Building Community Capacity

What’s it about?

OAK Community Development understands and recognises how BAME communities and faith-based organisations bring wider benefit to their local communities and the valuable contribution they make in our society. While the strength of faith-based organisations is the strong motivation that derives from their faith tradition, our research has shown that many lack the skills and infrastructure to be able to compete effectively within the Third sector environment.

OAK CD Faith and BAME support programme has therefore been designed and tailored to help groups to improve and build their capacity by modernising their structure and systems to better deliver services and meet the needs of their client groups.

What we do
  • Organisational Health CheckThe Faith Action Health-check is an organisational assessment tool to help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your organisation. It will also help to identify the organisation’s capacity building needs enabling it to improve and grow. One of our team members will work through the assessment with you covering nine areas of organisational development. After completion of the initial assessment a short report and action plan is produced for the organisation to address any development needs
  • Mentoring Support & TrainingIf your organisation needs more focused one-to one support in implementing the recommendations from the Health check Action Plan or with formulating a strategic direction, then one of our mentors and consultants will work on a one-one basis providing guidance and support to help you develop a business plan and identify any necessary training needs for your staff, volunteers and management committee members.
Where it operates

Nationwide

More Information:

Contact us to find out how we can help your organisation with its capacity building needs.

Email: info@oakcd.org.uk   Call 0161 785 4653