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Capacitybuilders is pleased to report the launch of a new online volunteer management portal that has been created using funding from our Volunteer Management programme, supported by the Office for Civil Society.

Gateway to wide range of resources

Managed by Volunteering England, it acts as a gateway to the world of volunteer management with links to over a thousand resources across England - meaning that, for the first time, information on support, training and development opportunities for people managing volunteers is available to view in one single place.

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Five new sustainability case studies have been published by Capacitybuilders as a follow up to the March 2010 report which explored how support providers can make their services more sustainable.

In addition to the publication of these case studies, Capacitybuilders also held a sustainability event in June to provide an opportunity to consider the report in more detail.

The report, case studies and presentation slides from the event are available on the

An interim evaluation, published today by Capacitybuilders, confirms that the £10.35 million Rural Community Action Network (RCAN) Investment Programme, delivered by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) on behalf of Defra, is meeting its objective to improve the way in which the needs of rural communities are addressed by national, regional and local government.

The evaluation found that, after two years of the three year programme, the initiative had improved the capacity of RCAN members, who comprise the 38 county-level Rural Community Councils and their 8 regional coor

A report that explores how support providers can make their services more sustainable has been published by Capacitybuilders.

Practical advice for support providers

Building on a series of case studies and interviews with key third sector stakeholders, the report provides practical tips for support providers on how to meet the challenge of providing high quality services in the current economic climate.

Building resilient base for the provision of support services

Matt Leach, Capacitybuilders’ Chief Executive said “We need to ensure tha

From Monday 22 March, individuals who support, coordinate, manage or have strategic responsibility for volunteers will be able to apply for one of 600-800 bursaries of up to £1950 to pay for skills development under Capacitybuilders’ Volunteer Management Programme.

Each bursary will fully fund an approved skills development package, delivered regionally by experienced, respected training providers and aligned to the national occupational standards in volunteer management.

Capacitybuilders is pleased to announce that this final strand of the Volunteer Management Programme wil

Capacitybuilders is partnering with registered charity, Pilotlight, to offer continuing capacity building support to some of the Modernisation Fund Phase Two grant holders who are in the final stages of working through a merger or collaboration.

Pilotlight is a registered charity working to provide free capacity building support to small, ambitious charities and social enterprises.

Four flagship resource centre projects in Blackburn, Scarborough, Gateshead and Slough are in line to receive grants of up to £500,000.

The grants are being awarded under the final strand of Capacitybuilders’ Capital Investment Programme of £7m, funded through the Office of the Third Sector.  With additional match funding of at least 50% from other sources, the investment will support the development of new resource centre facilities and shared services for co-located organisations.