Duncan Wood

Duncan Wood

Greater Exeter Area
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Exeter College of Further Education

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Duncan has worked within the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) since 1990, in both…

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    Exeter City Council

    Exeter, England, United Kingdom

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    Pinhoe Ward

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    South West, UK

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    Southern England

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    South West

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    Greater Exeter Area

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    Greater Exeter Area

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    Exeter, United Kingdom

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    Greater Exeter Area

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    Mid Devon

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    Somerset, uk

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    Sheffield, United Kingdom

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    Mid Devon

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    Okehampton

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    Exeter and Bristol

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    Exeter, United Kingdom

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    Exeter

Education

  • Exeter College of Further Education

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    HND Business and Finance:

    Also achieved: A Level Business Studies, Sociology and Geography at the college.

    All study was in addition to full time employment commitments.

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    General commercial skills training including accredited training modules:
    RSA: Bookkeeping 1 (Credit Pass), Word Processing 1 (Credit Pass)
    PITMANS: Accounting and Bookkeeping 1, Business Communications 2,
    Office Practice 1, Word Processing 1, Secretarial Practice 2,
    Typing Skills (advanced).

Publications

  • DeVA Supporting Devon 2014

    Devon Voluntary Action

    This is the second report in the series and it looks at the different support needs of the voluntary sector in Devon.

    This report shows how the services provided by DeVA and its partners support organisations and groups across Devon and how, depending on the size of the group, that support varies. This report builds on our first report the Third Sector Overview of Devon (2014) and shows that:


    There are significant differences between the support needs of the smaller groups…

    This is the second report in the series and it looks at the different support needs of the voluntary sector in Devon.

    This report shows how the services provided by DeVA and its partners support organisations and groups across Devon and how, depending on the size of the group, that support varies. This report builds on our first report the Third Sector Overview of Devon (2014) and shows that:


    There are significant differences between the support needs of the smaller groups compared to the larger organisations.
    The top support needs of micro and small organisations are Funding Advice, Skills Development, and Governance Advice. The top support needs of larger organisations are Skills Development, Information Advice Guidance and Volunteer Support.
    The majority (65%) of the DeVA support given to organisations between April 2013 and March 2014 was given to smaller groups with an income of below £100,000 (micro and small)
    Typically, these groups work in small geographical areas and have fewer volunteer hours per week and few, if any, paid staff.

    Support provided by DeVA is very important in enabling smaller organisations to continue to exist and to continue to contribute to their communities’ resilience. DeVA helps organisations to access the tools needed to gain funding to allow them to continue to provide their services in their communities. We note that smaller organisations tend to be more grant reliant compared to the larger organisations which are more likely to participate in procurement and contract processes.

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  • Third Sector Overview of Devon 2014

    Devon Voluntary Action

    This is the first report in the series and it provides a profile of the voluntary sector in Devon and the contribution it makes to the economy.

    The main headlines from the report are:
    In Devon there are more Registered Charities per 1000 people compared to the whole of the UK.
    Teignbridge is the district with the most voluntary and community groups with 586 based
    in the area and 656 providing services.
    An estimated 80% of the groups in Devon, that DeVA has contact with…

    This is the first report in the series and it provides a profile of the voluntary sector in Devon and the contribution it makes to the economy.

    The main headlines from the report are:
    In Devon there are more Registered Charities per 1000 people compared to the whole of the UK.
    Teignbridge is the district with the most voluntary and community groups with 586 based
    in the area and 656 providing services.
    An estimated 80% of the groups in Devon, that DeVA has contact with, are Registered Charities.
    The most common service provided by Registered Charities within Devon is Education and Training. There are 1778 Charities in Devon provide Education and Training Service.
    The most common beneficiary are Children and Young People with 2188 Registered Charities working with, or for, Children and Young People in different ways e.g. Pre-schools, Scouts/Guides, Parent and Teacher Associations.
    The majority of Registered Charities (86%) in Devon are ‘Micro’ or ‘Small’ with an income of below £100,000.
    Only 5% have an income above £500,000.
    There is an estimated 31,225 formal volunteers in Devon which donate 62,450 hours a week and £39 million annual contribution.
    4.9% of the employed working population in Devon work in the Voluntary Sector.

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Courses

  • Assertiveness

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  • Disability Awareness

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  • Effective Supervision Skills

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  • Empowering the Voluntary Sector - Public Law Awareness

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  • Equal Opportunities Awareness

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  • Fire Safety Training

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  • Funding Advice to Groups

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  • Implementing PQASSO

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  • Interviewing, Assessing and Placing Volunteers

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  • PQASSO Mentor

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  • PQASSO Peer Reviewer

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  • Skilled Advisor

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  • Training the Trainer

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  • Volunteer Mentor Training

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Projects

  • DeVA - Devon Voluntary Action

    Duncan is representing Involve as an active member of DeVA. DeVA is the successor to DACVS and will begin building upon the work of the informal network. A network which has a proven track record in delivering essential support and development services, leading engagement and representation and enabling and enhancing partnership working of all types across the County.

    DeVA will is moving forward with a clear mandate to enhance CVS collaboration, further reduce duplication and seek to…

    Duncan is representing Involve as an active member of DeVA. DeVA is the successor to DACVS and will begin building upon the work of the informal network. A network which has a proven track record in delivering essential support and development services, leading engagement and representation and enabling and enhancing partnership working of all types across the County.

    DeVA will is moving forward with a clear mandate to enhance CVS collaboration, further reduce duplication and seek to develop parity of access to support service provided within a common quality standards framework. It will continue to engage with appropriate partners and specialists to ensure that the needs of diverse and thematic groups are given appropriate and professional support, appropriate to the context their work.

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  • Empowering the Voluntary Sector

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    Duncan was a committed member of the Empowering the Voluntary Sector Steering Group. The aim of the EVS project is to strengthen the relationship between voluntary and community sector organisations and public bodies and significantly increase opportunities to influence funding and other decisions made by public bodies through a greater understanding of the regulatory framework within which public bodies are required to operate, with specific reference to how they work alongside voluntary and…

    Duncan was a committed member of the Empowering the Voluntary Sector Steering Group. The aim of the EVS project is to strengthen the relationship between voluntary and community sector organisations and public bodies and significantly increase opportunities to influence funding and other decisions made by public bodies through a greater understanding of the regulatory framework within which public bodies are required to operate, with specific reference to how they work alongside voluntary and community organisations.

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  • National Equalties Partnership

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    Duncan was an active member of the the National Equality Partnership. The Partnership was a project funded by Capacitybuilders to support the third sector on equality and diversity issues. It was comprised of Partners drawn from organisations working across the spectrum of the equality strands. Its aim was to ‘turn up the volume’ on equality in the voluntary and community sector by enabling equalities organisations to increase their own voices and be more integrated into the wider…

    Duncan was an active member of the the National Equality Partnership. The Partnership was a project funded by Capacitybuilders to support the third sector on equality and diversity issues. It was comprised of Partners drawn from organisations working across the spectrum of the equality strands. Its aim was to ‘turn up the volume’ on equality in the voluntary and community sector by enabling equalities organisations to increase their own voices and be more integrated into the wider sector.

    http://thewomensresourcecentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/final_competencies_report.pdf

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