About AVA
Our Vision
We believe in a collaborative, sustainable and inclusive Voluntary and Community Sector which supports people and communities and contributes to positive change in Adur.
Our Mission
To offer developmental support to the voluntary and community sector.
We do this through targeted funding support, organisational development such as helping to produce policies, procedures and governance options.
To provide information and knowledge.
We do this by producing newsletters to share information on funding, policy, spotlighting the work of organisations and creating space for skills and knowledge exchanges.
To promote and facilitate co-operation, connection, leadership and advocacy with and within the voluntary and community sector, groups and people
We do this by running regular networking events, signposting across the sector, sharing pertinent intelligence, advocating for the sector and providing local leadership.
To encourage people to use their strengths and abilities through volunteering and social action and support organisations to connect with volunteers
We do this by hosting a volunteer database, offer opportunities for volunteers to meet face to face, supporting organisations to promote their opportunities, writing a regular newsletter dedicated to volunteers and volunteering and promoting volunteering and volunteering opportunities.
Our Organisational Values:
- Local
- Inclusive
- Creative
- Collaborative
- Empowering
- Sustainable
- Independent
- Environmentally responsible
We sign-up to the Nolan Principles.
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We are the local agency which supports charities and groups of all types and sizes in Adur, working in all parts of the district. Since 1959, AVA has been the voluntary sector infrastructure development agency for the area. Our overall charitable aim is to “promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Adur”.
Close links with, and knowledge of, our community uniquely equips us to provide support to a wide range of voluntary activities in Adur. We provide grant and funding advice, recruit volunteers and signpost to other networks that can support an organisation’s growth journey.
We are a member of NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) which is the umbrella body for local infrastructure development agencies, and lobbies central government on matters relevant to the sector. NAVCA’s broad stands of activity are volunteering, supporting and networking.
Another of our key roles is community development, which involves working with individuals, groups and organisations of all kinds. It means bringing people together to recognise shared needs and working to ensure these are met. AVA’s close links with its community means that we fully understand the issues facing the district’s voluntary sector, and have developed, or can develop, appropriate contacts to assist with its development.
Adur Voluntary Action is here to meet your needs – an approachable, useful resource. To keep in touch with what is happening at AVA, and what is happening in the voluntary sector more generally in your area, you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter, Adur Voice.