Community Capacity Building
Community Capacity Building activities empower new and emerging community groups and organisations to support their specific communities. Community Capacity Building activities may include:
- Identifying and assisting community leaders to volunteer with settlement programs by fostering their leadership skills and mentoring them
- Give volunteering opportunities for community leaders to volunteer with your organisation as a SETS provider
- Regular ongoing consultation with local communities to stay aware of their needs, trends, and strengths
- Helping community groups to access community resources and facilities to support their capacity to self-organise
- Give training, leadership skills and mentoring to community leaders
- Give opportunities for small ethno-specific groups to take part in the broader community and interact with different levels of government and local stakeholders on settlement issues
- Developing and training small and/or ethno-specific organisations, community groups and community leaders on organisational governance and project management
- Helping small and/or ethno-specific organisations become incorporated organisations, with the goal of sustaining these groups and organisations long term
- Supporting community leaders to develop administrative and operational skills
- Helping community groups build skills in applying for and managing government funding
- Outlining requirements, record keeping and financial accountability requirements for government grants.
