Institutional Links
Association of Charitable Foundations is the leading membership association for trusts and foundations in the UK with over 300 members
Big Lottery Fund Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery
The Charities Aid Foundation, CAF is a registered charity that works to create greater value for charities and social enterprise
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is established by law as the regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales
Cooperatives UK is the union of cooperative enterprises
The Department for International Development, (Dfid), is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Costume, is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, and strengthening the UK’s frontiers
GuideStar provides data on charities in England and Wales
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Ncvo is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England
National Housing Federation is an umbrella body that represents independent non-profit housing associations in the United Kingdom.
The Office of The Third Sector is part of the Cabinet Office and leads work across government to support the environment for a thriving third sector
The Social Enterprise Coalition is s the UK’s national body for social enterprise
Social Enterprise London (Sel) is a specialist agency that promotes community, best practice and skills development for the social enterprise sector.
Links to VITAeurope’s UK partner
Alpha communication is a workers’s co-operative, specialized in communication and multimedia design with clients in public, private and Third sector.
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, is the professional body for the third sector’s chief executives
VitaEurope’s favour links in UK
Development
Aid Workers Network (Awn) is community network to seek advice from aid workers in order to avoid repeating mistakes on the field
Ethical Investment
Ethical Investment Research Service, Eiris is the London based non-profit sustainable investment specialists,
UK social investment forum, Uksif
Giving
The Association of Payroll Giving Organisations (Apgo) professional experts from the Payroll Giving community
Mycharitypage is a Facebook for charities
The institute of Fundraising is the professional body that represents fundraisers in the UK
fResource is a online community for researchers and fundraisers
Justgiving is a website that help fundraisers goes online
Philanthropy Uk– inspiring giving give advice to aspiring philanthropists who want to give effectively
Non profit web
Veosearch is search engine that gives to good causes
Social Enterprise
The Hub is one of the UK’s most successful social enterprises, is based around principles of sharing, networking among social entrepreneurs
Volunteering
The Talloires Network is a global network of Universities that has joined forces to promote volunteering in higher education
V is an independent charity championing youth volunteering in England
