Startup Pack for New Community Groups

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Written by Matt Freidson | 21 October 2010

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Want to set up a community organisation?  I've put together an up-to-date pack to get you going for your first year.

The links will take you to downloadable documents which should cover all the bases.  If you have any questions or need anything else, get in touch.

Introduction & Contents

  1. Constitution
  • CC Small Charity Constitution
  • Charity Commission - model constitution 2008
  • Choosing a Governing document

    •   2.     Trustees

  • An introduction to committees
  • Conflict of interest policy
  • The essential trustee
  • Trustee conflict of interest form

    •  3.       Finance

  • Cheques received
  • Expenses form
  • Petty cash claim form
  • Running a petty cash system
  • Producing a succesful budget

    •  4.      Insurance

    •    Insurance for voluntary organisations

     5.      Policies

  • Chily Pep Child Protection
  • CRB checklist
  • Health & safety RISK ASSESSMENT
  • HSE 5 step guide
  • HSE risk-assessment-and-policy
  • Model Child Protection
  • Model Equal Opportunities
  • Sample Health & Safety
  • Vulnerable Adults Policy

    •  6.     Volunteers

  • ECVS Volunteer policy
  • IS Resources for managing volunteers
  • IS Volunteering and State benefits
  • Sample Volunteer Agreement 1
  • Sample Volunteer Agreement 2

    •  7.      Monitoring & Evaluation

  • GT attendance
  • GT Event monitoring form
  • GT monitoring form
  • Model Confidentiality policy
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