We provide free organisational help. This may be information, advice, or anything in ‘the support available’ section below. We can meet to chat about what assistance you need, and do what we can to turn your ideas into effective action. To have a discussion online or in person, please contact the Community Advice Team.

Community Advice Team

E: communityadvice@interlinkrct.org.uk

• Register on Connect RCT.
• Find specialist support.
• Enrol in a network.

We can assist with:

• setting up your group or organisation
• planning and developing your project
• funding, funding searches, and funding applications
• your and your group’s development and training
• involving your community and other partners
• networking opportunities with other groups/organisations/the council
• recruiting and supporting volunteers
• helping you to measure the impact of what you do
• promoting your work with engagement and influence
• managing your organisation
• providing policy templates which you will need on topics like health and safety
• running a committee or a community building
• arranging specialist support to guide you through issues
• linking you to other opportunities where you can get information and advice

What we will provide depends on what you and your group needs.

See our membership page for the benefits of joining and an application form.

Our 700 members have lots of knowledge, skills and experience to share. We help groups get together and learn from each other through networks, forums, or by joining new opportunities to collaborate. Contact us via our details at the top of the page to get involved.

Involving people can make a big difference to your group’s project. For a small team, it can mean:

• having a better idea about what matters to your community
• getting people with the skills and experience to help develop and deliver your project
• being more creative by involving different people with different ideas
• recruiting more volunteers to support your work
• getting others to assist in running your group

For a council, health board or partnership group it could mean:

• asking people what matters to them and their community
• asking people who receive a service how it could be done better
• finding out who uses a local park and if they want to be involved in a ‘friends of’ type group to help manage the park

To see how we can get people involved in your project, or if you would like to be involved in a project run by partners, contact us via the contact details at the top of the page.

We support groups to find partners to work with who can help develop stronger plans and projects with them. For example, that might mean a finding another group which works with people that your group is not currently reaching. It could include contacts in public bodies such as the local council or local health board, as well as other community and voluntary groups.

We develop relationships among groups or organisations so they can plan projects together from the start.

To discuss working in partnership, use our contact details at the top of the page.