Welcome to Walsall Voluntary Action

 

Running a voluntary or community group?  Our team at Walsall Voluntary Action are here to help you!

Walsall Voluntary Action is the “one stop shop” for the voluntary sector.  Owned and run by local voluntary organisations, our job is to support, promote and develop voluntary and community action across the Borough of Walsall.

We work with local community groups and voluntary organisations which provide services, regenerate neighbourhoods, increase volunteering and tackle discrimination in partnership with local public bodies. Whether you’re looking for help with getting funding, writing a new constitution or seeking support with managing your group’s finances, our team at Walsall Voluntary Action have the expertise you need.

We’re also the voice of Walsall’s voluntary sector, helping to put the case for voluntary action to the key decision makers and major funders.If you are a voluntary or community group working in the borough, you can become a member of Walsall Voluntary Action.  Membership is FREE and provides you with access to a wide range of opportunities and services.

Latest News

• How do small charities setup trading subsidiaries?Published in Email News,Fundraising,Local News,News,Newsletter,WVA News on 27th January, 2012

  Ask the expert: How do small charities set up trading subsidiaries?
  Helena Wilkinson from Chantrey Vellacott DFK explains how and when a charity should deploy a trading subsidiary

  Make sure you’re trading subsidiary isn’t a ‘Del Boy and Rodney’ operation. Photograph: Alamy

  Q: We’re a small/medium-sized charity and our board has asked me to look into setting up [...]

• Walsall Council donates lever arch files to community groups in WalsallPublished in Local News,News,Newsletter,WVA News on 25th January, 2012

  Following the commencement of  The Smarter Workplaces Programme which  involves the rationalisation of the Council’s property portfolio which will involve fewer Council office buildings with refurbishment work for the Civic Centre which started in October 2011 and will complete in December 2012.
   
  The key outcomes from the programme are:
   

  Our customers, partners and colleagues will benefit [...]

• 2012 Walsall Disability Awards nominations are now openPublished in Email News,Fundraising,Local News,News,Newsletter,WVA News on 18th January, 2012

  If you wish to nominate anyone please complete the  noination form below referring to the protocool document whihc can also be downloaded from the link below and return the form to Walsall Disability Forum by 29/2/12.
  2012 Disability Awards Nomination Form
  DISABILITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS PROTOCOL

• Free advice training & consultancy to voluntary & community sector groupsPublished in Email News,Local News,News,Newsletter,WVA News on 18th January, 2012

  Walsall CAB are offering two opportunities for local voluntary and community sector organisations. Please take a look at the links below to find out more:
  FREE Consultancy publicity poster
  FREE Training publicity poster
   

• Tender Opportunity: The Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) ServicesPublished in Email News,Featured,Fundraising,Local News,News,Newsletter,WVA News on 17th January, 2012

  Wolverhampton City Council, on behalf of the four Black Country Councils and NHS Commissioners- Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are seeking suitably qualified organisations to tender for the Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Services, to cover all the Black Country. The contract to commence in October 2012.
  In the Mental Health Act 2007 qualifying patients [...]