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Listed below are links to useful booklets and toolkits for your organisaton. There are links to external websites and we cannot be held responsible for the content of those websites. A listed booklet or toolkit on this page should not be construed as a recommendation or assessment of quality on the part of NKTS.

The disc contains 250 pages of information, templates, factsheets, model forms and policies.
Including business plans, recruitment and selection, sustainability, market plans and so much more

It is designed to help you set up or grow your voluntary, faith, charitable or community organisation and fits in nicely with the workshops and training courses we offer to ensure you are fully supported in your organisation.

These CD Rom toolkits were selling for £20 – we have 50 to distribute for the fantastic price of
£5 on a first come first served basis

All we ask is that you complete an application form and then in 2 weeks supply us will a short feedback sheet to help us assess the value of this toolkit

A word of warning if we do not receive a feedback sheet from you we will charging the full price for the disc
You have been warned!

Toolkit to assess Progress for Providers

Walsall Voluntary Action

Organisations providing adult social care services can check their progress in responding to the personalisation agenda, thanks to a new self-assessment tool.

Progress for Providers is a self-assessment toolkit developed by providers and commissioners and is particularly focused on the delivery of personalised, individually costed services and individual service funds.

Aimed at small and large organisations alike, Progress for Providers is an easy to use assessment tool that allows managers and staff to focus on the key changes and developments that personalisation requires.

To access your copy of the toolkit, please follow the link here.

Measuring Effectiveness was a joint project between NACVS and Charities Evaluation Services (CES), the aim of which was to produce a self-evaluation toolkit that would enable the CVS network to improve its monitoring and evaluation activities and to share the information in a comparable and consistent way.

Funded by the Home Office, the programme began in 1999 when over 50 CVS across England were recruited to help develop the toolkit and test it out in their own CVS. The end result is Measuring effectiveness: A self-evaluation toolkit for the national network of Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS).

Measuring Effectiveness is available as a downloadable document in PDF format (1,370 KB). You will need adobe acrobat reader to do this. The tools are available as a Word document, so that they can be altered and adapted to the organisations' needs.

Developing your Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy

This practical guide produced by NAVCA provides the essential information that local authorities and LSP partners need to develop a joined-up approach to community engagement. The guide has been produced jointly with the Urban Forum and Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA), with support from the National Empowerment Partnership.

Download "Developing your Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy" (PDF 730KB)

NAVCA and NCVO have jointly published Pathways Through the Maze, the first comprehensive guide to procurement regulations written for voluntary organisations and community groups.

The Guide answers the most common questions voluntary and community organisations have about procurement processes and explains the legal requirements applying to public bodies' procurement exercises

Anyone in an infrastructure organisation who works with commissioning, procurement and public services.
All voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises interest or involved in delivering public services.
Public Sector commissioners wanting to improve their engagement with third sector organisations.

Site Menu Homepage About Us Staff General Information Contact Us Courses Free Courses In House Training Training Supplementary OCN & Training Facilities Forum News Job & Other Adverts Events Your Feedback Links Toolkit Downloads		Toolkits Listed below are links to useful booklets and toolkits for your organisaton. There are links to external websites and we cannot be held responsible for the content of those websites. A listed booklet or toolkit on this page should not be construed as a recommendation or assessment of quality on the part of NKTS. Social Enterprise Toolkit CD Produced by REAL Ltd The disc contains 250 pages of information, templates, factsheets, model forms and policies. Including business plans, recruitment and selection, sustainability, market plans and so much more It is designed to help you set up or grow your voluntary, faith, charitable or community organisation and fits in nicely with the workshops and training courses we offer to ensure you are fully supported in your organisation. These CD Rom toolkits were selling for £20 – we have 50 to distribute for the fantastic price of £5 on a first come first served basis All we ask is that you complete an application form and then in 2 weeks supply us will a short feedback sheet to help us assess the value of this toolkit This can all be done by email and/or post A word of warning if we do not receive a feedback sheet from you we will charging the full price for the disc You have been warned! For an application form please contact us via our Contact Us page Toolkit to assess Progress for Providers Walsall Voluntary Action Organisations providing adult social care services can check their progress in responding to the personalisation agenda, thanks to a new self-assessment tool. Progress for Providers is a self-assessment toolkit developed by providers and commissioners and is particularly focused on the delivery of personalised, individually costed services and individual service funds. Aimed at small and large organisations alike, Progress for Providers is an easy to use assessment tool that allows managers and staff to focus on the key changes and developments that personalisation requires. To access your copy of the toolkit, please follow the link here. Measuring effectiveness NAVCA Measuring Effectiveness was a joint project between NACVS and Charities Evaluation Services (CES), the aim of which was to produce a self-evaluation toolkit that would enable the CVS network to improve its monitoring and evaluation activities and to share the information in a comparable and consistent way. Funded by the Home Office, the programme began in 1999 when over 50 CVS across England were recruited to help develop the toolkit and test it out in their own CVS. The end result is Measuring effectiveness: A self-evaluation toolkit for the national network of Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS). Measuring Effectiveness is available as a downloadable document in PDF format (1,370 KB). You will need adobe acrobat reader to do this. The tools are available as a Word document, so that they can be altered and adapted to the organisations' needs. Developing your Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy This practical guide produced by NAVCA provides the essential information that local authorities and LSP partners need to develop a joined-up approach to community engagement. The guide has been produced jointly with the Urban Forum and Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA), with support from the National Empowerment Partnership. Download "Developing your Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy" (PDF 730KB) Need help with commissioning and procurement? NAVCA Download "Need help with commissioning and procurement?" (PDF, 663KB) Pathways through the maze: a guide to procurement law NAVCA and NCVO have jointly published Pathways Through the Maze, the first comprehensive guide to procurement regulations written for voluntary organisations and community groups. The Guide answers the most common questions voluntary and community organisations have about procurement processes and explains the legal requirements applying to public bodies' procurement exercises Pathways Through the Maze is essential reading for: Anyone in an infrastructure organisation who works with commissioning, procurement and public services. All voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises interest or involved in delivering public services. Public Sector commissioners wanting to improve their engagement with third sector organisations. Download Pathways through the maze: A Guide to Procurement Law (PDF, 1.24MB)

Toolkit to assess Progress for Providers

Measuring effectiveness

Developing your Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy

Pathways through the maze: a guide to procurement law