The different ways that voluntary organisations can work together collectively to bid for and deliver public service contracts
Step-by-step guidance to help voluntary organisations develop a consortium
Guidance on scoping and planning before you set up a voluntary-sector consortium
How to form the initial working group that will help partners set up a consortium
An outline of how much funding is required to establish a voluntary sector consortium, and some of the potential funding sources
Why you need to engage stakeholders such as commissioners and local organisations in your consortium development, and how to involve them
An overview of the key policies and procedures that will support the operational running of a consortium
A guide to becoming an incorporated company
How to formally launch your consortium and invite organisations to join
How to set up the central hub that will run the consortium business, scope for contracts, network with commissioners and bring in contracts
Incorporating conflicts of interest into your financial procedures manual
A basic building block of internal control
Putting together a properly costed plan, and then using it to monitor progress
The Charity Commission expects organisations to know that their money is coming from somewhere reputable. This guidance explains what you can take.
Guidance for using NCVO's control on expenditure manual templates
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - investment and borrowing section
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on financial assets
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - human resources
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on physical assets
Downloadable financial procedures manual templates for charities and voluntary organisations.