Books on contracts, compacts and partnerships

Available for reference use only in the Resource Centre library



  • Compact on relations between Government and the Third Sector in England
    April 2010
    Publisher Compact Voice
    www.compactvoice.org.uk
    Notes
    The Compact 'sets out shared committements and guidelines for effective working relations' between the Government and community groups, voluntary organisations and charities.

  • Costing for contracts - a practical guide for voluntary organisations
    1992
    Author John Callaghan
    ISBN 0907164811
    Publisher Directory of Social Change
    www.dsc.org.uk

  • Getting ready for contracts - a guide for voluntary organisations
    2nd edition 1993
    Author Sandy Adirondack and Richard MacFarlane
    ISBN 1873860161
    Publisher Directory of Social Change
    www.dsc.org.uk

  • The Complete Guide to Surviving Contracts for Voluntary Organisations
    2008
    Author Alan Lawrie and Jan Mellow
    ISBN 9781903991947
    Publisher Directory of social change
    www.dsc.org.uk
    Notes
    A practical guide to bidding and negortiating contracts between voluntary organisations and public sector agencies. Chapters on:
    Approaching contracts, The process of contracting, Analysing an opportunity, Making a bid, Agreeing a contract, Managing the contract, Organisational implications, Competition and cooperation.

  • The Handy Guide to Local Area Agreements
    June 2009
    Author Toby Blume
    ISBN 9780955142161
    Publisher Urbas Forum
    www.urbanforum.org.uk
    Notes
    A concise guide to what LAA's are, how they work, and how to be involved in them.