Support for helping your community
There are lots of groups that support the local community, many are called voluntary sector groups, or VCSEF's (Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise, Faith).
It doesn’t mean that the people working there are not paid, but it does mean that the group is not trying to make money from their community.
Kent Infrastructure Partnership Roadmap
The Kent Infrastructure Partnership Roadmap is a project that has brought together all the support available across Kent. It is intended to support you if you are involved with helping your community, putting all the information in one place.
The project has been created in partnership between Charity Mentors Kent and Medway, Funding For All and Council for Voluntary Service North West Kent on behalf of the Kent Infrastructure Partnership.
Any questions regarding the content can be sent to justin.byrd@charitymentorskent.org.
The Kent Infrastructure Partnership Roadmap have an interactive map on their website, or below is all information in an accessible format.
Get free support for your community
Did you know that you can get free support to help your VCSEF? The below provides details of groups are called Infrastructure providers and how they can help you.
Setting up a new VCSEF?
- CAP Enterprise (Social enterprises only including CICs)
- CVS Northwest Kent
- Stronger Kent Communities
New VCSEF who needs help with policies?
Want strategic mentoring and developmental support for your trustees or CEO?
If you are an established VCSEF and want short term support, contact Charity Mentors Kent and Medway.
Help in finding funding
- CAP Enterprise (Specialist start-up funding for social enterprises only including CICs)
- CVS Northwest Kent
- Funding for All
Want to develop funding and fundraising skills, or diversify funding sources?
Want to develop your income generation/business planning?
If you’re a CIC or Social Enterprise, the below organisations can help.
- CAP Enterprise (Pre-starts and new-start social enterprises up to 1 year of trading)
- Funding for All (CIC income generation as part of a VCSEF funding strategy)
- Social Enterprise Kent