Desk space with phone, internet, photocopying and scanning at Cockburn Volunteer Resource Centre, 9 Coleville Cres, Spearwood. Call 9411 3490 or email volunteering@cockburn.wa.gov.au.

Times: Tuesday: 9am – 1pm

Wednesday: 2pm – 7pm

Fact Sheets

Planning and Policy

Starting Up

Policies and Procedures for Organisations

What is a Business Plan?

What is a Strategic Plan?

Unincorporated versus Incorporated

Becoming Incorporated

Other Organisation Types

Winding up an Incorporation

Operational

Risk Management - Why?

Template - Risk Register

Template - Risk Treatment

Planning a Community Project

Promoting Your Organisation

Writing a Media Release

Template Media Release

Project Management

Template Project Mapping

Roles and Responsibilities

Meeting Procedures

Template Agenda

Template Meeting Minutes

Financial Basics for Not for Profits

Template Authorisation Form

Template Invoice Request Form

Template Petty Cash Voucher

Template Petty Cash Float

Insurance

Sample Incident Report Card

Members & Volunteers

Template Membership Form

Valuing Volunteers

Sourcing Sponsorship

Template Sponsorship Letter

Registers

Cockburn Community Trailer

Buses for short term use

Cockburn Auditors for Not-for-Profits

Free places to advertise

Grants

Venues for Hire

Event Equipment Available for Use

Links

Our Community

Tools and fact sheets for not for profit organisations. Subjects include funding and fundraising, roles and responsibilities, marketing. http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/

Community Builders NSW

Useful information for community groups about project managment, sourcing funding, and running events. http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/

Insurance Commission of WA

Risk Management Guides for Community Groups. http://www.icwa.wa.gov.au/cif/cif_riskmanagement.shtml

Volunteering WA

WA’s peak body for volunteering. http://www.volunteeringwa.org.au/

Community Gardens WA

Resources for anybody interested in joining a community garden project, or starting a new one.

http://www.communitygardenswa.org.au/

The Community Tool Box

American website with helpful information for community groups. http://ctb.ku.edu/en/default.aspx

Department of Commerce

WA State Government website with all legal information required for associations. http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/Content/Business/Associations/

Cockburn Gazette

Site includes a database of organisations and groups, an upcoming events page and volunteering ops page. Groups can advertise events, membership days etc. http://cockburn.inmycommunity.com.au/groups/

Australian Not-for-Profit Network
A network for accountants who specialise in not-for-profit groups, to share experience,expertise and resources when providing services to including Charities, churches and educational institutions. http://www.anfpn.org.au/index.php

Big Help Mob

A not for profit that helps other not for profits! 'Rent-a-crowd' that can assist with projects such as working bees and tree plantings. http://bighelpmob.org/

Bendigo Bank

Information about the Bank's initiatives to support community groups. http://www.bendigobank.com.au/public/community/community_enterprise/index.asp