Membership
Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) is a membership organisation which works behind the scenes to ensure that local third sector groups and organisations get the support they need.We’re a Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) (often referred to as a “Council for Voluntary Service” – CVS), we cover the geographical region of the borough of North East Lincolnshire and we champion, support and strengthen charities, voluntary organisations and community groups and the wider third sector.
Find out more about the work of a “Local Infrastructure Organisation”
Find out what we mean by a “third sector organisation” – are you one?
VANEL’s Mission
“ VANEL promotes, encourages and supports individuals, groups and organisations within the voluntary, community and wider third sector to enable them to meet the needs and aspirations of communities within North East Lincolnshire. ”
Read more about our values here
Membership
Local voluntary, community and third sector organisations help shape VANEL and the support we offer through membership. We have two levels of membership – affiliation and association, but for those not in membership we also provide resources, support and development opportunities to a still wider community of organisations through forums, interest groups and other mechanisms.
Find out about Affiliated and Associated membership options
So what are the benefits? What does VANEL offer?
Membership has significant advantages. Members enjoy a closer relationship with VANEL, priority access to information and voting rights at our Annual General Meeting allowing you to contribute to and shape the direction of VANEL.
Members get:
• access to specialist email networks and members’ themed working groups
• regular on-line news and information via the website members’ section
• access to our monthly newsletter bulletin
• policy information and advice via our team of specialist staff
• invitations to local third sector networking events
• part-funded training and development courses
• access to a common treasury of learning and training equipment
• representation at local sub regional and regional government level
• access to local, regional and national funding sources
• voting rights at our Annual General Meeting
• opportunities to promote your organisation and to promote volunteering opportunites
You can read about the range of resources, services and support that VANEL provides by working through our website or by contacting us and speaking to any of our staff.
If you’re interested in membership remind yourself about affiliation and association here or click here to read more about applying and to download our application forms.
By joining VANEL you become part of an ever growing network of organisations that form the core of North East Lincolnshire’s voluntary and community sector. With organisations like yours, we can build a stronger base from which to promote a thriving third sector including the voluntary and community sector.
Need more convincing?
We highlight here some of the many different ways in which we can help our different clients, especially in the current economic client and in light of the ever changing national agenda such as ‘Big Society’.
Go here for information on how we help.
Information
Our Annual Report 2008/9 is available online here as a .pdf download.