Benefits of Membership – member organisations receive:
- Invitations to special events such as our Annual Conference (free to members, chargeable to non-members from 2016/2017)
- Access to our programme of free training courses and tailored workshops – topics range from writing funding bids and tenders, through to good governance and safeguarding compliance
- The opportunity to join our e-groups and receive email bulletins about your organisation’s areas of interest - including: Strategic News, Funding, Training, Children and Young People, Health & Social Care, Trustees, Volunteering, plus a general weekly e-newsflash
- The option to have your organisational details published in our free online directory – this includes information about what services you offer and where you operate
- The chance to bid into one of our grant funding pots – currently these include the Little Pot of Health (LPOH) Innovation Fund, the LPOH Partnerships and Improvement Fund, the LPOH Wellbeing Fund and the Volunteers’ Expenses Fund
- Access to Salford 4 Good opportunities - including benefiting from Employee Supported Volunteering, the chance to feature as a fundraising cause on the Salford 4 Good website, and the ability to submit a grant application to ‘Fund 4 Good’ grant application rounds
- Discounts on our range of financial services – including payroll management, book-keeping, management accounts, independent examinations
- Discounts on other chargeable services – including bespoke training and consultancy, PQASSO mentoring, etc
- Access to additional administrative services - such as DBS checks, holding accounts, unit costing support, minute-taking, photocopying
- The opportunity to open a departmental mailing box if your organisation doesn't have its own postal address – you can have your post delivered c/o our address for free
- Access to the members-only section of the Salford CVS website
We’re really keen that voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations working in Salford join us. From sports clubs to large charities, ‘friends of’ groups to social enterprises – all VCSE not-for-private-profit organisations are welcome.