We aim to provide straightforward, useful information to help people run community and voluntary groups. Our information pages are simply written and aim to cover the essentials of running a group and its activities. We aim to update these information pages regularly and add new ones when we can. If you are looking for information on something not listed here, please contact us – we may be able to help. Our main focus is supporting community grou…
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Writing a constitution
A constitution is simply the aims and rules that your group will use. It’s a statement of what your group is going to do and how it is going to do it. Our information about constitutions is suitable for a small organisation such as a residents’ association or campaign group. It will work well for you if you want a simple, uncomplicated structure to guide your group. It is not suitable if you are employing workers, buying premises or dealing with …
Entertainment
Social events, performance nights and gigs can be fantastic ways to bring your community together, showcase your work or raise money. When organising these types of events you may need to think about ensuring you and your venue are meeting regulations and have the right licences in place, for example for playing music or selling alcohol. You may also wish to take out insurance, and conduct a risk assessment, particularly if your event is open to …
Fundraising Strategy
It will make it easier to raise money if you are well organised and have a plan. This section provides advice on budgeting to help you have a clear idea about what you need to raise money for and why. It also contains information to help you plan your activities so that you can focus on ways of fundraising that will be most useful for your group. The Resource Centre can offer help with fundraising to some groups and organisations. Click on the Li…
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