Below are some handy references and links around volunteering, funding and opportunities. For great resources and advice for artists and makers across all art forms, our colleagues at Plymouth Culture and Torbay Culture are doing an invaluable job.
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Do-it: Volunteering Organisation
UK national volunteering database
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Vinspired
Volunteering awards for 16-25 year olds
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Volunteers’ Week
Annual celebration (June) of the work that volunteers do
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Volunteering Matters for our Community
National charity leading volunteering policy and practice
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Disclosure and Barring Service
Information about DBS checks
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Health and Safety Executive
Regulatory body for health and safety
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National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Connects, represents and supports voluntary organisations
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Funding bodies with a focus on arts, health and wellbeing
http://www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk/
https://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/what-we-fund
https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding
http://lankellychase.org.uk/about-lankelly-chase/missionandvision/
https://www.powertochange.org.uk
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Volunteering England
Support and resources for all aspects of volunteering
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Devon Voluntary Action
Support for volunteers and organisations that wish to use them
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Arts Council England
Support and funding for cultural organisations
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Paul Hamlyn Funding Directory
Funding Directory for visual artists and composers
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Jerwood Charitable Foundation
Project funding for the arts
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The Fenton Arts Trust
Encouragement and support of the Creative Arts
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Grants for the Arts
National Lottery open-application funding programme
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Exeter City Council
Small arts grants, core funding and project funding
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Arts Impact Fund
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Civil Society
Where civil society organisations share knowledge and spread best practice
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Information Commissioner’s Office
Information rights body
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SW Federation of Museums and Art Galleries
Resources and support for museums and art galleries