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Further Support - collaboration and merger and organisational development

27/05/2010

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A range of useful resources and tools about collaboration and merger and organisational development , including diagnostic tool to determine your organisational strengths and weaknesses.

Diagnostic tools

Advice about collaboration and merger

Help on organisational development

 

Diagnostic tools

Online self-assessment tool

How resilient is your organisation? Does your organisation have the basic capacity for resilience or are there areas you need to work on? Complete this online self-assessment tool to determine your organisation’s strengths and weaknesses in eight key areas.

Institute of Fundraising

The Institute of Fundraising is offering a free, confidential diagnositic tool to help you understand the impact of the recession on your fundraising portfolio. To find out more, please visit the Institute of Fundraising website.

 

Advice about collaboration or merger

Charity Commission

The Charity Commission provides a range of practical information about collaboration and merger including checklists for due diligence and guidance about the opportunities and challenges of collaborative working and mergers. An online application to the Register of Mergers is also available. To find out more, please visit the Charity Commission website.

NCVO

NCVO’s Collaborative Working Team offers practical information and advice to help voluntary and community organisations make decisions about whether and how to work collaboratively. They support informed decision making and raise awareness of the range of collaborative working options. To find out more, please visit the NCVO website.

BASSAC

bassac’s Collaboration Benefits workstream provides training and support to community and voluntary organisations wanting to develop strong and successful partnerships. Bassac is also working with the new economics foundation (nef) and Groundwork on an exciting new project to provide support to community organisations working together to become more sustainable. To find out more, please visit the bassac website.

Futurebuilders Merge-maker

Merge-maker is an online match-making service for third sector organisations considering working together through merger, collaboration, or forming consortia. Visit: the Futurebuilders website. Interested organisations will be displayed on Futurebuilders’ website.

Charity Finance

Fresh from completing the merger of Help the Aged and Age Concern, Anne-Marie Piper takes an overview of charity mergers in the first of a two-part article.

 

Help on organisational development

Charity Commission - Big Board Talk

The Big Board Talk is ‘the conversation all charities need to have’, and the direct result of an extensive four-month programme of outreach and research by the Charity Commission. It covers the key areas where charities tell us they’re most vulnerable and asks 15 key questions to help trustee boards look at both the options and opportunities available to them, right now.

Business in the Community Pro Help Network

ProHelp is a national network of over 800 professional firms who are committed to making a difference in their local community by providing free advice and professional support. To find out more, please visit the Business in the Community website.

DTA Early Warning Guide

Just a quick flip through this guide should help you work out whether your organisation is heading for the cliffs or enjoying the walk! To find out more, please visit the DTA website.

Recession Support website

For a range of practical information, advice, expert guides about managing your organisation through the recession, please visit the Recession Support website.

Charity Finance Directors Group

This membership organisation specialises in helping charities to manage their accounting, taxation, audit and other finance related functions. To find out more, please visit the Charity Finance Directors Group website.

Charity Buyers Group

The Charities Buying Group provides FREE dedicated buying advice and purchasing services to the third sector, offering a wide range of buying agreements that will help you make better use of your money by tapping into our buying power. To find out more, please visit the Charity Buyers Group website.

Futurebuilders Pilot Consortium

Futurebuilders has launched a pilot consortium which will provide core services such as bid writing, financial modelling, contract negotiation and performance management (including management of a supply chain) for third sector organisations wishing to bid for public sector contracts in the fields of welfare reform, education and training, and health and social care. They are currently looking for organisations with interest and expertise in contracting and service delivery to join the management and delivery arm of the consortium. Read more at the Futurebuilders website.

Managing in Tough Times

Bristol ChangeUp Consortium (funded by Capacitybuilders) have produced a new booklet – Managing in Tough Times - which covers key issues that may affect Third Sector organisations during periods of financial insecurity. It offers a framework for identifying and assessing current risks and offers guidance on how an organisation can manage and adjust to change. To download a copy, please visit the Bristol ChangeUp Consortium’s website