Welcome to the Brent Association for Voluntary Action

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Welcome to the Brent Association for Voluntary Action, the Council for Voluntary Services for Brent.


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BrAVA News New Year 2010

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BrAVA News September

 


 


BrAVA is an umbrella body representing the voluntary and community sector in Brent.

 

 

BrAVA's aims and mission

The Brent Association for Voluntary Action is a second tier organisation aiming to help the voluntary and community sector in the borough of Brent to reach a high level of sustainability and development. We provide help towards development strategies that engage voluntary organisations to contribute to the community and society in general. We also help them coordinate a voice to strengthen the voluntary sector in Brent. We aim to represent the views of the sector to statutory agencies.

What can we do for you?

BrAVA has its own library and information resource for community and voluntary organisations in Brent;

Access to funding information; initiatives in Brent, Internet access;

BrAVA publishes the monthly newsletter BrAVA News featuring content from volunteering and community sector in Brent, news and events, funding and jobs, articles and reports and so on.

BrAVA also publishes its directory of voluntary and community organisations in Brent. Here you can find almost all the organisations operating in Brent. The directory is also available online.

We provide regular training courses for voluntary and community organisations working in the London Borough of Brent. We work closely with Brent Council Voluntary Sector Support Team and other bodies to provide series of courses that we hope will inform, educate and stimulate all those who attend.

We provide development support for new and existing organisations, advice and guidance on: 1) fundraising; 2) charity law; 3) personnel advice; 4) free training; 5) quality assurance; 6) volunteering brokerage

We also do joint working: 1) with other voluntary and community organisations; 2) with Brent Council, Brent NHS & other statutory & independent bodies;

What can you do for us?

If you are a voluntary or community organisation in the area of Brent you can let us know about:

  • Your needs
  • Your training needs
  • Your views
  • Your projects
  • Networking support needs
  • Share information
  • Support good practice

 

Join BrAVA to voice your concerns !