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Our Community Development Team provides specialist information and support to local community groups, social enterprises and charities. Our expertise allows us to provide critical support to our Members when they need it most. Helpfully we’ve created a Library of useful toolkits and links that provide easy to navigate information and guidance across a broad range of issues facing organisations like yours.

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Planning

Business planning models and templates.

Title Description
BusinessBalls.com: Leadership and Management Training A well known source of management knowhow Visit website
Community First Training Community First offer a wide range of Business Planning Training, including bespoke courses designed to meet the needs of your Charity Visit website
Mind Tools - Management and Leadership Training A well known source of management knowhow Visit website
NCVO Business Planning Business planning guidance from NCVO Visit website
Organising a Safe Event Zurich produced guide 'Organising a safe event' to support not-for-profit organisations who want to bring their communities together, by organising great, safe events that will be remembered for years to come. Download
Recovery Business Continuity Guide by McKinsey & Company (May 2020) A guide to recovery post the Covid pandemic from McKinsey & Company Download
Social Business Model Canvas Social Business Model Canvas (for Social Enterprises) Visit website

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