our services
We also have a range of online resources to complement this service available at:
RVA's regular ebulletins will keep you up-to-date with latest news, information and events affecting the voluntary and community sector.
You can also follow us on Twitter:
Offers free help with the legalities and technicalities of running or starting a charity or voluntary organisation in Reading. We have knowledgeable and experienced staff and a range of useful resources available.
The main focus of the work is to help organisations meet their legal requirements and function effectively. The subject areas covered are diverse and include:
Advice is given individually or by way of training or facilitation. A community development approach is adopted to ensure services and support reach those groups struggling with significant or new community needs. RVA nurtures and supports the development of new projects and initiatives to meet those new needs.
0118 957 4123
Advice Service8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
We offer advice, support and training on all fundraising issues, such as researching appropriate funders, project and budget planning, undertaking a funding needs analysis and monitoring and evaluation. We can also help you to develop your individual funding applications.
Support for individual community groups is offered through telephone, email and face-to-face contact and we also offer occasional training workshops on funding issues. However the advice and support is delivered, the emphasis is always the same - helping groups gain fundraising skills they can build on and the ability to develop the kind of sustainable projects which attract funders.
0118 957 4123
Funding Advice Service8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
We provide a public facing volunteer recruitment and advice service through our website and town centre shop.
The website provides full online searchability of all the best and latest volunteering opportunities in Reading, plus links to regional and national volunteering sites.
Our team of advisers can help visitors to our shop with tips about finding opportunities which build on the volunteer's experience or interests, including how they might contribute to development of a fuller CV.
They can also provide information about neighbourhood groups and charities and the services they offer, as well as providing a link to the expert advice and support available from Reading Voluntary Action for the voluntary and community sector.
0118 9023 910
Information and volunteering shop8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
Opening times
Monday 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 10am to 5pm
Wednesday 10am to 5pm
Thursday 10am to 5pm
A comprehensive online service that gives local voluntary and community sector groups the potential of their own micro-site, with details of their service, their news and events.
The search functions on the site mean that members of the community, potential service users, supporters and stakeholders can use their individual criteria to find out what the voluntary sector has to offer them, when and where.
The directory is also regularly updated by the Reading Voluntary Action team with news of our own work, the services we offer and with other news of relevance to the local voluntary sector.
News and events are automatically included in our instant Twitter stream when they are added to the site.
RVA Directory8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
RVA's service for volunteer involving organisations (VIOs) encourages and supports volunteering in the Reading area by:
VIOs who use our recruitment service gain access to thousands of volunteers through our volunteering website at www.rgneeds.me and at our town centre shop manned by trained host advisers.
Volunteers can also be informed of your needs via our weekly newsletter and our instant Twitter stream.
0118 9023 921
Services for Volunteer Involving Organisations8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
We are now able to hire our our compact but comfortable meeting room, suitable for 2-10 people depending on the formality of the event.
Services available are: self-serve refreshments catered refreshments by arrangement laptop and projector use wifi
Rates start at £20 for a 2 hour session.
Please phone or email us to enquire about availability and for a quotation based upon your requirements.
0118 902 3910
Town Centre meeting room hire8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
Opening times
Monday 9:30am to 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am to 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am to 5pm
Thursday 9:30am to 5pm
Friday 9:30am to 5pm
A specialist information network for trustees of local charities to come together and share expertise, providing help to address issues of common concern in their work supporting local voluntary sector organisations.
0118 957 4123
Trustee Network Reading8 Cross StreetReadingRG1 1SN
