![]() your local sporting club might have an inclusion officer, one of your members may be in Rotary, - think creatively! Think about which organisations from your list might have similar interests to your group e.g. Remember your value proposition! (See Fact Sheet: Thinking about the value proposition that a group would offer). When talking with community organisations, or searching their websites and social media, be sure to stay alert to anything that comes up that you haven’t considered that may assist your network, and in conversation, always ask for their ideas too! Celebrations - may be willing to help you celebrate achievements, and may donate or help you seek out resources to do this - venues, catering, invitations etc.Training and development - may offer or know how to find advice and training for you and for group members to support individual and group development.volunteer’s insurance or public liability insurance. Insurance - will have insurances, and may be willing to have your network covered by their insurances e.g.Communication - may help with access to a telephone, a computer and the internet.They may have volunteers or staff who can assist with marketing and may be willing to help market the network through their own marketing channels. Marketing materials - may donate materials, and help you with access to word processing and printer and paper.Transport/parking - may have or know how to access vehicles and drivers to help transport people.Materials - may have such resources as butcher’s paper and markers for group conversations, paper and pens or laptops for note takers, and specific resources for group activities - and may be willing to donate these to you.Their meeting rooms will likely have a fridge, tea and coffee making facilities and crockery and cutlery. Catering - may be willing to donate some food and drinks, have volunteers willing to prepare food, or know where to ask for catering donations.Venue - often have rooms that are fully accessible and easy for people to get to.Human resources - may be willing to donate the time of a support person, mentor, facilitation trainer, or marketer.What a community organisations might have to offer: Community organisations often require and have similar resources and may be willing to share these for a good cause. This will help you know what to ask for, and may include things from the list on that Quick Guide. Your work on thinking about what resources will be needed for the group to operate will be useful here (see Quick Guide: Understanding what resources will be needed for the group to operate). Search online databases such as My Community Directory.List any organisations that you and your members receive services from, or involved with in any way.Check your local newspaper and Facebook groups for leads.Ask your members and your friends what organisations they know of, or are members of.Ask at your local library or council office for directories of organisations in your community.Search your local service directories for the groups available in your community.How to find local community organisations: Skilled at partnering with others to get work done.Skilled at finding and accessing resources.Driven by a mission that includes providing assistance in one way or another. ![]() This focus is because community organisations are often: You will have already done a lot of work thinking about this (see Quick Guide: Finding organisations that can assist), and this Quick Guide focuses on one type of organisation suggested in that sheet - community organisations. How to find local community organisations that could assist This Quick Guide will help you to think about finding community organisations operating in your area that have resources that could assist the group and the leaders. Community organisations can be a particularly helpful resource. Download Finding community organisations that may assist (97.42 KB, docx) IntroductionĮstablishing and facilitating a peer support network is a big job, and it’s very helpful to gather resources to assist. ![]()
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