Stakeholder Management
Getting a good team together is a very important start. This needs something called called ‘stakeholder engagement’: this means finding out who the people, and the other groups that are in your community that match your aims and seeing if they can help you. They can be people like you or organisations like your county council Typical stakeholders are:
- Someone good at communicating who can set up and record meetings
- Someone who is good at finances – you may need a treasurer
- The Community’s Schools Green committees
- Local Sports clubs
- The local authority’s sustainability officer
There are many more really important stakeholders that you may need – you can find out who they may be and how to engage with them using the resources below.
Idea Evaluation and Selection
This is a tool which helps a group in a meeting decide what tasks are most important for them. It also helps them choose what path, ouf many choices, to follow in their work.
Stakeholder Mapping
The people, usually outside your group, that you will work with, are called ‘stakeholders’ These also usually work to improve community sustainability. They can be in local government or international organizations. But they can also be local groups or even just be local people with important skills.
Organizational Self Reflection
This tool, helps you look at yourself so you can ask questions and begin conversations in your group. You will talk and think about how you do things to help make your group fair to everyone no matter who they are or where they come from.
REScoop Action Guide for Stakeholder Engagement
This guide provides practical advice on how to engage citizens and stakeholders in renewable energy cooperative (REScoop) projects. It covers a wide range of topics, including: How to get started with a REScoop project. How to organize and manage a REScoop. How to finance a REScoop project. How to involve citizens in the production, consumption, and governance of REScoop projects, How to promote cooperation between REScoops
The energy transition to energy democracy (RESCOOPS)
This discusses the role of renewable energy sources cooperatives (REScoops) in the energy transition to energy democracy. REScoops are...
Dialogue and Engagement Hub
This set of resources is based on important research that was supported by the EPA (link here) Sustainable change is complicated and is often very different from one place to...
Social Enterprise Toolkit
A toolkit for social enterprises, including various exercises, strategies, and advice to help organizations succeed. It covers topics such as...
Community Energy: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Power
A full guide all about community energy. It covers everything you need to build a core team, [tooltip text="how people get on with eachother in...
Tools for helping with Committee Setup (from SEAI SEC Programme)
This is a gateway or starting point into many resources offered by the SEAI. These are aimed at helping sustainable energy communities grom. It...
Collection of Resources for Community Groups (from Galway PPN)
A very large collection of resources, and guidelines specially made for community groups. It talks about topics from national policies and legal...









