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Guidance & Support

MVA supports Medway's diverse VCSEF Sector to provide innovative, safe and sustainable support to organisations, group and the communities they help across Medway. They offer guidance and support across a wide range of areas from community start-up and governance through to recruiting and retaining volunteers. Through making information and resources easier to access, providing opportunities for organisations to come together it allows local organisations to focus on their teams, mission and project.

Cost of Living Crisis

We have all seen the headlines in recent months about the cost of living crisis, it goes without saying that the volunteer and charity sector will be hard hit by this crisis.

Cost of Living - Utilities

Cost of Living - Staff and Volunteer Costs

Cost of Living - Delivering Activities

Cost of Living - Fundraising

Cost of Living - Other

GDPR Support

This section contains information on the new regulations for Data Protection. Listed below are some helpful guides and resources that may help you.

Income Generation

This section hosts a variety of information and resources that can help to increase and assist to generate income for your organisation. For example, the resources listed are helpful newsletters that list funding opportunities, information about contracts and bids and helpful funding databases.

Governance

This section contains information on areas such as legal structures for not for profit organisations and some guidance on the governance that you will need to put in place in order to run your organisation.

Local Data

This section contains local information about Medway.

Marketing and Communications

This section contains a wealth of information about effective marketing and communications. Please browse the list for policies, templates and tools to help plan and deliver your marketing plans.

Local Strategies

This section contains information about local strategies.

Medway Info Hub

Welcome to our free information and signposting hub for Medway, where you can find a wealth of information about support that's available in your local community.

MVA Office Services

MVA can support you with the everyday tasks that it takes to run an organisation and finding more efficient ways of working.

Operational Advice and Support

This section contains resources such as toolkits, policies and templates to help you with the day to day operation of your organisation.

Going Greener

This section hosts a variety of information and resources that can help your group or organisation 'go greener' to help the evironment

Collaboration

This section hosts a variety of information and resources that can help your group or organisation collaborate more effectively

Safeguarding

This section contains information about the safeguarding of both adults and children.

Starting Up

If you're interested in using your skills, passion or an idea to bring people together and meet a need in our community, then MVA can help you.

Strategy and Planning

This section contains resources that can help your organisation with planning and developing strategies.

Trustees

Helpful information and guidance for Trustees

Volunteers

This section contains resources such as toolkits, policies and templates to help with the recruitment and management of volunteers.

COVID-19 - Mutual Aid Groups Start Up

After consulting with local mutual aid groups, who have offered a wealth of support in the wake of Covid-19, MVA have collated helpful information for Mutual Aid groups below.

Volunteers Ex Offenders Task Group

Medway now has its very own task group to help organisations to offer opportunities to people who are ex-offenders

Disclosure and Barring Services available through Medway Council

Charity Mergers and Closures

This section includes resources on mergers and why a merger may be beneficial for a smaller organisation struggling during the Cost of Living Crisis.”