Frequently asked questions

Starting, running and developing an organisation

All organisations  have to start from somewhere and the community and voluntary sector is in a continuing state of change, with new organisations starting every week. The advice notes below give guidance on how best to set up, run and develop an organisation.

The following documents are in word format.

Starting, running and developing an organisation

Equal opportunities 

A simple guide to writing a work programme 

A simple guide to planning, running, monitoring and evaluating activities 

A simple guide to writing a business plan

Developing performance indicators

A simple guide to quality assurance measures

Glossary of terms