Producing a newsletter for your neighbourhood can be a great way to share news and to build a sense of community. This information will help neighbourhood community groups to produce and print successful newsletters. It is useful for other types of community newsletters too, including electronic newsletters. Planning a regular newsletter: things to think about before you get started Producing each issue: a step-by-step guide to getting your newsl…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Writing a news release
Tips for community groups about writing and sending a news release Local news coverage can be useful for your group. It can help you to reach people who might want to get involved. It can also be very powerful if you are campaigning on a particular issue and want to draw attention to your concerns. In order to get news coverage, you need to send a well written story to local papers, websites, radio stations and TV broadcasters. This is called a n…
Newsletter checklist
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Patcham Community Fund
Grants available for: Groups working to improve quality of life for residents in the Patcham area, including Hollingbury and Withdean. Size of grants available: Up to £1000 No deadlines Aims of Fund To assist groups or organisations which are trying to help themselves and who are trying to improve in some way the quality of life for residents in the Patcham area. Who can apply Groups and organisations in the Patcham area, including Hollingbury an…