EXPERT GUIDE

Key resources

Directory of Social Change  £

The following books are all available from the Directory of Social Change online catalogue:

  • The Complete Guide to Business and Strategic Planning for Voluntary Organisations by Alan Lawrie, 3rd edition, June 2007
  • Developing your Organisation by Alan Lawrie, 1st edition, 2000
  • The Complete Guide to Creating & Managing New Projects for Voluntary Organisations by Alan Lawrie, 2nd edition, 2002

Tools for Tomorrow

A six stage planning toolkit from the NCVO Sustainable Funding Project.

Business Link

Business Link is a government service for small businesses. The website provides a range of tools, templates and advice on all aspects of running a small business including business planning (in the ‘starting up’ section).

Business Planning – a guide (pdf 136 kb)

This guide to business planning from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation covers the main elements of a business plan and suggests a framework within which to describe the main elements of your organisation or project.

Example of a Business Planning Template

This Business Planning template (.doc) is provided by Kensington and Chelsea Social Council.

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

A range of materials on all aspects of marketing are available on this site, including handy ‘10 minute guides’ which are under ‘resources’ and then ‘critical facts’.

 

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