Third Sector Leaders Kirklees

THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1) LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES;2) PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;3) IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;4) ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMMENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING IN APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS;5) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;6) HELPING TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF SERVICES SUCH AS LEGAL, ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ADVICE SERVICES TO THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;7) HELPING TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON FUND-RAISING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES8) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION;9) ADVISING BUSINESSES ON CHARITABLE GIVING AND ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY WORK10) FACILITATING THE CREATION OF NEW VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO MEET UNMET NEED11) EXTENDING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO WHOM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED INTO NEW AREAS OF ACTIVITY WHICH BENEFIT THE PUBLIC;12) EXTENDING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR OF SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED WITHIN THE SECTOR13) IMPROVING THE SERVICES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS AND QUALITY ‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.