Community development and regeneration

• Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) - including press library, communications, policy, projects, events, publications and village halls support.
  
  
• ADEPT community development agency - useful community information resources in the site for community groups and advisers.
  
  
• Adult learning and the voluntary sector - final report and recommendations for the Learning and Skills Council.
  
  
• Advocacy 2000 - citizen and independent advocacy, introduction to advocacy, newsletters, mailing lists, reports, large page of links from search engines.
  
  
• Industrial Injuries Scheme - The Industrial Injuries Scheme provides non-contributory no-fault benefits for disablement because of an accident at work, or because of one of over 70 prescribed diseases known to be a risk from certain jobs.
  
  
• AskNCVO - advice on wide range of issues for the voluntary sector, In Focus magazine online, search facility, browse by topics.
  
  
• BASSAC - British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres - site includes resource papers on IT, volunteers and other community issues, also useful links section.
  
  
• BCODP (British Council of Disabled People) - links to national, regional and local organisations of disabled people.
  
  
• Charity Commission - news and events, links, information and guidelines for charities including charity law and practice.
  
  
• Charity Net - large site for the voluntary sector in the UK, includes email news digest, lists of charities on-line and jobs.
  
  
• Charity People - including vacancies and training.
  
  
• Community Legal Service Quality Mark - information about the standards for organisations providing information, general help and specialist help.
  
  
• Community Learning Resource - resources, information and advice for teaching and learning, skills development, technical guidance and leadership and management for Adult and Community Learning (ACL).
  
  
• Communities Online Forum - UK site, articles, events, FAQs, links and publications.
  
  
• Community Accounting Plus - a very useful online resource for voluntary organisations with guidance on specific financial guidance and also on financial responsibilities. It's even fun to read!
  
  
  
• Community Development Exchange - includes strategic framework for community development, community worker survey, glossary of terms, news and consultations, events and good links.
  
  
• Community Development Foundation - key information on community development resources, policies and theories.
  
  
• Community Matters - National Federation of Community Organisations - information sheets, online discussion group through SmartGroups.
  
  
• Community Research and Development Information Service - Europe.
  
  
• Community Training and Enabling - designed to support housing association residents in England to develop new training and community development projects, includes advice on planning a project and applying for a grant.
  
  
• Community Work resources - SOSIG - articles and reports, books, educational materials, government publications, mailing lists and organisations (UK).
  
  
• Crime Concern - national crime reduction organisation and registered charity, providing support to professional and voluntary agencies to support reduction of crime and fear of crime within local communities. It also runs over 60 projects across England and Wales, many of which are youth and neighbourhood-focused. Site includes news, publications, briefing papers, case studies, resource packs, guides and volunteer information.
  
  
• Directory of Social Change - key publications on charities and trusts, also training events.
  
  
• Ethnic Minority Foundation - Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations - volunteer opportunities with the group as a mentor, in community work and with the organisation.
  
  
• Idealist.org - large international site with information on and for voluntary organisations.
  
  
• Infed - includes wide range of theoretical issues, key texts, courses and methodologies relating to adult and community education, youth and community work and community development, including information and bibliographies.
  
  
• Legal update for voluntary organisations - really useful set of factsheets on key legal issues with an email update available.
  
  
• Media Trust - useful online checklists on dealing with the media, including writing a press release, undertaking a design project and website checklists.
  
  
• National Association for Community Mediation - a membership organization comprised of community mediation centers, their staff and volunteer mediators, and other individuals and organizations interested in the community mediation movement, site includes news and links.
  
  
• NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) - information on your local CVS, press releases, online information including mileage rates. Information mainly for CVS organisations.
  
  
• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) - voice of the voluntary section, useful links section, advice and information (UK site).
  
  
• Older and Bolder - learning and very useful links for older adults, from NIACE.
  
  
• ProHelp - national network of professional firms offering free support to the voluntary sector, established by Business in the Community, information for each region of the UK.
  
  
• PQASSO - quality assurance system for small and medium voluntary organisations, self-assessment tool.
  
  
• Psychology of Virual Communities - articles, discussion groups, links to journals and magazines and links to other sites and organisations, covering research and psychology of virtual communities, delivery of psychological services by the net and people involved in researching cyberspace.
  
  
• Quest-net - networking and information services for community activists, includes online news services, information for individuals, on improving communities and on issues affecting neighbourhoods, also conference information, exchange visits, support for community newsletters (subscription required), discussion boards and links.
  
  
• Radical Statistics Group - promotes use of statistics to inform not to drive policies, online articles and information on publications, search by subjects and by journal date, news, links and discussion group.
  
  
• Samaritans - Festival branch - a 24 hour Samaritan service provided for festivals and events, site has information about the service and volunteers, also festival and other links.
  
  
• Scottish Community Development Centre - includes details of community development evaluation project.
  
  
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - includes information, policy, research, news, IT and project information, training and jobs.
  
  
• The Virtual Volunteering project - US site, encouraging volunteering through the use of the Internet and a home or work computer. Advice and resources for agencies and volunteers.
  
  
• VolResource - basic information, briefings and links to information for voluntary and community organisations including information sources, service providers, training and events, employment, campaigning and informing, specialist areas and a wide variety or briefing papers and case studies for organisations. Also, a weekly emailed newsletter, free to voluntary organisations.
  
  
• VolunteersOnline - Canadian online resource site for voluntary organisations, covering useful IT and IT supported management and strategic issues.
  
  
• Workwithus.org - Scotland's portal to the voluntary sector, includes section for volunteers, other specialist sectors, news and discussion forum.

• Adventure Activities Licensing Authority - information for users of services, activity providers and search for licensed activity providers.
  
  
• ARVAC - Association of Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector - promotes effective community action through research (UK).
  
  
• Association of British Credit Unions - find your local credit union, information sheets and statistics, events and training, news and discussion forum for members.
  
  
• Building Communities - US theories and projects.
  
  
• British Urban Regeneration Association - membership information, awards and selected information (UK).
  
  
• Business in the Community - information, events and newsletter (UK).
  
  
• Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion - huge resource for advisers, including news, research, government policies, benefits, New Deal, to name just a few areas!
  
  
• Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) - the regeneration network - information on their services and publications.
  
  
• Centre for Neighbourhood Research (CNR) - research programme information, Neighbourhood Question Bank based on major national and sub national Social Surveys since 1990, news and international links.
  
  
• The Civic Trust - news, publications and projects within the Regeneration Unit (UK).
  
  
• Communities for Health - network of community health related websites.
  
  
• Communities Scotland - housing and regeneration, including promoting standards and good practice, also consultation papers, online guidance, newsletter and research, FAQ about the change of name and function and useful links.
  
  
• Community Action Network - a mutual learning and support network for social entrepreneurs, includes definitions and training information, news and activities, online newsletter (UK).
  
  
• Community Education Development Centre - project information, including health improvement, economic and regeneration projects.
  
  
• Criminal Records Bureau - "to help organisations make safer recruitment decisions. By providing wider access to criminal record information, the CRB will help employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors identify candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving contact with children or other vulnerable members of society". Telephone the CRB Information Line on 0870 90 90 811. See also the Disclosure website.
  
  
• Development Trusts Association - community-based regeneration network - including guidelines for partnerships, case studies, news, events and grants.
  
  
• English Heritage - news, information, policies, grants, publications, educational resources, tourism, conservation, archaeology and various projects.
  
  
• Enterprising Communities - Social Investment Task Force - report and case studies, useful links to finance for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
  
  
• Funding Sources or community based and educational organisations - including regional funds, statutory funds, trusts and foundations, lottery funders, European funds, from NIACE.
  
  
• Groundwork - news, public policy and research, work with communities, education, landscapes, young people and children, also jobs and voluntary work from environmental regeneration charity.
  
  
• HAZnet (Health Action Zones) - including Health Development Today magazine online, Health Variations programme link, news, policies and projects.
  
  
• health-activist.net - training community health activists, advice on setting up courses, A - Z of key terms, resources and email discussion group.
  
  
• Institution of Economic Development - includes courses and seminars, qualifications, news and discussion forum.
  
  
• Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) - sector skills council for workforce development and planning for employers and employees in the lifelong learning sector, including developing and maintaining standards and qualifications for community development, youth work, work with parents and learning for social inclusion.
  
  
• Local Government Association - news, policy, information and events.
  
  
• Local Information, Advice and Guidance - includes information on adult guidance pilots, running until March 2003.
  
  
• Neighbourhood Renewal Unit - includes information on Local Strategic Partnerships, Neighbourhood Renewal Funds, Community Networks, Community Chest funds, policies and publications.
  
  
• New Economics Foundation - radical think tank on local, national and international economic and partnership issues, includes online resources and articles on participation and local economic renewal.
  
  
• Partnerships Online - online communities, creating online networks, development and support for community participation and partnerships, using IT in the community, manifesto for online communities.
  
  
• People for Action - national network of housing and regeneration organisations, website includes publications, events, projects and links, also working on financial inclusion projects.
  
  
• IDOX Information Services- formerly the Planning Exchange, information providers for regeneration and development, includes events, publications, discussion forum and useful links.
  
  
• The Prince's Foundation - news and publications.
  
  
• Public Appointments - information about opportunities and vacancies throughout the UK.
  
  
• Regen.net - UK government site, must register first, includes events and courses, policy documents and initiatives and other resources, links to useful contacts, discussion forum and job vacancies.
  
  
• Regeneration and Renewal - key online magazine with information on funding, political developments, articles and jobs (UK).
  
  
• Regional Co-ordination Unit and the Government Offices for the Regions - links to all major government programmes.
  
  
• renewal.net - resources for projects, including policies, standards and consultations, training, information and resources, sections on housing and environment, worklessness, education, crime, health, local economies, events, email updates, discussion forums and links.
  
  
• Social Enterprise - information, news, policy and links from the DTI.
  
  
• Social Enterprise Coalition - large list of online and other resources, news and events, for businesses with a social purpose, includes good links to startup information, including feasibility studies, business plans, income sources, handbooks and magazines.
  
  
• Social Exclusion Task Force - policies and press releases.
  
  
• SocietyGuardian - articles, policies, good practice, jobs and careers in local government, regeneration, social care, voluntary sector, health and housing, from the Guardian newspaper.
  
  
• SPRITO-ELS - National Training Organisation (NTO) for sports and recreation, playwork, health and fitness, the outdoors, leisure attractions and caravan industry.
  
  
• The Stationery Office - UK Government, business and professional publications.
  
  
• SureStart - UK government programme supporting children, families and communities, with information about the wide range of government and other services for children, quality and standards information and development, information on jobs and careers in the sector and recruitment grants, publications, events and consultations.
  
  
• Urban Forum Online - information on urban and regional policy, including regeneration, for community and voluntary groups, including reports, briefings, events, publications, advice and information on LSPs, (Local Strategic Parternships), links to member organisations and online discussion forum.
  
  
• www.theory.org.uk - the media theory site - a fun way to keep up to date, at a website dealing with the relationship between the mass media and people's identities, genders and everyday lives. Site includes good quiz, art ideas, trading cards and sections on role models, queer theory, gender, identity, media effects, Adorno, Judith Butler, Foucault and Gramsci and a random module catalogue for communications courses.
  
  
• UK Social Investment Forum - promoting and encouraging socially responsible investment in the UK including ethical investment, green investment, shareholder activism, social banking and community finance, site has policy and briefing papers on the issues.

• Advocacy 2000 - citizen and independent advocacy, introduction to advocacy, newsletters, mailing lists, reports and a large page of links from search engines.
  
  
• British Association of Social Workers - including code of ethics, news, publications, discussion forum, job vacancies, press releases and policy responses.
  
  
• BCODP (British Council of Disabled People) - links to national, regional and local organisations of disabled people.
  
  
• careandhealth.com - useful resources on policy and law, welfare rights, also care news, discussion groups, articles, events and good links, also jobs and care placements.
  
  
• General Social Care Council (GSCC) - includes codes of conduct and practice, social care register, standards for education and training and links.
  
  
• Community Work resources - SOSIG - articles and reports, books, educational materials, government publications, mailing lists and organisations (UK).
  
  
• Older and Bolder - learning and very useful links for older adults, from NIACE.
  
  
• Quality Protects Programme(Department for Education and Skills) - focusing on work with children, site includes Good Practice Database, news from project teams and development workers, seminars and conferences, links to other sites, quality assessment tool and other leaflets and documents.
  
  
• Social Care Institute for Excellence - replaced the National Institute for Social Work, has a Welsh language version. Site includes consultations, events, press releases, the electronic Library for Social Care, the caredata knowledge base and the Scottish-Executive funded reSearchWeb.
  
  
• SWAN (Social Work Access Network) - includes mailing lists, newsgroups and many international links.
  
  
• TOPSS UK (Training Organisation for the Personal Social Services) - information for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, including National Occupational Standards, guidelines and policies, news, consultations and links.

• Applying to Charitable Trusts - useful information leaflets from the Association of Charitable Foundations, also good links to UK charitable trusts, UK voluntary sector umbrella bodies, international bodies and related organisations.
  
  
• Arts and Business - mainly for the arts.
  
  
• Access Funds - grants information for the voluntary sector in the UK.
  
  
• Adult and Community Learning Fund - to support community based organisations developing new learning opportunities for adults.
  
  
• askNCVO - advice on wide range of issues for the voluntary sector, In Focus magazine online, search facility, browse by topics, including section on funding, earning income and financial management.
  
  
• Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) - site includes guidelines to help with applying for grants and for grant making organisations, also links to UK trusts and voluntary sector organisations.
  
  
• Awards for All - grants for small groups £500 - £5,000.
  
  
• British Urban Regeneration Association - membership information, awards and selected information (UK).
  
  
• Business in the Community - information, events and newsletter (UK).
  
  
• Charities Aid Foundation - information for charities, individuals and companies, also online information sheets by email for students, on volunteering, fundraising advice and regular email updates.
  
  
• CharitiesDirect - databases of charities and advisers, also products, mailing lists and reports.
  
  
• Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion - resource for advisers on social policy issues, including news, research, government policies, benefits, government statistics and welfare to work.
  
  
• Community Accounting Plus - a very useful online resource for voluntary organisations with guidance on specific financial guidance and also on financial responsibilities. It's even fun to read!
  
  
• Community Fund - grants from the National Lottery Charities Board.
  
  
• Community Training and Enabling (CTE) Grants - grants for housing association residents for a range of project ideas.
  
  
• Directory of Social Change - key publications on charities and trusts, listing for charities wanting grants under £5,000, Trust Monitor (online journal), subscription site for trust information, also training events.
  
  
• Development Trusts Association - community-based regeneration network - including guidelines for partnerships, case studies, news, events and grants.
  
  
• European Training for Staff in Adult Education - opportunity to develop skills outside of the UK in areas e.g. teaching and methodology, coaching or counselling skills, understanding adult education in Europe, or managing European projects, up to €1500, Grundtvig training grants open to anyone involved in the delivery of adult education: teachers, trainers, managers, counsellors, mentors and union learning representatives.
  
  
• Funderfinder - a well regarded software package for identifying UK charities, trusts and grants. The site also has a very useful set of links to trusts online.
  
  
• Funders Online - mainly information for organisations in Europe, including advice on websites, project proposals, links section, news bulletin and events.
  
  
• Fund$raiser Cyberzine - useful monthly fundraiser magazine by email.
  
  
• Futurebuilders Fund - funds for voluntary and community sector organisations to help deliver services.
  
  
• Grants Online - information on grants from Europe, UK government, National Lottery funds and grant making trusts.
  
  
• Idealist.org - large international site with information on and for voluntary organisations.
  
  
• internet-Fundraising.com - US site with advice and articles on raising funds for non-profit organisations.
  
  
• Institute of Fundraising - promoting good practice in fundraising, routes to certification and new codes of practice.
  
  
• National Lottery Awards Search - search for awards granted in your area; recent awards or those granted for a specific date; awards granted for a particular project; whether a specific award has been granted.
  
  
• New Opportunities Fund - grants to health, education and environment projects throughout the UK.
  
  
  
• The Prince's Trust - funds and supports 14-30 year olds to develop confidence, learn new skills and get into work.
  
  
• ProHelp - national network of professional firms offering free support to the voluntary sector, established by Business in the Community, information for each region of the UK.
  
  
• Regeneration and Renewal - key online magazine with information on funding, political developments, articles and jobs (UK).
  
  
• Regional Co-ordination Unit and the Government Offices for the Regions - links to all major government programmes.
  
  
• Socrates / Grundtvig 2000 - 2006 - fund to enhance adult education provision by means of European co-operation and will support transnational co-operation projects; learning partnerships; mobility for training of educational staff and networks.
  
  
• SponsorFinder - mainly for sport, arts, community, charities, internet and media.
  
  
• Sponsorship.co.uk - mainly for events.
  
  
• Sport Sponsorship UK - for sports events and organisations.
  
  
• UK Fundraising - news, jobs, events, services, list of grants and funding resources, online articles and a section on internet fundraising.
  
  
• The UK Sponsorship Database - wide range of sponsorship categories, including education.
  
  
• Voluntary and Community Sector Grants (Active Community Unit - Home Office) - information on and search for grants from Home Office, Department for Education and Skills, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and the Department of Health.

• BCODP (British Council of Disabled People) - links to national, regional and local organisations of disabled people.
  
  
• Caring matters - resources for people involved in long-term care as disabled people or carers, including legal issues, money issues, advice on key issues, links to other organisations and sites.
  
  
• Carersnet - coalition of carers in Scotland, site includes legislation, statistics, information on local organisations.
  
  
• Counsel and Care - free and confidential advice and help service for older people.
  
  
• Crossroads - providing practical support for carers.
  
  
• Department of Health - Carers Website - government information for carers including guides for carers assessment, benefits available, services and other resources.
  
  
• Disabled Living Foundation - provides advice and information on equipment, online factsheets on wide range of equipment and support issues, training events and an online shop.
  
  
• National Care Standards Commission - Frequently asked questions, national minimum standards, links to wide range of organisations dealing with related care issues, including sites dealing with professional care workers and nursing homes.
  
  
• The Princess Royal Trust for Carers - information on local centres, online discussion groups, information and advice and useful links, including benefits check and health quiz, time off, transport, equality issues, employment issues, news and events.
  
  
• Ring Around Carers - BBC site helping carers get in touch with each other.
  
  
• Young Carers Initiative - where to get help, homework help, news, information, advice, links, projects, events and contacts for young carers and their families, and for professionals from the Childrens's Society.
  
  
• Young Carers Research Group - online free publications (.pdf) and project information.