Handy Guides
local action 2010 07Urban Forum and bassac have published Local Action - a handy guide for communities working with councillors.
The guide includes a series of case studies and top tips to help community groups collaborate with their local councillors.
Voluntary and community organisations can get a FREE copy of Local Action - order your copy.
Local Area Agreements, or LAAs, are now a central part of the design and delivery of public services in all local areas. LAAs are the action plan for priorities and improvements that will be made in an area in the future. With LAAs being such an important part of local public service delivery, it is essential that voluntary and community groups understand and engage with them. This Handy Guide explains everything you need to know about LAAs - what they are, how they work and how you can influence them.
For you FREE copies of the Guide, see below.
This practical guide provides the essential information that local authorities and LSP partners need to develop a joined-up approach to community engagement. The guide has been produced jointly with the Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA) and NAVCA, with support from the National Empowerment Partnership.
Do you need to work with you local council but are not sure where to start? Have you or your community group been unable to find a handy guide to how councils work? Well now just such a guide has been published.
Urban Forum and NAVCA, together with the National Empowerment Partnership and IDeA, have published How Your Council Works: A Handy Guide for Community Groups.
Voluntary and community groups can have a FREE copy of the Guide.
This guide offers practical resources that you can use to help you to convince councillors, commissioning officers and procurement professionals that grants should continue to be used to fund local organisations and groups.
