The word community is, without question, central to human experience. Being part of an engaging community gives us a sense of belonging. It enables us to share personal relatedness and support growth of each other, ourselves and our environment.

A community can be anything from a physical place or space where geographically people connect, or via a virtual space such as social media groups or private community platforms. Communities bring like-minded people together with similar characteristics and common interests.

So far you have thought about your own personal stories, and connected this with your why for undertaking a project. You have considered how your why connects to your community, and we have surfaced ways you can start with your own personal story, and how your story can make a powerful project.

This week we will spend out time looking at the scope of projects, how to see a project overview, and how to turn an idea into actually making stuff happen. This will include looking at how to manage the mechanisms of project work with your Mentors, using some Get it done resources and insights, and setting yourself a map with goals to achieve. We look at networks and support mechanisms, plus funding!

WEEK THREE OBJECTIVES: 

• Explore definitions and examples of social actions 
• Map out networks of support 
• Explore funding streams (including but not limited to the university seed funding) 
• Create a viable project plan  
• Discuss risks and countermeasures for robust plans

Project skills and planning tools From Mimi:  

Manchester Community Funding – https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/funding  

General community project funding: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/how-we-can-help/who-else/employment/grants-funding/community-projects 

Mapping your network: a guide to networking https://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/a-guide-to-networking-and-making-connections  

Examples of Social Action Projects https://www.youth-social-action.careersandenterprise.co.uk/examples-youth-social-action  

More info on project plans: https://asana.com/resources/project-management-plan  

As Elle has been banging on about for the last 2 weeks, this Incubator is all about a process. Engaging with the tools and scaffold we have put in place for the project, enjoying the journey, will help your end result. Even if you can really clearly see what that looks like, you feel you have a clear goal, go with the process and see how this well practiced process, can support your development!