Good governance support for community groups continues
The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is excited to be partnering with the Community Bank Buninyong to continue to offer governance support to local community groups in 2025 and 2026.
On Friday 21 and again on Saturday 29 November (repeat session), we will be offering two free Community Group Workshop Days.
Topics will be specific to community groups and include Grant Writing, Financial Management, Engaging Communications and Seeking and Keeping Volunteers. There will be the option to network with others and lunch will be provided.
Proposed Workshop Day schedule
9.15 am: Doors open at Buninyong Community House (tea & coffee available)
9.30 am: Welcome & Introductions
10.00 am: Workshop #1 of 4 & facilitated discussion
11.00 am: Workshop #2 of 4 & facilitated discussion
12.00 noon: Lunch (a light lunch will be provided)
12.30 pm: Workshop #3 of 4 & facilitated discussion
1.45 pm: Break (tea & coffee available)
2.00 pm: Workshop #4 of 4 & facilitated discussion
2.55 pm: Wrap up of the Workshop Day
3.00 pm: Close
Location
The Community Group Workshop Days will be held at Buninyong Community House and registration is required. The Saturday program will be a repeat of the Friday program (with some differenet presenters).
Over the past four years, through a Strategic Partnership Grant from the City of Ballarat, the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House developed a series of engaging workshops to support community groups with some of the trickier elements of running an organisation. In addition to facilitated discussions, the Workshop Days will include four of the most popular topics.
Together with the Community Bank Buninyong, we will continue to support local community groups through offering Workshop Days and also by providing 1:1 support to community groups with specific issues or concerns related to governing their organisation, such as following the organisation's Rules/Constitution, conflict within a Committee, implementing the Child Safe Standards, running an Annual General Meeting (AGM), reporting to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and more. See the Online Governance Resources page for more information.
Supporting this project, the City of Ballarat engaged the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House to continue to deliver Workshops supporting their Community Impact Grant Program for 2025-26. See below for more information.
To join our Community Group mailing list, find helpful online resources or enquire about 1:1 support, please contact us.
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Support with City of Ballarat Community Impact Grants
The Ballarat East Neighbourhood House is pleased to be collaborating with the City of Ballarat to deliver workshops to support community groups interested in the 2025-26 City of Ballarat Community Impact Grants. The first grant round for 20205/26 is now closed.
Please contact us for more information about future Workshops.
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