1000 Lives Community Champions Network

1. 1000 Lives Community Champions Network 26th June, 2014 Stoke Baptist Centre

2. Inclusion • Fundraising • Awareness • Cultural events • Joint interests • Campaigns • Fun • Bringing communities together • Information sharing • Give people a sense of pride in the area where they live • Support • Social inclusion • Provide activities • Promote services • Information • Bringing people together • Raise awareness • Solidarity • Overcoming loneliness • Celebration • Cohesion • Give opportunities • Engage with hard to reach • Create community spirit • Breaking down barriers • Themed event – health, targeting key messages • Tackle issues in the city • Improving social skills • Avoid isolation • Linking like-minded people together • Promotion of: health / wellbeing, armed forces day, awareness faith Why organise a community event?

3. Top Challenges and Top Tips…

4. Challenges to organising a community event (1) • Funding • Getting people involved • Understanding the goal / achievement • Risk assessment • Marketing • Access for everyone • Lives impact • Funding • Plan in advance • Weather • Health and Safety • Lack of interest • Marketing • Insurance • Volunteers • License • Suitable venue • Governance – e.g. policies, procedures / red-tape, Pp (politics), Insurance • Marketing – Advertising, promotion • Trust - Credibility, reputation, media/scaremongering • Funding – cost • Area – Availability of premises, accessible to all / cultural differences, transport • Volunteers • Health and Safety – risk assessments • Health and Safety – Risk Assessment and Insurance • Weather • Funding • Advertising • Getting volunteers • Time • Venue • Volunteers • Cost • Location • Advertising • Child friendly

5. Challenges to organising a community event (2) • Funding • Publicity • Dynamics • Cultural differences • Weather • Lack of helping hands - manpower • Volunteers • Funding • Regulations • Transport • Promotion • Longevity • Get supporters / volunteers • Fundraising • Location • Get people there / promotion

6. Tips for organising a successful community event (1) • Partnership working • Continuity – “let’s do it again” – sustainability • Turn out • Communication • Engagement • Access to facilities & information • Time • Being a lovely person • Good teamwork • Good partnerships • Free things • Good prizes • Interesting • Advertise in advance • Good weather • Friendly • Short and simple • Time to talk to people • Be organised • Creating partnerships • Reward people who work hard • Free food • Good organising group • Work with local council and partners • Good contact list • Lots of volunteers • Planning in advance • Good coordinator within the group • Reliable group of volunteers • Understand and draw on individual skills of the volunteers

7. Tips for organising a successful community event (2) • Planning – organisation, timely promotion / cover all scenarios – contingency plans (weather / money) • Delegation – named individuals. Appointing tasks. Coordination, clear roles. • Leadership – be approachable • Communication • Funding – Free food • Focus and dedication • Fun • Partnerships - credibiilty • Start small • Plan well • Start early • Promote early • Check what else is on at the time • Involve target audience • Ask for help / accept help (partnership) • Consultation (knowing what is wanted) • Feeding back why may not be possible • Relationships • Fun!