We are not IT experts, but for some groups, we offer basic computer skills training. See our Support for Resource Centre member groups page to find out if we can help your group. Click on the Links tab at the top of this page for details of other useful organisations who can help your group make good use of technology. We have four computers in our Print room, which groups are welcome to use. We do not offer training but our front desk staff will…
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Campaigning
… This section looks at some of the skills and resources you may find useful if you are campaigning to change something. Whether you are trying to get a pedestrian crossing installed or change the law, many of the issues you will face are the same – you need to know how to present your message clearly, reach the right people with it, and stay focused on your goal for as long as it takes. …
Charity registration and requirements
… If your group has charitable aims and an income over £5000 per year, then the law says you are required to register with the Charity Commission. This section gives information on how to check whether your aims are charitable (this is defined in law), how to register as a charity, and what registered charities have to do. Click the Links tab for details of other organisations and websites with useful information in this area. …
Role of the management committee
All community organisations are run by a group of people – sometimes they are an elected management committee, sometimes it’s just the people who turn up to every meeting. If you take the time to work out who is responsible for what, and how you are going to make decisions within your group, it can save you a lot of trouble. This section contains information to help people take on specific roles within a committee, and also to help committees as …
Policies and Procedures
Policies can be a very useful way of expressing the values and ideas of the people in your group. They do not have to be formal or difficult to understand – if a policy is simple and easy to read, your members can use it to help make decisions about how the group should do things. This section includes advice for small community groups on writing policies. It also includes the Resource Centre’s own internal policies, which may be useful for large…
Improving your neighbourhood
… Many community groups exist in order to make improvements to a neighbourhood and solve local problems. This section provides information about ways to find out what local people think and get people working together to improve things, as well as details of some funders in Sussex who work specifically with neighbourhood-based projects. The Links tab has contact details for other useful organisations who can help. …
Running a Sports Group
… Sports activities are a great way of getting people together to spend time with one another, have fun and get fit. This section provides information and advice to help you organise sports activities. It also contains information about funders that fund sports projects and groups. …
Working with Children
Whether you are organising a one-off crèche or are running an organisation especially focussed on activities for children, this section contains information about the things you will need to consider. It also contains links to our Favourite Funders for children’s and young people’s activities. We have a wide range of games and toys available for hire at low cost to community groups in Sussex. Click on the Equipment tab or see our Equipment sectio…
Organising meetings
Meetings need not be boring! This section can help you to organise meetings that involve your members, generate new ideas and give everyone a chance to contribute to the running of your group. If you are organising a public meeting or conference, you may also find the information in our Planning and organising events section useful. Click on the Equipment tab at the top of this page to see our range of low-cost equipment for hire, to help make yo…
Setting up a social enterprise
Social enterprises are businesses that have clear social and/or environmental aims. They generate most of their income through trade (rather than, for example, grants), and reinvest most of their profits to further their social and/or environmental aims. A social enterprise is not a legal structure in itself. There are a number of legal structures a business could adopt when setting up as a social enterprise. Our information on Legal Structures f…