National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS)
The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services is the independent voice of the voluntary youth sector in England.
Third Floor
Lancaster House
33 Islington High Street
London
N1 9LH
Tel: 020 7278 1041
Fax: 020 7833 2491
Email: mail@ncvys.org.uk
Website: www.ncvys.org.uk
Contact person: Ilona Pinter
Position: Information and Website Officer
Charity Number: 1093386
Description:
The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services is the independent voice of the voluntary youth sector in England. A diverse network of 150 national voluntary youth organisations and regional and local youth networks, NCVYS has been working since 1936 to raise the profile of youth work, share good practice and influence policy that has an impact on young people and the organisations that work with them.
Vision and mission statement:
To ensure the development and recognition of a vibrant, sound and diverse voluntary and community sector which involves, empowers and meets the needs of all young people.
Type of organisation:
National sub sectoral umbrella body or infrastructure organisation, providing services to member voluntary organisations within a thematic sub sector.
Services:
Advice and support, Advocacy, Campaigning, Conference organisation, Consultancy, Consultations, Development of standards, Information, Lobbying, Member directories, Networking, Newsletters, Policy development, Publicity and promotion, Publishing, Regional services, Representation, Research, Training.
Regional offices:
The Angel Centre
1 Angel Place
Worcester
WR1 3QN
Tel/Fax: 01905 619 139
Contact in Worcester: Barry Lockwood
Position: Development Manager (Network Support)
Email: barry@ncvys.org.uk
Full-time staff: 15
Part-time staff: 2
Paid staff: 17
Organisational members: 170
Membership criteria:
To be eligible for membership, an organisation must fulfil the following criteria:
- The organisation must be a voluntary body (i.e. independent, self-governing body of people who have joined together voluntarily to take action for the benefit of the community, and established otherwise than for financial gain).
- The organisation must provide social and educational opportunities for young people aged 11 to 25 or act as a coordinating network for organisations that do.
- Although organisations accepted into membership are normally registered charities, this is not an absolute condition; but if an organisation is not a registered charity, its aims, objectives and methods of working should be stated in a document that is available for public inspection.
- The organisation should be located in England. Organisations operating across the UK or internationally should have their headquarters in England.
- The organisation must support our charitable purposes and subscribe to its aims and values.
Applications that fit the criteria for membership are put to the Trustee Board for consideration.
The following factors will be important in this consideration:
- the length of time the organisation has been functioning and its financial situation. Membership will generally be open to organisations that are properly constituted and whose existence is not time limited for a particular purpose;
- a stated policy on equal opportunity and diversity or commitment to improved practice in this area;
- young people have an opportunity to take an active part in the organisation's decision-making processes and that a youth participation policy is in place;
- a stated policy on safeguarding and child protection and that the organisation has implemented safeguarding procedures
