The Charity Commission have some fantastic resources on various aspects of Governance within Charities (for both Trustees and staff). Take a look at the link below for more information.
Charity governance, finance and resilience: 15 questions trustees should ask – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Charity Commission have some fantastic resources on various aspects of Governance within Charities (for both Trustees and staff). Take a look at the link below for more information about making valid trustee decisions that are in your charity’s best interests.
The Charity Commission have some fantastic resources on various aspects of Governance within Charities (for both Trustees and staff). Take a look at the link below to find out more about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
The Charity Commission have some fantastic resources on various aspects of Governance within Charities (for both Trustees and staff). Take a look at some at the link below for more information on managing your charity.
Setting up and running a charity: Managing your charity – detailed information – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Charity Commission have some fantastic resources on various aspects of Governance within Charities (for both Trustees and staff). Take a look at their information on setting up a charity below:
Set up a charity: step by step – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This is to update you on Developments in Place which are progressing within North Northamptonshire. The latest slide deck can be viewed here .
You can also find this information on the VCSE ICS Portal at Connect Northamptonshire (vcse-ics.co.uk) by viewing the Resources Section.
If you are a VCSE organisation looking for further training or support, then why not consider our Executive Membership Package with prices starting from as little as £25.00 per annum. Our 2023 offer can be viewed here.
There is a huge amount of transformation taking place across the County so keep updated by using our Member Portal or by joining our CEO Member Networking and ICS specific sessions.
Gain some extra training above and beyond our standard core offer or join us yearly for our Engagement session (particularly relevant to Local Area Partnerships and Community Wellbeing Forums).
Use our training room (which holds up to 30 delegates) for free or seek some extra advice from our Finance manager about your balance sheet or from the VIN CEO on the Charity Governance Code.
To subscribe for membership, click here
West Northamptonshire Council’s Public Health Team are inviting individuals and organisations who have an idea that will help to improve the health and wellbeing of their local community to apply for a community grant fund as part of the Well Northants programme.
Grants of up to £2,500 are available for residents and organisations who live in the Blackthorn, Kings Heath and St David’s areas of Northampton. Those are invited to put forward their project idea, ensuring that it meets the need of one of the priorities highlighted for that area. These can be found in the table below.
All applicants will be asked to present their project idea at a local event which will be held in each area, for those who live there to come along and vote for the project that they would like to see delivered in their area. The project with the most votes will be awarded the funding and support to help deliver the project in the area.
WNC’s community development workers have been meeting with residents, visiting community groups and hosting café events to better understand local priorities.
The table below includes information on the area priorities, application deadlines as well as details on the community voting day events taking place. Applicants are asked to register their attendance for the community voting day events via the links provided.
Please note that your details will be confidential and will not be shared are further or used for other projects.
The community areas and their priorities
| Area | Area priorities | Application deadline | Community voting day details |
| Blackthorn | Bringing people together
Better communication Support for families and children Improving community safety Healthy clean spaces |
24 February 2023 | Event date:
11 March 2023, 10am to 1.30pm
Location: Growing Together Northampton, Longmead Court, Northampton, NN3 8QD
Event link to sign up: |
| Kings Heath | Getting to know each other
Healthy and clean spaces Access to services |
24 February 2023 | Event date:
11 March 2023, 2pm to 5.30pm
Location: Kings Heath Primary Academy, North Oval, Northampton, NN5 7LN
Event link to sign up: communityvotingkingsheath.eventbrite.co.uk
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| St David’s | Bringing people together
Working in partnership Community safety Improving communications |
17 February 2023 | Event date:
04 March 2023, 2pm to 5.30pm
Location: Saint David’s Church, Eastern Avenue South, Northampton, NN2 7QB
Event link to sign up: |
Support and information:
For more information about the Well Northants community grant including local priorities, deadlines and community voting dates visit: www.westnorthants.gov.uk/community-safety-and-emergencies/community-involvement or contact the Well Northants Team on: wellnorthantswest@westnorthants.gov.uk
For additional support in completing an application please contact Gayle Wallace at: Gayle.wallace@btconnect.com or call on: 078144 22696.
Gayle will also be hosting online advice and information sessions via zoom at 9:30 am on the following dates:
To join the support sessions on Zoom, please click here at 9.30am on the dates above: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84449836742
Meeting ID: 844 4983 6742
About the Well Northants Programme
West and North Northamptonshire Councils Public Health Teams are taking a community-based approach to address health inequalities in Northamptonshire focusing on those who are most vulnerable. The outcomes we want to achieve are:
Well Northants aims to empower communities so they can become more connected, more resilient and improve their wellbeing.
The ICS has agreed that the NN VCSE should Chair the Community Wellbeing Forum (CWF). We need to elect Chairs and Vice Chairs for these place-based CWFs. There are 8 positions available:
There are four CWF with the following interim Chairs:
If you are interested in being the Chair or Vice Chair of the CWF please contact Sean Silver on sean.silver@groundwork.org.uk
Election process: If there are more than 2 nominations for the above positions the NN VCSE Steering Group will agree a selection panel who will conduct interviews and select the most suitable candidate.
These positions are paid and currently we are using the Health Equalities Grant secured by VIN to support the VCSE to be involved in the ICS. Other funding is being sought from the ICS partners.
For each CWF meeting the Chair will receive £500. There is no remuneration for the position of Vice Chair, although in the absence of the Chair for a CWF meeting, the funding for that meeting should go to the Vice Chair for Chairing the meeting.
Closing Date 27th January 2022
The Integrated Care Strategy 2023 – 2033 is now live and can be seen here: ICN Strategy Final Jan 23
This 10-year strategy sets out a plan to help people benefit from equitable opportunities to live their best life, whoever they are and wherever they live in Northamptonshire. It was compiled by the Integrated Care Partnership with support from a wide range of stakeholders, including those from the VCSE.
The Partnership states:
Having a shared strategy that sets out our direction for the next 10 years can make a positive difference to people’s lives. It can bring better outcomes throughout their lifetime; from pregnancy to newborns, to improved education and employment opportunities, to social connection and better access to health and care services.
