Power Toolkit & Fact Bank
Developed by Dr Tony Gibson with The Scarman Trust, this toolkit revolutionises the way people work together and encourage their communities to become more involved in generating ideas, organising themselves and making decisions.Who Can Use the Power Toolkit?
- New Projects getting off the ground
- Existing groups who want to get their community involved
- Community groups, Residents Groups,
- Networks such as LSPs, CEN’s
- Charities who work with local communities
- anyone who wants to get more people involved
- Do Skills Surveys, Survey Resources available
- Generate ideas for projects, Solve problems using the Targets
- Prioritise using Now Soon Later
- Make meetings interesting and participatory by using the Targets
- Spread the workload using the action cards
- Develop ‘self-management’ skills, Develop a promotion plan
- Manage finances , Planning a building layout
Other Pages:
Working Together: A Compact for Manchester
The Compact is an agreement between public bodies and the voluntary and community sector setting out how they relate to each other. It is the framework for working together in a spirit of trust and respect and provides the basis to address many important
St. Thomas Centre – Rooms Available
The St. Thomas Centre is a Grade 2 listed Georgian church, which has been refurbished and upgraded into a modern conference centre serving the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.
Community Legal Advice
Community Legal Advice is a free and confidential advice service paid for by legal aid.
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
Information provided here includes 'What the CRB is', 'What the CRB does' and 'How to apply for a CRB check'.
Manchester Event Volunteers Handbook - Download It Now!
Recently we produced a new Volunteer Handbook for Manchester Event Volunteers which you can download.
Have you been a Victim of Gun & Knife Crime?
Are you having flashbacks?, Vivid dreams?, Panic attacks, Do you find yourself reliving a traumatic experience?, Do you feel emotionally numb?
Goldstar Expert Bank - A Great Source of Help with Good Practice.
A little help can go a long way when you're trying to perfect your good practices. That's where the GoldStar Ambassador Bank comes in.
Start Training Ltd. - Criminal Records Services
The Criminal Records Services team is led by Managing Director Bill Melling, who spent 10 years as a Senior Project Manager working with offenders and employers for a national charity to help them into appropriate employment, training or education.
A Somali-English Phrasebook for Public Service Workers
The first phrasebook of its kind for public service workers, it is structured around five dialogues on housing, policing, health centre, a primary school and a law centre contexts.
Manchester Care & Repair
Manchester Care & Repair is an independent charitable organisation working with older and vulnerable people to help them to live independently in a safe, secure, warm and well-maintained home.
Free Legal Advice for Community Groups
A national network of volunteer lawyers provide free business law advice to community groups, small charities and social enterprises that do not have sufficient funds to pay for legal fees.
Brailling Service
Do you want to put your documents into Braille but don't know where to go? Manchester & District Social Club of the Blind offer a Brailling Service.
Community Safety Department - Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
The Community Safety department based in North Manchester can offer a wide range of free services.
Basic Guide Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policies
A handy guide to the basic requirements of Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policies (EO & D).
Can Do Coaching Courses
We have found that coaching is a powerful and valuable tool to help develop skills, build knowledge and encourage ongoing learning. Our experience of running coaching courses shows that people know more, across a wider range of areas, than they realise.
Can Do Exchange for Manchester
This new development from The Scarman Trust is an easy-to-use website which links up individuals, groups and organisations, locally or nationwide
Getting Self-propelled ‘Chequebook’
A FREE booklet from the Scarman Trust highlighting the dos and don’ts of setting up a community group.
Can Do Citizens
In this book, Matthew Pike (Executive Director of The Scarman Trust) describes a series of bold new actions that could be taken to increase the wealth of marginalised communities. He argues that to make real progress we need a new social contract.
Make It Happen
This easy to read book is an honest account of one man’s fight to get his local park regenerated. It gives very useful tips on working with council workers and other members of the community.
Social Enterprise Support
Our social enterprise support packages have been developed to provide a fun, easy route from a person or group’s ideas through to setting up an enterprise.
