Involve - Voluntary Action in MID Devon

TO SUPPORT THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS IN MID DEVON BY:1. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN THEIR GOOD GOVERNANCE.2. BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICES.3. LIAISING WITH AND CO-ORDINATING WITH THEM TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS IN MID DEVON.4. FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE THEIR SERVICES BY BRINGING THEM TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES IN MID DEVON.5. IDENTIFYING GAPS IN CHARITABLE SERVICES AND SUPPORTING THEM TO FILL THOSE GAPS.6. PROVIDING ADVOCACY FOR THEM AND THEIR ULTIMATE BENEFICIARIES, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO HAVING THEIR VIEWS HEARD BY POLICY MAKERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FUNDERS.7. MAINTAINING A DATABASE OF THEIR SERVICES AND PROJECTS WHICH BENEFIT PEOPLE IN MID DEVON.IN THESE OBJECTS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY:A) “THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS” MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.B) “CHARITIES” ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.C) “VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES” 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.D) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.