Welcome to the Brent Association for Voluntary Action BrAVA
BrAVA is an umbrella body representing the voluntary and community sector in Brent.
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below to view the electronic version of the June edition of BrAVA News. If you would like to feedback any comment or opinion please write to feedback@brava.org.uk.
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: