Our briefings provide handy (mostly 4 page) guidance on a very wide range of subjects relevant to running your group. They are produced by Voluntary Arts specifically with the small & volunteer-only arts and crafts organisations in mind. There are now over a hundred briefings. Two new Briefings are researched, written & circulated every quarter.

All are free to read and download, but if you come across a briefing that you'd like to circulate to members groups or other groups, see VAN's Licensing Policy for details at www.voluntaryarts.org/briefings The most recents are below but you can read them all as follows:

Gift Aid is an easy way for voluntary arts groups that are registered UK charities to increase the value of their donations by reclaiming the basic rate of tax. This briefing will dispel some of the myths and show how easy it is to make the most of the scheme. Since we published VAN Briefing 54 in April 2001, a number of changes have been made to Gift Aid, details of which are also included here.

Please note: The new UK coalition Government has indicated that it will look at changing the Gift Aid scheme in the next budget. We will keep you updated through our e-news. Subscribe at www.vaireland.org/news.

This Briefing was published in June 2010. The content and resources were applicable at the time of going to press. Much of the information contained in Briefings is generic but some facts and contacts details may change and /or go out of date. You are therefore advised to double check the currency of the content in this document.

This briefing offers some practical tips on how to welcome speakers of different languages to your voluntary arts group – as potential arts or crafts participants, volunteers or management committee members – and to help ensure that communication difficulties do not become a barrier preventing them from taking an active role in your group.

This Briefing was published in June 2010. The content and resources were applicable at the time of going to press. Much of the information contained in Briefings is generic but some facts and contacts details may change and /or go out of date. You are therefore advised to double check the currency of the content in this document.