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Gedling Community
& Voluntary Services (Gedling CVS) is a registered, not for profit charity; a voluntary and community sector development agency, or an NGO a Non-Governmental Organisation.
We are also a company limited by guarantee and registered with Companies
House.
In other words an independent organisation established in 1966 to support and develop voluntary and community activity throughout the Borough of
Gedling.
To request a copy of our latest Annual Report and
Accounts, please contact us on 0115 926 6750 or
admin@gedlingcvs.org.uk
Our Mission
To improve quality of life through
the support and development of a robust and diverse voluntary and
community sector willing and able to respond to local needs and
issues.
GCVS fulfils this mission in a variety of ways.
Most importantly, through the five core functions
of a CVS:
Development
identifying local need and working with others to develop appropriate
action.
Representation enabling the local
voluntary and community sector to present its views to local authorities
and other public agencies.
Liaison developing and maintaining
links with a wide range of voluntary and community organisations and the
promotion of cross-sector relationships with local authority
departments, the health authority and business.
Strategic Partnerships enabling
groups to engage in partnership work with other agencies to develop good
networks, create solutions to specific problems and share resources.
Support providing groups with
access to a range of services e.g. Information, Funding, Legal or
Constitutional issues, Project Management etc. (see
Support Services).
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Key principles
and values
Underpinning the work of
GCVS are a number of values:
- Equality, fairness and justice
- Co-operation and collaboration
- Equipping individuals, groups and communities with
the means to meet their own needs
- Commitment to and the promotion of good practice
- Continuous improvement in the quality and
effectiveness of our work
- GCVS seeks to be effective and accountable
Service evaluation
All aspects of CVS activity are monitored and evaluated. This
process is continuous as GCVS strives to meet the needs of members and
the communities they serve. PQASSO and MATRIX are just two of the formal
Quality Standards programmes towards which GCVS is working.
User involvement
As a member organisation GCVS is committed to involving the full and
associate membership in planning and evaluating its work; consulting
with them on the development of specific policies; collaborating with
them to research and plan new services and celebrate with them the
fruits of this relationship.
GCVS welcomes comments and constructive criticism from all its service
users and has set up the procedures for this to happen.
To find out more about becoming a member of Gedling CVS see
Membership.
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