Other VAN publications

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• The most recently produced documents are listed first

The Voluntary Arts Directory of Amateur Art and Craft Forms

Health & Safety for Community Outdoor Events

Foreward and contents (pdf - 165k)

Short checklists (pdf - 65k)

Chapter 2 (pdf - 189k)

Chapter 5 (pdf - 185k)

Chapter 11 (pdf - 114k)

Valuing the Voluntary Arts
The State of the Sector - Somerset and Dorset 2004

• Content (pdf - 443k)

• Section A. (pdf - 79k)

• Section B (pdf - 598k)

• Section C - Chapter 1 (pdf - 699k)

• Section C - Chapter 2 (pdf - 129k)

• Section C - Chapter 3 (pdf - 68k)

• Section C - Chapter 4 (pdf - 843k)

• Section C - Chapter 5 (pdf - 68k)

• Section C - Chapter 6 (pdf - 219k)

• Section D (pdf - 523k)

Monitoring and Evaluating your Arts Event - Why Bother? A book of ideas and encouragement (2004) (VAW publication)

This guide aims to suggest how arts organisations can begin to monitor their work, evaluate what they do, and share results with partners, funders and their own workers.We feel that M&E is not only increasingly important, but can be creative and
enjoyable too. For the best results, try to build monitoring into your project at the start, and treat it as an integral part of the project.

The pack is designed for you to pull out and use what you want at any time. You may need to know different things when monitoring one project than you will in the next, and may have different resources. Above all, this pack is far from complete – there are more techniques than we can mention here. We’re
hoping that you’ll treat this as a starting point, and integrate our material and ideas with your own.

• Pages 1 to 14 (pdf - 458k)

• Pages 15 to 28 (pdf - 448k)

Available from Voluntary Arts Wales. T: 01938 556 455 or email: sioned@vaw.org.uk

Doing it Ourselves - Learning to Challenge Social Exclusion through the Voluntary Arts

This report, a 76 page fully illustrated book, tells the story of the voluntary arts through 14 projects that contribute to social inclusion. The report suggests that the voluntary arts present an extremely cost effective opportunity to take government policies such as social cohesion and life long learning to socially excluded groups and individuals.

One aim of the research was to provide guidance on the tools and training which may be needed by volunteer led groups to enable them to fulfil their potential as agencies which address social exclusion. Another was to identify existing resources which could be more widely used, or detail the need for new forms of support.

As it is a large document we have broken it down into 4 sections for downloading:

• pages 1 to 20 (pdf - 1329k)

• pages 21 to 40 (pdf - 996k)

• pages 41 to 60 (pdf - 1004k)

• pages 60 to end (pdf - 1265k)

WAY AHEAD (2001) (ISBN 1 899687335)
Organisational Development Workpack for voluntary Organisations.

This is VAN's toolbook to help voluntary organisations to assess their situation, begin to plan for the future and help you in your work. The Way Ahead workpack includes:

• 1. Bound copy of Way Ahead workbook with checklists, detailed notes, record forms and full instructions.
• 2. Guide to using Way Ahead to plan change and help create business plans.
• 3. A full set of VAN Briefings on key topics as referred to in the workbook.
• 4. Licence to make and use copies of Way Ahead within your organisation, together with unbound pages for convenient copying.
• 5. Catalogue of other Way Ahead resources including computer disks, large print version and transparencies for OHPs, all freely available to purchasers of the workpack.
• 6. Attractive and robust blue acrylic case for storing all Way Ahead resources.

Read a sample (pdf - 45k)

Cost: Statutory Bodies: £100; Voluntary Organisations with turnover over £100,000 or greater: £50;
Smaller voluntary Organisations: £30

Order: To order print out and complete the order form and post or fax it back to VAN.

P O Box 200, Cardiff CF5 1YH
fax: 029 20 397 397
enquiries: 029 20 395 395 or email: info@voluntaryarts.org

Order form (pdf - 228k)

Mapping the Future (2001)

A guide to business planning for small arts organisations. Commissioned by the Arts Council England and the RABs (now ACE regional offices). Available from your regional office and here in PDF format.
(we have been led to believe that there has been some difficulty accessing the guide since the RABs changed to ACE regional offices. Please let us know if you find this to be the case.)

• Mapping the Future (pdf - 145k)

Taking Part - a handbook for the voluntary arts in..... (each of 6 RAB regions [now ACE regional offices] ) (2000)

Commissioned by the RABs(now ACE regional ofices) and available form Yorkshire, London, West Midlands, South West, South East and Northern Arts Boards. NOT from the VAN office). See the following for an idea of the content:

• Taking Part (pdf - 192k)

Taking Part (Scotland) - A handbook for the voluntary arts in Scotland (1998)

Available but out of date. New version currently being reviewed

The Dragon - a handbook for the voluntary arts in Wales (1999/2000) (VAW publication)

Available from Voluntary Arts Wales. T: 01938 556 455 sioned@vaw.org.uk

Voluntary Arts Wales Conference Report (Welsh and English) (2000)

Available on the Voluntary Arts Wales pages or from 01938 556 455 sioned@vaw.org.uk

Working Together (2000) (VAW publication)

Compact between the Arts Council of Wales and the voluntary cultural sector in Wales. T: 01938 556 455 sioned@vaw.org.uk

Strengthening Foundations (1994)

A valuable report and proposal detailing research aimed at revealing levels of participation in the voluntary arts in the UK (out of print. Available as a photocopy)

Facts, Figures, Futures - the state of the voluntary arts in Ireland

A report on the voluntary arts sector in Ireland (2003)(this is a very big file so please be patient, or email info@vaireland.org for a copy

• executive summary (pdf - 122k)

• full report (pdf - 549k)

It's what we do

A report commissioned to look at the state of the voluntary arts in NE England in 2001/2

• it`s what we do (pdf - 247k)

The Development of the Voluntary Arts in England

This report presents an action plan which proposes development of infrastructure and services for the voluntary arts in England in the decade ahead. This follows funding for the current year and invitation from ACE in June 2001 to:
* raise the profile of VAN through a high level advocacy campaign; * demonstrate VAN's ability to produce information & statistics which address current government policy initiatives; * to provide a detailed action plan outling the steps to achieve major development for the future.

• The Development of the Voluntary Arts in England (this is a large file) (pdf - 0k)

Worth Making a Song & Dance About

Case studies of exemplary voluntary and community arts projects in Wales

• case studies (pdf - 1055k)