Charity Builder UK is a free online resource provided by Tennyson Insurance in partnership with NAVCA and beprofessional.com.

Charity Builder UK will guide you through key areas such as Human Resources and Health & Safety, but it doesn’t just signpost advice. It actually helps you produce documents such as contracts, policies and job descriptions and because the content is written by lawyers you’ll be kept up to date with any changes in legislation. You’ll also find practical guides to insurance, governance and volunteering.

The website includes guidance on CRB checks, Vetting and Barring, and Safeguarding, as well as how to get the most from the 2012 Games, community sport and a comprehensive guide to third sector jargon and terminology.

This site is a must for all charities, voluntary & community organisations of all types.

Visit Charity Builder UK now and tell them Solihull SUSTAiN sent you.

The Rock Project is a national rock / pop music teaching franchise, operating in schools since 2005.

They are offering free music workshops to groups within Solihull and East Birmingham.
The workshops give groups of children experience of playing a variety of rock instruments and opportunity to take part in our music master quiz, the winners receiving a prize of a voucher for free lessons.

See The Rock Project website

For more information, contact Richard Finlan on 0845 226 3318 or 07817289105 or solihull@therockproject.com

Plings is a website giving information about local activities for young people organised by councils, voluntary and private sector organisations. It is being piloted in twenty local authority areas and is a part of the effort to break down barriers to access. Take a look at the pilot site, 

Cherish Jewellery can support you by running a charity workshop to make jewellery for fundraising, girls night out etc. If you are interested please contact Martin Clarke martinc@solihull-sustain.org.uk

Ramada Jarvis Hotel in the centre of Solihull have offered FREE meeting rooms for organisations listed in SUSTAiN’s Third Sector Directory

Up to 8 people at any one time free of charge in a boardroom style set-up.

For more details contact the Ramada sales office quoting “Solihull SUSTAiN Community Offer”
Tel: 0844 815 9011 (conferences option 3) or email – op.solihull@ramadajarvis.co.uk

Hire charge - free for Rooms up to 8 people. £10 per head for additional people for rooms up to 12 capacity.

Download our Venue Directory and look for Ramada Jarvis

Does you organisation run a number of computers? Do you tear your hair out trying to get them to print to the same printer? Does you email drive you nuts? Does your internet service send you scatty?

If so, help is at hand. colebridge:communications is offering a FREE IT Audit which will tell you what you need to do to make your IT work for you not against you. To find out more, call Charles Rapson on 0121 770 8222 or email charlesr@colebridge.org for more details.