Collaboration and mergers
Working with other organisations can help you to provide the best possible service to the beneficiaries you work with.
Collaborative working can range from sharing resources and staff to merging together to form one organisation. It can result in improved efficiency, cost savings and better services.
Our Enterprise & Development service provides more information about working more collaboratively. If you are planning a merger, VAS’s Legal Consultant can advise you throughout this process, and our VC-Connect database system facilitates and supports multi-agency working - contact our ICT Manager for more details.
Bev Cross, VAS's Legal Consultant, shares her '10 Top Tips' for organisations considering merger or collaborative working.
Documents
VAS guide to the options available for third sector consortia in terms of legal structure and legal status. Download document
A Charity Commission guide to collaborative working. Download document
A NCVO publication on developing a joint working agreement. Download document