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About the
Consortium |
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Wiltshire
Infrastructure Consortium is a partnership
funded by
ChangeUp. It consists of nine member
organisations who are working together to
provide support, advice and information to
voluntary organisations and community groups
all over Wiltshire. Together the
Consortium aims to create a stronger sector,
where all groups can achieve their aims and
are able to influence local decision making.
The Consortium vision is: “Working together
to provide high quality infrastructure
services and help to create a vibrant,
effective, inclusive and sustainable
voluntary, community and third sector in
Wiltshire.”
Wiltshire Infrastructure
Consortium is funded by ChangeUp under
Capacitybuilders to provide infrastructure
support to the voluntary and community
sector in the area. The support covers
information, advice and guidance on funding,
volunteering, governance, information and
communication technology (ICT), performance
management, diversity and BME issues,
workforce development and training.
Click here
to find out more about the history of the
Consortium.
Contact
us: If you have a query or would like to
speak to someone about the consortium please
call CVS North Wiltshire on 01249 654089 or
email
wic@cvsnw.org.uk.
For Voluntary & Community
Sector support please contact one of our
member organisations...
(click here to
find out about the members of WIC.) |
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Charities
Information Bureau South & West
Charities Information
Bureau South & West exists to help community groups,
organisations and individuals in Wiltshire and
Swindon, Bath and North East Somerset, to work
effectively by providing information, advice and
support concerning charitable funding and charity
law.
Contact details: Unit 7A, Bath Road Business Centre,
Bath Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1XA
01380 729279,
enquiries@cibwilts.org.uk
Visit the CIB website
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Community First
Community First is a charity that works at the
forefront of community development to help improve
the quality of life and economic well being of
people and local communities throughout Wiltshire
and Swindon.
Contact details: Wyndhams, St Joseph's Place,
Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1DD
01380 722475,
enquiries@communityfirst.org.uk
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CVS North Wiltshire
CVSNW is a registered charity supporting voluntary
action in North Wiltshire. It supports,
informs, develops and represents local voluntary and
community organisations, and helps bring volunteers
and organisations together. The organisation
also ensures that the local voluntary and community
sector is represented on the Local Strategic
Partnership, through the Voluntary Sector Forum.
Contact details: 3-4 New Road, Chippenham,
Wiltshire, SN15 1EJ
01249 654089,
enquiries@cvsnw.org.uk
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Wiltshire's website |
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Learning Curve
The Learning Curve offers development services,
training and learning opportunities, provides advice
and information on training and learning and works
with the Learning and Skills Council and other
partners to develop community learning and to
represent and promote the interests of the voluntary
and community sector in the learning agenda.
Contact details: Unit 2, Challeymead, Bradford Road,
Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8BU
01225 792500
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Curve's website |
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Voluntary Action Kennet
Voluntary Action Kennet offers information, support,
advice and guidance, learning and resources that can
enable a voluntary or community group to meet its
needs and aspirations.
Contact details: Office D, 12 River Street, Pewsey,
Wiltshire, SN9 5DH
01672 564140,
staff@voluntary-action-kennet.org.uk
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Bridge House Community Trust
(Formally Voluntary Action West Wilts)
Voluntary Action West Wilts is one of hundreds of
umbrella organisations across almost every district
and city in England whose main purpose is to
support, promote and develop local voluntary and
community action by providing them with a range of
services and by acting as a voice for the local
voluntary and community sector.
Contact details: Bridge House, Stallard Street,
Trowbridge, BA14 9AE
01225 767993,
enquiries@vaww.org.uk
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Action West Wilts website |
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Volunteer Centre Swindon
Volunteer Centre Swindon has developed volunteering
across Wiltshire and Swindon with 5 volunteer
centres now up and runnning, one in Swindon and one
in each district of Wiltshire. The 4 Wiltshire
centres are each based in a Council for Voluntary
Service (CVS). Numerous volunteering opportunities
reflecting the vast range of needs across the
sub-region are now on the centres' local databases
that are uploaded weekly on to the
national volunteering site.
Contact details: 1 John Street, Swindon, SN1 1RT
01793 420557
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Wessex Community Action
Wessex Community Action supports, promotes and
develops local voluntary and community action
through five key functions: services and support;
liaison; representation; development work; strategic
partnerships.
Contact details: Greencroft House, 42-46 Salt Lane,
Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1EG
01722 421747
info@wessexcommunityaction.org.uk
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Wessex Community Action website |
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Wiltshire Racial Equality
Council
The aim of Wiltshire Racial Equality Council is to
promote equality of opportunity between people of
different races, and to co-operate with statutory
bodies and other organisations to achieve equal
opportunities. To eliminate racial discrimination
and disadvantage within a multi-racial,
multi-cultural and multi-faith society.
Contact details: Bridge House, Stallard Street,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9AE
01225 766439,
vivien.maidment@wiltsrec.org.uk
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Equality Council website |
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History of the
Consortium |
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Wiltshire & Swindon
Infrastructure Consortium was formed in
2003/04 as a result of funding from
ChangeUp, which in turn was a
response to the 2002 cross-cutting
review of voluntary and community sector
service delivery. This recognised the
advantage of building capacity within
the sector and made recommendations to
strengthen support available to groups
and organisations. On a national level
this included the formation of six
specialist hubs providing specialist
information and advice.
The aims of
ChangeUp, developed in partnership
with the sector are that by 2014 the
needs of frontline Voluntary and
Community Sector organisations are met
by support that is:
Available nationwide;
Structured for maximum efficiency;
Offering excellent provision;
Accessible to all;
Truly reflecting & promoting diversity
and
Sustainably funded
Locally ten infrastructure organisations
(visit the
Contact
Us page for further details) joined
forces to form the Consortium. The aim
was two-fold: to work together to
identify what support and services local
groups and organisations needed the most
and deliver specialist projects, but
also to provide a voice for the sector.
Some initial research identified several
priority issues such as funding,
volunteering and organisational
development. From this information the
Consortium developed an Infrastructure
Investment Plan which has been used to
access further funding from
ChangeUp and, more recently,
Capacitybuilders.
Eight ‘hubs of expertise’ were initially
identified along with appropriate lead
organisations for each project. The
following gives you a flavour of what
has been achieved so far. Community
First took the lead on ICT and was one
of the partners responsible for
developing the
Wiltshire Community Web along with
providing training sessions on the site
to groups. Swindon Volunteer Centre has
developed volunteering in Wiltshire,
with each Council for the Voluntary
Service (CVS) now having a dedicated
worker and access to VBase, the
volunteer database. There is also a
worker in post to promote volunteering,
develop new opportunities with
organisations and provide information
and good practice. Charities Information
Bureau has provided high quality funding
advice through an outreach service to
CVS’s in Wiltshire as well as offering
accredited training to funding advisers.
From the 1st April 2008 Wiltshire &
Swindon Infrastructure Consortium split
into a separate Wiltshire Infrastructure
Consortium and a Swindon Consortium.
On a national level,
Capacitybuilders are reviewing the
hubs as well as the work of local
consortia. They have also launched a
consultation with the sector titled
“Destination 2014” which will form the
basis for its strategic objectives
leading up to 2014. So watch this space
for further developments!
For Voluntary & Community
Sector support please contact one of our
member organisations...
(click
here to find out about the members of
WIC.) |
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