Funding How we help communities to find and apply for funding. Finding Funding Sources The Lincolnshire Funding Portal is an online hub of grants and funding information. It has a user friendly website that allows you to find funding suitable for your project or organisation. Managing Money and Projects Whatever you do, whether your group is small, medium or large you have to keep your books balanced. Read on for some tips on planning for success. Managing A Group How we help community groups to organise their affairs. Health and Safety Community Lincs provides advice on health and safety legislation relating to the management of community buildings. Licensing There are a number of regulations that community groups must be aware of if you are considering any regular activities or one off events and fundraising activities. Feasibility Studies and Business Planning Community Lincs offers Business support to a range of small businesses, social enterprises and charitable or community organisations. Volunteers Voluntary groups use volunteers to help deliver services to their clients. In fact many voluntary groups are totally reliant on volunteers as they have no paid staff at all. Governance Governance is about the good management of an organisation to ensure it is well run, carrying out the work it was set up to do. Food Hygiene Food hygiene and safety is about “The protection of consumer health and well-being by safeguarding food from anything that can cause harm”. Outcomes Evaluation Understanding the difference between outcomes, outputs and user satisfaction, and how to evaluate them, is really important if you want to be able to show the value of what you are doing. Consultancy Support Information about our commercial support services tailored to help community groups. Research Community Lincs works with the public, voluntary, academic and private sectors in areas of research that cover a wide range of rural and social issues. Consultation and Engagement Community Lincs offers a professional Consultation Service undertaking research and consultation in an inclusive and transparent way, vital to credibility and acceptance. Bespoke Training Community Lincs has expertise and training resources in organisational sustainability, managing community buildings and project development, planning and evaluation. Housing Needs Surveys Community Lincs offers professional Rural Housing Services providing research, analysis and facilitation of rural housing issues. Mentoring Community Lincs believes in sharing best practice and helping to develop good quality leadership in the voluntary sector. We can provide mentoring as part of our consultancy services. Saving Money How we help community groups to save money. Heating OIl The Community Lincs Community Oil Buying Scheme aims to save members money by bringing people together to make the most of their collective buying power. Insurance Community Lincs provides insurance for village halls/community buildings and Parish Councils throughout the Midlands, Northern England and Scotland, Community Lincs Membership Community Lincs membership is open to all who have an interest in the well-being of Lincolnshire’s communities. We work with individuals, community groups, public bodies and infrastructure organisations. We have a membership offer to suit all situations. Back Office Services A suite of support services to keep your group running smoothly. Payroll and Bookkeeping Community Lincs has developed both Payroll and Bookkeeping Services for small organisations which can take away the stress of processing your payroll and accounts allowing you to focus your time on managing your business. Telephone Handling We can arrange an account so that whenever you are busy or away from your home/office we take your calls. You simply activate a divert on your phone. Website Design Community Lincs provides a range of affordable web services for individuals, small businesses, social enterprises and community groups.
