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Big Jubilee Lunch – what will you bring to the table? Find out what Babs Windsor & others will bring to their #BigLunch bit.ly/KhJPpl 5:35 AM May 24th via web
We’ll be at Fair Share learning event in London Monday pm. If you are a FST area come join us - there are still places bit.ly/MH0t55 7:58 AM May 23rd via web
#Jubilee jubilation as 63 projects across England benefit from Awards for All funding bit.ly/J83J3t 3:09 AM May 21st via web
VillageSOS It's very hard to find a community business model that someone somewhere hasn't tried before. Seek them out and learn from them #VSOSOxford 7:15 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 2 others
VillageSOS Setting up and running a community enterprise are two completely things. Don't rely on the same people to do both #VSOSOxford 7:11 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 3 others
VillageSOS ...or go and speak to people and projects who have been through the process before. They're always willing to talk and share #VSOSOxford 6:44 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast
VillageSOS ...contact your local Rural Community Council, #VillageSOS advice line on 0845 434 9123...#VSOSOxford 6:43 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast
VillageSOS Before you start out on your path to success, make sure you get as much info as you can from as many sources...#VSOSOxford 6:42 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast
VillageSOS Our final Q&A session starts at 3pm. Get your questions answered through the hashtag #VSOSOxford 6:39 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast
Why not try what people in Chalgrove did – they got 600 unique responses from questionnaires printed on beer mats in the pub 5:04 AM May 18th via web
Go to where the people are, don’t always expect them to come to you 5:04 AM May 18th via web
Make it more fun than just a questionnaire. Piggy back on activities happening in your community, you don’t have to hold your own event. 5:04 AM May 18th via web
Some great tips on community engagement coming out of the #VSOSOxford event... 5:03 AM May 18th via web
VillageSOS Also produce free guides on governance, finance and start-up bit.ly/K1AF17 @CooperativesUK #VSOSOxford 4:14 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 1 other
VillageSOS Range of legal forms available to community enterprises available in 'Simply Legal' from @CooperativesUK bit.ly/K1AF17 #VSOSOxford 4:13 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 2 others
VillageSOS Rolling assessment for applications with 6 week response time. Can resubmit if unsuccessful - final deadline is 2pm 12 Sept 2012 #VSOSOxford 3:13 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast
VillageSOS Check your eligibility for #VillageSOS funding with our postcode checker bit.ly/J2Pk8e #VSOSOxford 3:11 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast
VillageSOS Grants of up to £50k available for enterprising projects in rural villages of up to 3000 residents bit.ly/HF8OCv #VSOSOxford 3:06 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 2 others
VillageSOS "If we didn't have village sign-up and know what they wanted, we knew we would never succeed" Barbara Vaughan #VSOSOxford 2:53 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 1 other
VillageSOS In the last 20 years, 291 community owned shops have opened - only 13 have failed #VSOSOxford 2:42 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BIGsoutheast and 2 others

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Bio South East region of the Big Lottery Fund. BIG distributes millions of pounds of National Lottery money to good causes.