Running a group

Running a voluntary or community group can be very rewarding, but there's a lot of legal and good practice to keep on top off. Luckily at CAN we can offer general and bespoke help to make sure your group is run as effectively and efficiently as possible, so it creates as much good for the local community as possible.

At CAN we are able to help with many aspects of running your organisation including:

Collaborative working
Conducting AGMs and meetings
Setting up bookkeeping systems
Health and safety
Strategic/business planning
Roles and responsibilities of trustees, directors/committee members
Quality assurance
Sustainable funding
Organisational health checks
Writing and updating constitutions
Charity, company and CIC registration
Employment law
Personnel issues
Development of policies and procedures
Measuring what you are doing and its impact
Trading and income generation
Marketing
Trusted Charity quality mark (find more information on the NCVO website)

If you need advice or support with running your group, you can arrange an appointment with our expert Steve Place, who will be happy to help. Contact Steve by ringing 01202 466130 or emailing [email protected]. For members, Steve produces regular updates on legal and good practice - join us a member here to access this support.

We can also provide practical support in areas such as finding places to meet, equipment loans and equipment rehoming.

We have produced some simple factsheets on particular topics to help you run your group. These cover topics such as employing people, financial controls and essential responsibilities of the board. We can also provide templates of various policies and procedures such as redundancy policy and staff expenses, and can help you adapt them to your specific circumstances. Contact us to request copies of our factsheets or template policies and procedures.

Find out more

For more information on setting up and running a voluntary group, take a look at the links below: