Links

Local

In East Sussex the work of the ChangeUp Consortium is featured in this website. However other links are featured for further information

• East Sussex Strategic Partnership
• East Sussex Economic Partnership
• VOICES

In West Sussex ChangeUp the consortium is coordinated by Action in Rural Sussex In Brighton and Hove their ChangeUp Consortium is coordinated by the Voluntary Sector Forum Brighton & Hove Changeup Consortium

Regional

• Regional Action and Involvement in the South East (RAISE) are the accountable body for the SouthEast ChangeUp Consortium.
• Regional guidance on ChangeUp is provided by the Government Office for the South East

National

Looking ahead to 2014 follow this link to the Capacity Builders site. ChangeUp came from the Government's Cross Cutting Review of the role of Voluntary and Community Organisations in 2002.

• HM Treasury (2002) Cross Cutting Review of the role of the Voluntary and Community sector

It was concluded that there was a need to explore best practice in supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector through infrastructure services.

• Home Offfice
• Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• National Council for Voluntary Organisations

There are six national Hubs of Expertise set up to explore an support the ChnageUp initiative

• Finance - www.cafonline.org/policy - guidance on procurement, fundraising and social enterprise for VCS organisations
• Governance - www.governancehub.org.uk - information to help trustees of VCS organisations to build governance capacity and enhance their skills <!--StartFragment -->
• ICT - www.ictconsortium.org.uk - a co-ordinated framework of ICT guidance, good practice, advicen and support for voluntary and community organisations, accessible at a local level
• Performance Improvement - www.performance-improvement.org.uk - guidance for local, sub-regional, regional and national infrastructure organisations to help improve the quality and quantity of support they can offer to VCOs
• Volunteering - www.volunteering.org.uk - a range of resources for anyone who works with or manages volunteers as well as to those who want to volunteer
• Workforce Development - www.voluntarysectorskills.org - information and news on skills development and good employment practice for VCS organisations