Richmond upon Thames

Council for Voluntary Service

About RCVS

RCVS is the infrastructure support body for the 876 organisations, which make up the voluntary and community sector in our Borough.

We are an independent Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee, membership of which is open to charitable, voluntary and community groups working in our Borough. We are governed by a Board of Trustees who are elected by our member groups. The Board receives grants and fees from a wide range of bodies and uses these to achieve its charitable objectives and deliver a range of services designed to support the work of member organisations.

RCVS is a member of South London CVS Partnership through which we work with CVS’s in Kingston. Merton, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley.

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RCVS Vision

Richmond CVS vision is of a fair, open and inclusive society, which encourages and supports voluntary and community sector activity which is:

• Configured to best meet local needs
• Confident in its capacity to deliver high quality services to local people
• Supported by easy access to excellent infrastructure support, information and advice services.

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RCVS Mission

Our mission is to provide local voluntary and community organisations with the key skills, knowledge and resources necessary to operate to best practice principles and gain continuing long-term success. We offer local voluntary and community organisations:

• Information management and signposting services
• Practical assistance
• Representation, promotion and negotiation services
• Leadership and support in the effective use of technology
• Capacity building services that promote sustainability
• Help with the recruitment and development of volunteers, particularly potential trustees
• A role as an extension of the funder
  

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