making charity [see Annexes A and B]. Philanthropy UK was a special project of the Association of Charitable Foundations.

CharityBank
http://www.charitybank.org
Charity Bank is a charity where people can deposit money to be used solely for charity and social enterprise - lending, not giving. It is also a not-for-profit bank whose sole business is providing affordable finance for charitable work.

Legal information
Charities Act 1992
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1992/Ukpga_19920041_en_1.htm
Charities Act 1993
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1993/Ukpga_19930010_en_1.htm

Charity Law Association
http://www.charitylawassociation.org.uk
The Charity Law Association is established with the aim of enabling those who advise on or use charity law to meet together, to exchange ideas and intelligence and to use their experience and expertise for the benefit of the charity sector.

In-House Charity Lawyers Group
http://www.cigroup.org.uk/charity.asp
The In-House Charity Lawyers Group is run by and for in-house lawyers in charities, enabling its members to meet together, network and exchange ideas, experiences and resources/best practice

SANDY ADIRONDACK Training and consultancy on governance and law
for the voluntary sector
http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/index.htm
Specialises in responsibilities of management committees/trustees, and legal aspects of voluntary sector management.

Resources

Charity Logistics
http://www.charitylogistics.org
Provides help to charities with logistics / facilities issues with the aim of helping charities to save money when buying IT equipment, office space and parcel distribution.

Training and Guidance

Charity Resource Network
http://www.thecrn.org.uk
Online information service of the Charity Finance Directors Group to support charity managers. Provided for members to give access to a range of practical documents, guidance and links to related sites. The site provides a useful guide to online information and helpsheets from a range of specialist bodies and organisations.

Directory of Social Change (DSC)
http://www.dsc.org.uk
DSC is an independent source of information and support to the voluntary sector. It
• provides practical training courses, conferences, seminars and briefings researches and
• publishes reference guides, handbooks, journals and CD-ROMs
Also provides comprehensive database of grantmaking trusts at www.trustfunding.org.uk

Institute of Chartered Accountants
http://www.icaew.co.uk/index

Support on accounting issues for charities, including links to many other useful sites.

National Council For Voluntary Organisations
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Website of the umbrella body for voluntary organisations in England, which includes an online gateway to voluntary sector information and ask NCVO, a source of guidance for trustees on a wide range of practical and legal issues.

Non-domestic Rates – guidance for charities
http://www.local.dtlr.gov.uk/finance/busrats/nndr/index.htm

Directories

CharityNet (Charities Aid Foundation - CAF)
http://www.charitynet.org
Provides links to a wide range of organisations providing support for the charity sector.

Equality

Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)
http://www.cre.gov.uk/index.html
Publicly funded body which tackles racial discrimination and promotes racial equality.

Disability Rights Commission
http://www.drc-gb.org
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body, established by Act of Parliament to eliminate discrimination against disabled people and promote equality of opportunity.

Regulators

Companies House
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Information about companies

Charities Commission

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/

The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales.

Financial Services Authority (FSA), The
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/index.shtml
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is the independent watchdog set up by government to regulate financial services and protect your rights.

HM Revenue and Customs
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities
Includes guidance on taxation for charities, and donors, and deals with questions about charities & VAT, with links to useful related publications.

Housing Corporation
http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk
Regulates and funds housing associations in England.

Land Registry
http://www.landreg.gov.uk/assets/library/documents/lrpg014.pdf
Practice advice from the Land Registry on land transactions.

Effective giving to charities

The Giving Campaign
http://www.givingcampaign.org.uk
Established to increase the amount of money given to UK charities; and, in the long term, to encourage a culture of giving where it is thought natural for everyone able to do so to give money and time to improve the quality of life for others.

Government information

Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO)
http://www.hmso.gov.uk
Help with access to and re-use of government information, including Crown Copyright material and parliamentary legislation.

Public Records Office (PRO)
http://www.pro.gov.uk
The Public Record Office is the national archive of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It brings together and preserves the records of central government and the courts of law, and makes them available to all who wish to consult them.

Giving support to charities

CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution)
http://www.cedr.co.uk/
CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) and the NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) run a joint scheme which is funded by the Home Office to raise awareness of mediation, through training events, seminars, etc. and also offers a discounted mediation service for charities.

Charity Logistics
http://www.charitylogistics.org
Provides help to charities with logistics / facilities issues with the aim of helping charities to save money when buying IT equipment, office space and parcel distribution.

Charity Skills
http://www.charityskills.org
Provides voluntary organisations in England and Wales with business support, Internet services and training

Employee Volunteering
http://www.employeevolunteering.org.uk
Promotes volunteering by providing support for employers, employees and charities.

Professionals4Free
http://www.professionals4free.org.uk/
Helps with finding free professional services.