Managing Risk
Manchester Community Central Factsheets
Factsheet 17 – Health and Safety
Factsheet 19 – Quality Assurance
Factsheet 24 – Charities and VAT
Hitting the Iceberg: How to Manage a Funding Crisis
This guidance is designed for organisations which find themselves confronted by a major reduction in income
Charity Builder
Charity Builder is a free online service to help all not-for-profit groups comply with human resources and health and safety legislation.
Chartered Institute of Personnel Development Factsheets
Their factsheets provide introductory guidance on a range of HR, training and development and employment law issues.
Five Steps to Risk Assessment
This leaflet by the Health and Safety Executive aims to help you assess health and safety risks in the workplace.
Business Link – Managing Risk
This website sets out how to identify the risks your organisation may face. It also looks at how to implement an effective risk management policy and programme which can increase your organisations' chances of success and reduce the possibility of failure.
Are they safe? Guides
Use the Are they safe? Guide Part A: introduction
The information in part A will help you get the essentials in place to keep children safe within your community organisation.
Are they safe? Guide Part B: plan of action
In part B you will find exercises and checklists, policy templates and advice on how to employ the right people.
Are they safe? Guide Part C: Information, resources and publications
Free legal support for community groups
LawWorks for Community Groups offers three ways to provide free legal advice and guidance to small charities, not-for-profit, voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises in England and Wales:
• Free Legal Assistance
They can try to broker help for a wide range of legal work including company law, employment law, intellectual property law, charity law, tax VAT law, insolvency and help in drafting contingency plans, insurance law, health and saftey law, general contractual / commercial matters etc...
• Initial Electronic Advice (IEA)
IEA is an online system which provides answers from qualified solicitors to brief legal questions.
• Legal Fact-Sheets
LawWorks fact-sheets give general information to groups on specific areas of law, to enable them to spot and avoid potential legal problems.
Free Mediation services to charities, public bodies and deserving causes
The Association of Northern Mediators (ANM) is offering free mediation to charities, public bodies and deserving causes. Their mediators include solicitors, accountants, quantity surveyors and other professionals who have a wide experience of dealing with disputes arising out of a variety of legal, workplace and community disputes. Click here to read ANM's Pro Bono Scheme Leaflet
Insurance companies that specialise in providing Insurance Cover for the Voluntary Sector
Tennyson Insurance
This company is recommended by the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA)
Keegan & Pennykid Insurance Brokers Ltd
This company is endorsed by London Voluntary Service Council
CaSE Insurance
This company is endorsed by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
Please note: Manchester Community Central does not endorse nor recommend these companies. For further information please refer to Terms of Use
