Useful Links
Local
Oxfordshire Data Observatory
Data on the people, politics, economy and environment of our county. Find information on recently released data sets, maps and reports for key indicators and popular statistics.
Local government
Cherwell District Council
Oxford City Council
Oxfordshire County Council
South Oxfordshire District Council
West Oxfordshire District Council
Vale of the White Horse District Council
Regional
RAISE
Regional Action and Involvement South East. The representative body for voluntary and community organisations in the South East.
GOSE
Government Office for the South East.
SEEDA
South East England Development Agency.
National
ACEVO
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.
ACEVO’s website offers you practical advice on surviving and leading through the recession.
Charity Commission
Regulates the administration and affairs of registered UK charities. Site gives detailed advice and policies on charitable activities.
Community Development Foundation
Supports community work of all kinds as well as acting as an adviser to government on community development and involvement and carrying out research, evaluation and policy analysis to identify good practice in all aspects of community development.
Companies House
The official government register of UK companies
Directory of Social Change
Useful source of information and training for the community sector.
Guidestar UK
A free public site providing a source of high quality information on more than 167,000 UK registered charities.
NAVCA
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action.
NCVO
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Office of the Third Sector
Latest news and policy updates from the Office of the Third Sector.
Useful links by subject
Finance and funding (also refer to our Funding Advice & Development pages)
FunderFinder
Provider of grant-finding software and other resources
Cash online
This site aims to provide people with the basic financial skills needed to run successful charities and voluntary organisations.
HM Revenue & Customs - Charities
The HMRC Charities web pages offer charities a single reference point for information about tax and VAT.
Human Resources & Employment
ACAS
An organisation devoted to preventing and resolving employment disputes
Business Link
An impartial, government funded website providing up-to-date guidance on a wide range of topics including: written statements and contracts, holiday entitlement, redundancy, maternity and paternity leave, and working hours. There are lots of useful tools to save time and cut costs too, such as downloadable written statements of employment.
Charitybuilder
This website enables you to enter the various required criteria, and then provides and employment contract for you.
LVSC PEACe project
London Voluntary Service Council: Personnel, Employment Advice and Conciliation service
NCVO HRBank
National Council for Voluntary Action's online resource of sample job descriptions and HR policies, which have been donated by voluntary sector organisations and can be requested online.
Legal
Sandy Adirondack legal information
Useful information on governance and law for the voluntary sector.
Language
Multikulti
Information on debt, employment, health, housing, immigration and welfare benefits translated into Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Somali, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish and Urdu.
Publicity
Community Newswire
A free service run by the Media Trust and The Press Association to help community and voluntary groups gain coverage in the media.
Counselling
Counselling-directory
A free confidential service that encourages people in distress to seek help and find a qualified counsellor in their area.
