Setting Up

Index by Region

International

• Resources for the Association Community
  - The American Society of Association Executives and the Center for Association Leadership are the largest international organization serving the association community and offering a variety of tools and resources for members.
• Toolkit: Local Strategic Partnership Delivery
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to support Local Strategic Partnerships in producing credible plans, putting in place their means for delivery, and reviewing and improving existing strategies.
• Toolkit: Defining The Problem
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to assist organisations in defining the problems and needs of a neighbourhood for the purpose of community renewal.
• Toolkit: How to Build a Partnership
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net. Partnership building is a requirement of almost all renewal and regeneration initiatives. As partnership fatigue sets in, it is essential to invest in partnership building in order to achieve a balance of both inclusiveness and effectiveness.
• Toolkit: Tracking Progress
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to assist organisations in tracking the progress of a community renewal project.
• Toolkit: Selecting a Project
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to assist organisations in selecting and appraising a deliverable community renewal project.
• Toolkit: Influencing the Mainstream
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to assist organisations in realigning the design and delivery of mainstream service provision as a key aim of community renewal.
• Toolkit: Implementing a Project
  - A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to assist organisations in implementing a community renewal project.
• How to Develop a Mission Statement
  - This self-assessment tool from the Drucker Foundation takes users through the process of creating or changing an organisation’s mission statement.
• Good Governance – A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector (UK)
  - The Code is designed for all those involved in the governance of voluntary and community sector organisations, and particularly for trustees and chief executives. It will also help staff, volunteers, members and service users to understand what they can expect from a well-governed organisation.
• The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
  - The Non-profit Good Practice Guide provides key information designed to help anyone manage a nonprofit organization efficiently and effectively.
• Public Service Reform Report (UK) advocates the Australian model
  - "Communities in Control: The New Third Sector Agenda for Public Service Reform", a UK report published in 2005, encourages the government to speed-up the transfer of service delivery budgets and assets from the public sector to the third sector, following Australia's lead in transforming public service delivery.
• Community Building Toolboxes/Toolkits/Handbooks
  - These guides available through the communitybuilders.nsw website contain a wealth of practical information on community building and development.
• Community Development Handbook and Facilitators Guide
  - This introductory handbook and accompanying Facilitators Guide were written by Flo Frank and Anne Smith for the Labour Market Learning and Development Unit at Human Resources Development in Canada. They aim to support the understanding and effective application of community development.
• COMM–ORG
  - An online conference on community organising and development

National

• Australian Council of Trade Unions
  - The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), represents around 2 million Australian workers and their families, and is the only peak council and national centre representing the Australian workforce.
• Business Help from the Australian Government
  - Online simple and convenient access to all the government information, transactions and services you need.
• Voluntary Treasurer's Handbook
  - A resource from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia to help small organisations who rely largely on volunteers.
• Centre for Australian Community Organisations & Management website
  - The Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management (CACOM) aims to enhance the Australian community sector and its management through research, training, publications, seminars and conferences.
• Popular Educator's Toolbox for Social Change
  - Tools and techniques useful in popular education for promoting both personal and social growth.
• Organisations Information Kit
  - This kit aims to provide easily accessed, up-to-date information for non-government and voluntary organisations.
• Cooperative Governance Manual – Online Resource
  - The Co-operative Governance Manual published by the Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd. sets out to provide a framework for reviewing and defining what co-operative members and directors should know, do and be.
• Jobs Online – websites with links to employment in the social services and community sectors
  - Websites for individuals looking for employment and organisations looking for staff in the social services and community sectors.
• Co-operatives
  - General information on different types of co-operatives
• Start Up Business - Tools and Resources
  - Business Victoria provides free information sheets for downloading, features on topical business issues such as the GST, electronic commerce and hundreds of links to sites of relevance to all small business operators.

no geographical context

• Stories from the Hood: Practising Place in the Illawarra
  - This action research project demonstrates the contributions place-based organisations make to the health and wellbeing of communities in the Illawarra.
• Good practice guide to setting up youth supported accommodation services
  - The Youth Accommodation Association (NSW) (YAA) and the National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse have jointly launched the YAA Foundations Kit, a good practice guide to setting up youth supported accommodation services.
• Bachelor in Community Management (BCM)
  - Designed specifically for people from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, 2008 will be the 16th year that Macquarie University Community Management Program has run.
• New Tax Measures for Charities from the Australian Government 2005
  - The Australian Tax Office has introduced or is proposing to introduce new laws for charitable organisations.
• Setting up a Co-operative
  - The Department of Fair Trading provides information on co-operatives and how to set them up.
• Setting up an Association
  - The Department of Fair Trading provides information on how to incorporate your organisation and become an association.
• Setting up a Company
  - The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is responsible for the registration of companies and provides information and resources online.
• Australian Taxation Office Information for Non-Profit Organisations
  - An online service provided by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) for Non-Profit Organisations.
• Community Tool Box
  - A wealth of practical information to support your work in promoting community health and development.

NSW

• How to set up a support group
  - A selection of web-sites containing information on how to set up support groups for different people and purposes.
• Mercury Centre – Corporate Governance Advisers
  - The Mercury Centre specialises in building collaborative enterprises through consultancy, research, information, advice and training. We describe collaborative enterprise as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal. The recipients of the rewards or dividends from that effort may range from the group themselves through to the entire community.
• Child-Safe Child-Friendly Organisations
  - Advice, information and resources that will help your organisation, program or group to promote child-safe and child-friendly policies and practices.
• Insurance information from NSW Council for Social Service
  - The NSW Council for Social Service Insurance Project provides insurance information and training and a bulk-buying insurance program for non-government organisations.
• Legal Information Access Centre
  - The Legal Information Access centre is a NSW state-wide service providing free access to information about the law through the State Library and NSW Public Libraries.
• The Community Services Safety Pack
  - A guide to information to help community service organisations improve the safety, health and welfare of people in the workplace.
• LawAccess NSW
  - A website with legal information and assistance to help you with your legal issues.