Welcome

Supporting support providers

The Improving Support initiative brings together practical resources and learning for support providers. It does this through a single, user-friendly gateway at www.improvingsupport.org.uk. Currently this is an interim website and plans are underway for a fully developed version of the site to be launched by Capacitybuilders in early 2009. The new Improving Support website is being designed so that support providers are able to join up with each other and share learning; as well as pulling together outputs from all of Capacitybuilders funding programmes. The Improving Support initiative is led by Capacitybuilders but is a resource to be owned and shared by the sector. Read more...

NEWS

A must-see movie release for support organisations – with blockbusting tips on marketing for the frontline…

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WORKSTREAMS

RESOURCES

Campaigning

Developing and promoting excellence in third sector campaigning and advocacy, led by NCVO.

Change

Helping organisations to face the future confidently with greater insight into trends shaping the sector and their implications, led by NCVO.

Collaboration

Facilitating and supporting collaborative working within the voluntary and community sector, and with other sectors, led by bassac.

Support providers

How Improving Support
can help you.

Communications

Using marketing and communications to support third sector organisations in making themselves seen and heard, led by Media Trust.

Equality

Supporting third sector organisations to champion and address equality, diversity and human rights, led by the Women’s Resource Centre on behalf of the National Equality Partnership.

Governance

Helping third sector organisations strengthen their leadership and governance, led by NCVO.

Need support?

A guide to finding support.
for frontline charities, social
enterprises and groups.

Income

Increasing sustainability and independence for third sector organisations through income generation, led by acevo.

Performance

Helping third sector organisations become more effective, efficient and sustainable through improving performance management, led by Charities Evaluation Services.

Volunteering

Modernising volunteering to overcome barriers, maximise opportunities and explore new forms of involvement, led by Volunteering England.

National Hubs

Some of the Hubs are
still operational
Find out more here.