£25

How to set up a Community Group

Course
37 Lessons

This course will take you step by step through the process of setting up a community group. It covers the key features and concepts, pros & cons and real-life considerations, giving you practical resources andguiding you through the decision-making process and your next steps.

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Introduction & getting started

Introduction

What is a Community Group?

Vision and Mission

Vision and mission exercise

DOWNLOADABLE Vision and mission exercises

People

Bringing people on board

Stakeholders

Stakeholder analysis tool

DOWNLOADABLE Stakeholder analysis tool

Step by step - setting up your group

Five governance questions

Members

How will you benefit your community?

Raising money

Asking or earning?

DOWNLOADABLE Asking or Earning

Sustainable income model

DOWNLOADABLE Sustainable Income Model

Incorporated or unincorporated?

Legal structures chart

DOWNLOADABLE Legal Structures Chart

Decision making tool

DOWNLOADABLE Decision making tool

Decision making

Constitution

DOWNLOADABLE Small Group Constitution

Key people

DOWNLOADABLE Small Charity Constitution

Where do you go from here?

Things to get in place

One page plan

DOWNLOADABLE One Page Plan Template

DOWNLOADABLE Simple Income Expenditure Template

DOWNLOADABLE Simple Cash Flow Forecast Template

DOWNLOADABLE Community and Business Bank Accounts May 2024

Measuring impact

DOWNLOADABLE Social Impact Report 2023.docx

Next steps

We hope that this course has given you all the information you need to choose the right structure to take your organisation forward. We hope that this course has given you all the information you need to take your organisation forward.

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