Supporting voluntary and community groups can be hard work. Tried and tested practical tools can help. In addition, SKiLD provide a number of online tools available through their website. SKiLD tools for development workers is a new set of bite-sized exercises to support work with groups.

‘Third-Party Nonviolent Intervention - Curriculum and Trainer’s Manual’, from Training For Change.

This page lists all publications available to download from this site.

Guidance paper 1: How to Cost an Evaluation

The guide will be updated periodically to keep it relevant and up-to-date. Users are therefore advised to make sure they are using the latest version when planning their events. Click here for latest version:

The Fundraising Toolkit provides helpful tips and a checklist to refer to when fundraising for your organisation. Also included is a basic guide to fundraising and a list of some key funders nationally, which we hope you will find useful.

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[ STEP 1 ] Forming our Steering Group - 1.04 mb

Government policies for community engagement have been high profile, as have community cohesion agendas – but these have been developed in parallel. This study explores the challenges of bringing them together. It examines ways of enabling new arrivals to become involved, promoting solidarity and cohesion rather than competition and conflict between newer and more established communities.

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) commissioned the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) to carry out some small-scale developme

With the Olympics and Paralympics due to come to London and the UK a little over four years from now, it is an appropriate time to take a clear look at the sport development system and its fitness for purpose.

The Carbon Trust has launched a free guide to reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy use in association with the Charity Commission.