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Resources

Research tools for measuring impact on wellbeing

Here are some tools you can use to measure the impact of your work on the wellbeing of the people involved with your organisation. Remember to take your baseline data before you begin work with the person.

These websites contain useful instruction on how to use ICECAP O and Warwick Edinburgh measures:

ICECAP O

Warwick Edinburgh

Talent Match Middlesbrough Legacy Event Resources

Key messages generated by the Talent Match Middlesbrough (TMM) Young People's Panel (YPP) as to the importance of their involvement in key decisions across the programme and the confidence that gave them. This has driven MVDA's approach to involving young people. 

Risk Management toolkit

Lloyds Bank Foundation have designed a free risk management toolkit with templates to help you to manage your charity’s risks.

This guide will help everyone in your charity learn how to:

  • identify, record and manage risk
  • rate your risks
  • create controls for your risks
  • monitor risk

https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/wedevelop/enhance-resources/risk-management-toolkit

GDPR Toolkit

This toolkit is a very helpful guide for Voluntary and Community Organisations to help them get everything they need in place to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (VODA) is our sister organisation in North Tyneside; they have granted us permission to share this toolkit in Middlesbrough. The toolkit is for smaller organisations, so if you have employees or hold contracts for services you will need to seek additional support and guidance.

Legal Compliance checklist by NCVO

NCVO has produced a compliance checklist for voluntary organisations to help make you know about the legislation and regulation that applies to you and how to ensure compliance.

A vital component of organisational effectiveness is ensuring compliance with legislation. This involves not only being sure of all of the legislation that applies to your organisation and complying with it, but also being able to demonstrate compliance by keeping records of checks, having policies and procedures around the legislation, and evidencing that people are taking responsibility for compliance.

Counter fraud checklist for charities

Charity Finance Group has produced this counter fraud checklist for charities. This checklist is designed to help you to establish (or strengthen) a counter-fraud policy and to cultivate the right culture in your charity to help deter the dishonest minority.

Information and guidance for VCO's

Download information sheets and good practice guides for voluntary and community organisations.

Developing the VCS contribution to early help

This infographic provides an overview of the work MVDA is doing to develop the VCS contribution to early help support for children and families in Middlesbrough. 

Published 31 October 2016.

Asylum and refugee provision in Middlesbrough

These guides provides an overview of the specialist VCS services in Middlesbrough for refugees and people seeking asylum, to help you to make informed referrals and ensure your service-users are receiving the support they need. The first is an overview of services, the second is a detailed guide to each service.

MVDA Commissioning Framework

This framework explores how appropriate VCS involvement can support intelligent and effective commissioning.