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Compliance, constitutions & legal

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Applying to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

The basic issues around constituting as a CIO. This short course is packed with information. It comes with two bonus 'top tips' explaining the concept of public benefit and looking at having AGMs.   0.5 hrs.
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ACRE information sheet 11 - Charities Act 2011

This ACRE information sheet is a preliminary guide to the regulations as they are most likely to affect Village Halls. It sumarises the changes in charity law over older constitutions that may affect Village Halls.
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ACRE information sheet 04 - Data protection - a preliminary guide

This ACRE information sheet is a preliminary guide to the regulations as they are most likely to affect Village Halls. It covers recording information, such as hirer information or mailing lists, as well as donor details and similar data.
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Template policy: Disciplinary policy

This DCA template will help you to create or update your own policy. It gives a standard text, together with links and notes so that you can adapt it to suit you. Each section highlights what you need to consider.   0.5 hrs.
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Template policy: Equalities, diversity & inclusion

This DCA template will help you to create or update your own policy. It gives a standard text, together with links and notes so that you can adapt it to suit you. Each section highlights what you need to consider.
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Financial reporting to Trustee Boards

This short video will cover what financial reports need to go to a Trustee Board meeting.
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Template policy: GDPR

This DCA template will help you to create or update your own policy. It gives a standard text, together with links and notes so that you can adapt it to suit you. Each section highlights what you need to consider.
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ACRE information sheet 20 - Health and hygiene in Village Halls

Most Village Halls have facilities for providing drinks and refreshments and itis vitally important that standards of maintenance and hygiene for both kitchens and toilets are as high as possible. This ACRE information sheet covers the issues.
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Template policy: Health & Safety

This DCA template will help you to create or update your own policy. It gives a standard text, together with links and notes so that you can adapt it to suit you. Each section highlights what you need to consider.
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ACRE information sheet 15 - Health and safety legislation and Village Halls

This ACRE information sheet explains how the statutory requirements of health and safety legislation affect village halls. It gives guidance and template policies including a sample policy and risk assessment.
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How to have great meetings - Available to listen to now

This bundle of downloadable short recordings from 5 - 15 minutes covers many aspects of meetings.
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How we applied as a CIO

This conversation is with Erika Petrie, founder and CEO of Shades of Different. It is free to watch as Erika has kindly donated her time.
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ACRE information sheet 07 - Insurance for Village Halls

This ACRE information sheet provides guidance on insurance for Village Halls. Trustees have a duty to insure assets and against liabilities. This is a guide to the classes of insurance which should be considered.
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ACRE information sheet 25 - Making your village hall accessible

A village hall is in an ideal position to provide support for those who are most vulnerable, providing local facilities that can significantly increase their independence and general quality of life. This is the guide to accessibility.
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Managing risk

Assessing and managing organisational risk such as funding ceasing, premises burning down or financial mismanagement.   0.5 hrs.
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ACRE information sheet 23 - Planning an extension, refurbishment or a new-build village hall

Attracting funding for an extension,refurbishment, new build or similar project is challenging. This ACRE information sheet provides guidance based on the experience of the ACRE Network.
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ACRE information sheet 01 - Planning fees for Village Halls

This ACRE information sheet provides guidance on planning fees. Village Halls must pay fees for both new builds and extensions as well as external development. This Information Sheet gives guidance.
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The 'must have' policies for community spaces

A bite-sized course from the community spaces training programme specifically aimed at Village Halls, faith and community spaces.   0.5 hrs.
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Policies and procedures for organisations with staff

In this short video Noella Gooden, and employment solicitor for Grant Saw solicitors LLP talks about the polices and procedures needed by organisations with employees.   0.5 hrs.
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Template Risk Assessment

These templates will help you to manage the risks of your organisation and to decide what policies procedures and systems to put into place.
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Template policy: Safeguarding children and young people

This DCA template will help you to create or update your own policy. It gives a standard text, together with links and notes so that you can adapt it to suit you. Each section highlights what you need to consider.
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Template policy: Safeguarding vulnerable adults

This DCA template will help you to create or update your own policy. It gives a standard text, together with links and notes so that you can adapt it to suit you. Each section highlights what you need to consider.
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What does good look like?

This course looks at the basics of quality assurance and quality marks. It is a paid-for course.   0.5 hrs.
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When we set up a community enterprise

This video tells the story of a group starting an arts and music project in a former mining town. Their journey to becoming a social enterprise, forming strategic partnerships along the way, is a fascinating case-study.   0.5 hrs.