Support for Groups

Access to Support and Advice

One of the main functions of Infrastructure Support Organisations (ISOs) is to provide good quality support, information and advice to voluntary and community sector groups like yours. This section of DIVA identifies the main support strands that you can expect to be able to access. These areas of specialist include:

Constitutions, legal issues and policy development
Organisational development
Consultancy
Financial management and accounting
Research
Design, publicity & marketing
Campaigning
Technical support

Some other useful links

The Advice Network & Training Partnership (ANTP)

ANTP advice centres give free, confidential, independent, impartial and reliable advice on a range of topics. In conjuction with DIVA, you can search the full range of ANTP-approved services.

NCVO

Guidance for setting up and running an organisation

Charity Commision

VolResource

Signposts to a huge number of online resources for the voluntary sector.