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Monitoring and Evaluation
Information to help your community group think about what you are aiming to achieve, how to find out if you are succeeding, and how to demonstrate to the outside world that what you are doing is useful. Most people involved in running a group, and certainly all of those who have applied for a grant, will have heard the phrase ‘monitoring and evaluation’. It isn’t always clear, though, exactly what it means. Seen on an application form, or when co…
Free accounts systems to download
Two easy to use Excel accounts systems which you can download for free. We developed these systems especially for small community groups as part of our Money in Mind project. They are designed to help you keep track of your group’s money so that you can check your balances, provide financial reports to your members, and report to funders. There are two systems available: a simple cash and bank system, and an annual accounts system which tracks se…
Support for treasurers
You don’t need to be a financial wizard to keep a group’s accounts, and it can be a straightforward and satisfying job. Anyone can learn it – but you do need to know what is expected of you and feel confident you are doing it right. You don’t have to do this on your own – the Resource Centre can give you lots of help. This is flexible, and can be designed to fit in with the time you’ve got available. We can offer this support to volunteer-run gro…
We’ve moved things around
You seem to have followed a link to a page that doesn’t exist any more – but the information you want is probably still here somewhere! We’ve rearranged things to integrate the information that used to be in our Beachcomber database with the rest of our website. Try searching for what you’re looking for – there’s a search box at the top of every page. If you can’t find it, you could browse the categories in our Information section, or contact us …
Organising a public meeting
Holding a public meeting can be a really good way of building a campaign or getting more people involved in your group. Here are a few ideas to help your community group to organise a meeting that is interesting, accessible and runs smoothly. Keep it simple Running a discussion with members of the public, particularly if a lot of people show up, can be a bit daunting. Don’t try to cram in too much. A public meeting is not the place to have compli…
First steps for new groups
… There are many different reasons why you may want to set up a group. It might be to organise activities for your community, run campaigns, or raise money. Whatever the reason, the idea of starting a group to do something you care about can be both exciting and daunting. Use this section to think through the first steps and start to get things moving. …
Lions Clubs
Grants available for: local charitable causes Size of grants given: No set limits, grants generally £50 – £1,000 No deadlines Aims of Fund Lions Clubs support charitable causes in their own area. Who can apply Local community groups and charities can apply for donations. How much and what can you apply for There are no set limits, but grants tend to range from £50 to £1,000. There are two local Lions Clubs: Brighton Rottingdean and Saltdean See t…