VODA's Development Team carries out a variety of roles to ensure that groups are supported at every stage of their development and throughout their existence.

We can offer advice on:

• Setting Up: Explore what kind of group you want to set up, how to develop a constitution and the legal issues you may need to know
  View our Information Sheets about Setting Up
   
• Running Your Group: The roles of different committee members, what it is to be a charity trustee and organising conferences and AGMs
  View our Information Sheets about Running Your Group
   
• Developing: Everything from data protection and CRB checks to writing a business plan and employing a worker
  View our Information Sheets about Developing Your Group 
   
• Policies: Details and examples of the policies and procedures you may need
  View our Policies page
   
• Children's Workforce Development: Advice, support and information for the children's workforce, including Child Protection and Recrutment and Selection training
  Visit our CWDC page
   
• Specialist Support Services: for the voluntary and community sector in the North East region. This includes human resources support, training coordination, a first class career in the voluntary and community sector and enterprising charities.
   
• Procurement Factfile: New resource for voluntary and community organisations who are thinking about tendering for contracts.  The Factfile contains all the information you may need, no matter what the size of your organisation.
   
• Collaboration Resource: Whatever type of collaboration you are interested in, this resource includes information on reference materials, templates, guides, legal advice and funding information.

Contact the Development Team.