Finding Help with Community Projects

You might not think that setting up a club or society would mean being saddled with accounting but unfortunately that isn't the case. But with a bit of diligent record keeping and a basic...

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks, which investigate an individual's criminal record, can be a pain in the neck for community organisations that rely on volunteers to look after children...

For many community groups sponsorship is the only way to get enough money to support their activities. Sponsorship comes in a variety of forms, from straight financial help to offering goods and...

Fundraising is the main reason for most charities' existence. They may be wanting to raise awareness of an issue or put things in place for people who are less fortunate than ourselves, or all...

Drawing up, discussing and voting on a constitution for a group, club or society is not a job that anyone looks forward to but when it's done it will be worth it's weight in gold later on when a...

The main problem that leaders of clubs and societies face is finding people to help with managing it. So it makes sense, when starting something like this, to make sure that you have that help or...

Insurance and liability has suddenly become a big issue for all sorts of clubs and societies as everyone getting involved is now worried about being sued for some reason or another, even though it...

Marketing may sound a bit rich for a society or a local charitable cause but if you want to attract members and get the community along to your events then it's essential to coordinate advertising...

Plan your press coverage as part of an overall publicity plan, put out articles and press releases to make it easier for editors to include, and make sure you cover all the newspapers and magazines...

Running groups for children is generally a lot harder, and there is more red tape, than an adult group, but on the other hand there tend to be fewer political battles between the members.

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Running groups for teenagers generally tends to be a bit more challenging than running groups for younger children as it can be hard work keeping them engaged, but there is help if you know where to...