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Guides and examples to support your baby bank.

Please note that as every baby bank is different, these are not a replacement for developing your own high quality practice.

Topic

  • Board and governance
  • Charitable status
  • Cyber Security
  • Evidence of need
  • Fundraising
  • GDPR
  • Impact monitoring
  • Influencing
  • Media and press
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Type

  • Case study
  • Example document
  • Glossary
  • Guidance
  • Manuals
  • Peer learning session
  • Report
  • Training
  • Fundraising

    Watch: Developing Your Corporate Partnerships Approach

  • Charitable status, Fundraising

    Gift Aid Declaration Form (example only)

  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Impact monitoring, Media and press

    Watch: Making the Most of Your Data for Beginners

  • New and donated items, Safeguarding, health and safety

    Sling Manuals

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Beginner’s Guide to Corporate Partnerships

  • Resources for families

    Energy – Mobile Advice Centre

  • Updates and news

    The Future of BBA

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Partnerships Training

  • Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Volunteero Demonstration

  • New and donated items, Safeguarding, health and safety

    BSI Safety Standards

  • Evidence of need

    Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report

  • Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Volunteering and the Law

  • Impact monitoring

    Watch: Data Webinar

  • Wellbeing for baby banks

    Watch: Safeguarding – The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • Influencing

    Two Child Limit – Briefing Document

  • Safeguarding, health and safety

    Watch: Safeguarding – Prevention and Reporting

  • Safeguarding, health and safety

    Watch: Safeguarding – Visits

  • Safeguarding, health and safety

    ‘Speak Up’ Safeguarding Posters

  • Influencing

    Watch: ‘Meet Your MP’ Recording and Resources

  • Media and press

    Watch: Social Media – webinar for beginners

  • New and donated items

    Watch: Slings and Babywearing Training

  • Influencing, Media and press

    Watch: LinkedIn Training

  • Media and press

    Social Media Handbook

  • Board and governance

    Baby Bank Alliance Board & Advisory Group Feedback Loop

  • Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Recruiting Volunteers With GoVo

  • Evidence of need

    Trussell Report into UK Hunger – Sept 2025

  • Resources for families

    Speech, Language and Communication

  • New and donated items, Safeguarding, health and safety

    Cot Manuals

  • Influencing

    Watch: Cause-related campaigning – influencing politicians and decision makers webinar – July 2025

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Fundraising from ‘Low Profile’ Funders

  • Resources for families, Safeguarding, health and safety

    Safer Sleep – Guidance for Families and Professionals

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Fundraising for Core Costs

  • New and donated items

    Pram and Buggy Manuals

  • Fundraising, Resources for families

    Specialist Equipment for Disabled Children

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Fundraising with Crowdfunder

  • Resources for families

    Energy Advice

  • New and donated items

    Toys – Guidance for Donations

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Fundraising Storytelling with Save the Children

  • Safeguarding, health and safety, Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Safeguarding and DBS Webinar

  • Staff and volunteers

    Whistleblowing Guide

  • Staff and volunteers

    Whistleblowing Policy (example only)

  • Evidence of need

    Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report – UK Poverty 2025

  • Safeguarding, health and safety, Wellbeing for baby banks

    Watch: Safeguarding Yourself and Wellbeing Training

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Meet the Funder – People’s Postcode Lottery

  • Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Recruiting Volunteers Webinar

  • Media and press

    Social Media Guidelines

  • Board and governance

    Complaints Policy (example only)

  • Evidence of need

    Resolution Foundation: Housing Outlook December 2024

  • Wellbeing for baby banks

    Wellbeing resources

  • Evidence of need

    Independent Food Aid Network Report – Nov 24

  • Safeguarding, health and safety, Staff and volunteers

    Emergency Contact form Example

  • New and donated items, Safeguarding, health and safety

    Portable Appliance Testing

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Corporate Fundraising training with Save the Children and Sebby’s Corner

  • Board and governance, Storage and facilities

    Guide to Community Asset Transfer

  • Media and press, Safeguarding, health and safety

    Safeguarding Training on Social Media – slides

  • Safeguarding, health and safety, Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Safeguarding – Conversations with Families

  • Evidence of need, Fundraising

    Watch: Evidence of need & impact

  • Media and press, Safeguarding, health and safety, Staff and volunteers

    Checklist for developing a Social Media Policy   

  • Board and governance, Fundraising

    Guide to writing a Donation Policy

  • Staff and volunteers

    Guide to Induction of a New Employee

  • Safeguarding, health and safety, Staff and volunteers

    Watch or view slides: Safeguarding Training 1: Lone Working

  • Cyber Security

    Cyber Security Considerations – training notes

  • Staff and volunteers

    Guide to Recruitment

  • Media and press

    Guide to Working with the Media

  • Media and press

    Guide to Press Releases

  • Safeguarding, health and safety, Staff and volunteers

    Guide to writing a Manual Handling Guide

  • Evidence of need

    Barnado’s Briefing: Empty plates and cold homes: What it’s like to grow up in poverty in 2024

  • New and donated items

    Guide to writing a safety checklist for highchairs (example only)

  • Evidence of need

    Barnado’s Report: No crib for a bed: the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on bed poverty

  • Evidence of need

    Buttle Report: Growing Up In Poverty

  • Board and governance

    Guide to Writing a Complaints Policy

  • Impact monitoring

    BBA 2023 Annual Impact Data

  • Fundraising

    Watch: How to Find Funding with Stripey Stork

  • Evidence of need, Fundraising

    Evidence of need 

  • Fundraising

    Watch: National Lottery Community Fund

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Grant fundraising 101

  • Fundraising

    Grant application calendar

  • Staff and volunteers

    Volunteer Policy (example only)

  • GDPR

    Collecting and storing personal data (Example of a Legitimate Interest Assessment)

  • Evidence of need

    Joseph Rowntree Foundation report: Destitution in the UK 2023

  • New and donated items

    Pram and buggy checklist (example only)

  • New and donated items

    Safety checklist for cots, cot beds, and cribs (example only)

  • Board and governance

    Trustee Code of Conduct (example only)

  • Fundraising

    Grant Budget (example only)

  • Safeguarding, health and safety

    Safeguarding Policy (example only)

  • Safeguarding, health and safety

    Health and Safety Policy (example only)

  • Storage and facilities

    Watch: Space

  • Impact monitoring, Media and press

    Watch: Tracking your impact, and The Sun campaign

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Fundraising peer training with Stripey Stork

  • Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Employees

  • Storage and facilities

    Watch: Facilities Management

  • Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Volunteers

  • New and donated items

    Watch: Donations process

  • Safeguarding, health and safety

    Watch: Safeguarding

  • Fundraising

    Watch: Save the Children intro to grant fundraising

  • Fundraising

    Watch: National Lottery Cost of Living Fund, and Christmas

  • Fundraising, Staff and volunteers

    Watch: Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Media and press

    Watch: Media Training: Session 1

  • Media and press

    Watch: Media Training Session 2: Print media mythbusting

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The Baby Bank Alliance is founded by Save the Children, Purposeful Ventures, Little Village and Bristol Baby Bank Network. Purposeful Ventures is a registered charity (1204622) in England and Wales.  Save the Children is a registered company limited by guarantee (Company No. 178159), registered Charity in England and Wales (No. 213890), Scotland (SC039570) and Isle of Man (No. 199)

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