Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives

Tools focussing on developing sustainability organisations. What the challenges are in this specific area of community action, and how to overcome them.

Governance

Creating a strong foundation for your group will mean that you will grow strongly. These resources will tell you about how to best set up a community group choosing the system that works best for you.

Getting an effective team together is a vital step in the community journey to sustainability. This involves a process called ‘stakeholder engagement’: this means identifying who the people, and the other groups are in your community who match with your aims and who can help you

Developing Your Community Organisation

This is a set of resources that gives you guidance on how to set up a voluntary or a community organization. It covers important topics like: identifying community needs, how to form a dedicated team, deciding on a suitable organizing structure. 

Project Management and Soft Skills Development

Your community group does not need to re-invent the wheel. There are many successful groups who have gone on this journey before you. They can help you develop are some of the key skills that you will need. The tools given here are key information sources as well as examples of how and where to build your skills.