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Taunton
Deane CVS works in partnership with other organisations to support the
voluntary sector throughout the Taunton Deane area. The CVS can provide
specialist knowledge and practical support to those involved in voluntary,
community and charity groups and projects. If you are involved with or thinking
about starting a voluntary group or organisation our wide range of services
could help you.
What we do
- Taunton Deane CVS bring together local
voluntary and community groups to promote the effectiveness of local
voluntary action.
- We provide a range of services,
advice, support and training.
- We can assist with the development
of new groups.
- Taunton Deane CVS publish a quarterly
E-VINE NEWSLETTER and a bi-annual DIRECTORY
of voluntary groups.
- Taunton Volunteer
Centre
can help match volunteers with local volunteer vacancies.
- The CVS
Library
has a number of websites that will be of use to voluntary and community
groups as well as books and journals.
- CVS ongoing projects include Supported
Volunteers, a project assisting volunteers with individual needs.
Acronyms.
The voluntary Sector uses a large number of acronyms and jargon. The
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action - NAVCA produces a list of acronyms
commonly used in the voluntary and
and community sectors.
CVS Community Computers.
Community Computers was set up Taunton Deane Council for Voluntary Service in December 2002.
TDCVSCC are a non-profit organisation that recycles computers that have been donated to them by individuals, businesses
and local authorities who would prefer to see this equipment recycled for community use rather than disposed of at land-fill sites.
In association with their colleagues at Computers for Charity, CVS Community Computers supplies
machines with a fully licensed Windows 2000 Pro Operating System available with Open Office.
Computers are supplied to Playgroups, Schools, Youth Clubs, Charities, and other non-profit organisations.
They are also made available to those on state benefits, disabled, pensioners and schoolchildren with learning difficulties.
A small donation is requested for each computer to help with the costs of running the workshop and the software licensing.
For further information contact: 01823 442665
info@cvscommunitycomputers.co.uk
www.cvscommunitycomputers.co.uk
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