Swindon Federation of Community Organisations

Updated 22/09/08

'Your community building counts'

Please find click here for your free e-booklet your community building counts. You can use it as a resource to help you make your community building Greener and more sustainable. Please contact the office if you would like help with this.

 

The booklet is in PDF format; if you do not have the facilities for opening PDF follow this link to download very good free PDF reader.
 

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

What Happens When Every Action Counts- Inspirational examples of good practice from the Third Sector

 Every Action Counts is an innovative programme aimed  at  engaging  national  and  local  voluntary  and  community  sector organisations  across England  in work  to protect and  improve our  environment and  to deliver  sustainable development.   Over the next few years our actions will help

tackle global climate change and move us towards ‘one planet living’ with  over 14,000 community groups involved in the programme. 

What Happens When Every Action Counts- Inspirational examples of good practice from the Third Sector is a great way to see what others have done to improve the environment and contribute to sustainable development. You can download it from here.

The booklet is in PDF format; if you do not have the facilities for opening PDF follow this link to download very good free PDF reader.
 

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

'Changing they way we work'

Click here to download. This guide shows why and how your organisation should change how you work in ways that will benefit your environment and save you money. The guide is specifically for organisations working in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and you’ll find a range of examples showing how VCS groups are already making a difference.

The booklet is in PDF format; if you do not have the facilities for opening PDF follow this link to download very good free PDF reader.
 

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Community Insurance scheme

Community Matters has entered into a partnership with social enterprise Finance Re-direct to provide a tailor made insurance scheme for our members.

To obtain a quotation for your insurance please visit: http://www.financeredirect.co.uk/insuranceproducts/schemes/communitymatters/index.php

Alternatively you can e-mail office@financeredirect.co.uk with your query. Please state if you are a Community Matters member.

Here is some of the feedback from our members about our insurance scheme:

“The Public Liability Insurance is invaluable” – Residents Association

“Excellent service, prompt and responsive” – Community Centre in Plymouth

“Meets our requirements exactly” – Community Association in Cheshire

“We saved money on our insurance” – Community Association in Oxford

Summery of types of cover / Insurance quotation form

Community Centres – A true value report 

For a number of years the Swindon Federation of Community Organisations (SFCO) and Community Development staff have discussed their concerns on how Community Centres in Swindon are perceived.

Compact Code of Good Practice on Community Groups

Making Equality Simple 

A plain English guide to the 2003 Employment Equality Regulations.

What is a community association?

Role of company secretaries

How to organise and run community AGM

The online training is available as PowerPoint presentations, if you do not have PowerPoint a PowerPoint viewer can be downloaded from here free.

The Swindon Federation of Community Organisations (SFCO)  has developed a jargon and acronym buster. Filled with all the information you will ever need to translate even the most incoherent jargon babble into a proper sentence. Please click on the picture below to download the PDF File.

The SFCO is a registered charity, No. 1024745