[cma-l] Only Connect Visit Scheme from NCVO

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The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has a bursary
scheme to help voluntary and community organisations share knowledge.
If you are planning to make certain changes to your organisation, you
can visit a group that has already gone down a similar path to find
out what did and didn’t work for them.

NCVO will pay £150 for your time and travel and the host organisation
will receive £200 as a consultation fee for their time spent with you.

The eligible activities are as follows:

    * Pursuing a new trading idea
    * Learning about the delivery of public services under contract
    * Using a loan to increase the capacity of your organisation to do
either of the above

The bursaries are awarded every three months.

The closing date for the next round is 11 September 2009.

Click here for more information about the scheme:

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/?id=7278

If you haven’t already got a group in mind to visit, you can browse a
directory of hosts here:

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/?id=11074

The directory of registered hosts is divided into these subject areas:

    * Public Service Delivery (Contracts)
    * Shop/Merchandise/Sale of Goods
    * Rental Income (Buildings/Facilities)
    * Cafes
    * Environmental Schemes
    * Multi-media Resources
    * Training
    * Use of Loans
    * Other

If you have experiences to share, you can register to become a host here:

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/?id=7290

Participants in the scheme have to write a report of the visit, so
other groups can share in your learning. You can read the reports from
previous participants here:

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/?id=10028

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