It’s Compact Week!

This year’s Compact Week takes place from Saturday 1 November to Saturday 8 November 2008. The Compact is a 10-year-old agreement which sets out shared commitments and guidelines for working between government and the voluntary and community sector.

This national awareness week aims to promote the compact and engage government departments, regional bodies, local authorities and other public sector partners who have local and regional compacts.

To find out more about Compact Week 2008, please visit:
www.thecompact.org.uk/compactweek

Oldham’s new compact – coming soon!

We’re creating a new compact for Oldham at the moment and will be launching it next year. Your views will be crucial to the development of the compact so look out for the compact consultation in the coming weeks.

Download >> Volunteer Information Pack Factsheets   2Mb

These fact sheets are based on good practice information from a variety of sources and are intended to support voluntary and community organisations who work with volunteers to help groups develop better ways of engaging volunteers to deliver their activities.

The good practice guide is set in 7 sections, each section giving good practice guidance on 7 selected themes:-

• Recruitment
• Health and Safety
• Insurance
• Screening and Police Checking
• Policies and Procedures
• Volunteering and Benefits
• Supervision and Support

We hope that the fact sheets will provide you with an essential tool for your organisation.

Voluntary Action Oldham has launched its 'State of the Sector Review' The document outlines how voluntary and community groups invest around £31.3 million in Oldham each year.

>> Download the Review