Running a group

This section contains information and resources to support committee members in the running of a local group and/or charity.

We’ll be in touch to tell you about local groups training, funding, events and will provide valuable information to support you with the running of your group.

Please download and complete the form below. You can submit your form via email to: localgroups@ndcs.org.uk or send it to: 

Local Groups Team
National Deaf Children's Society
15 Dufferin Street
London
EC1Y 8UR

Affiliation agreement (69 kb)

Model constitution for registered associations (49 kb)

Good group guide (128 kb)

Good chair guide (115 kb)

Good secretary guide (128 kb)

Good treasurer guide (70 kb)

Child Protection Policy for NDCS Registered Associations[1] (132 kb)

Local groups consultation report 2007 (890 kb)

Local Groups Satisfaction Survey 2008 (2827 kb)

Here is some useful information from the English National Council held in London in September 2008.

Local Groups share their hints and tips (765 kb)

National Council 2008 update for Local Groups (2200 kb)

Ros Herman was unable to join us for the Question Time Panel, but here are her answers to some of the prepared questions we asked her to prepare for.

Question Time Panel answers from Ros Herman (31 kb)

• The Charity Commission
• Governance Hub
• The National Council for Voluntary Organisations