Welcome to the 'Developing Community Assets' toolkit which has been compiled by the Devon Reinvestment Service.

Every project is different so there is no "right" or "wrong" way to go about getting a project off the ground. However, there are many issues which need to be considered, particularly for capital schemes, and a long list of "things to do" to make a successful project.  There is a wealth of information, guidance and advice available but the trick is knowing where to find it.  This is where this toolkit comes in:  we've attempted to highlight the key activities needed to develop a community asset - some might be obvious, others are more easily overlooked - but they can make all the difference to whether or not a project is a success.

Many of the tools and guidance notes have been developed by the Devon Reinvestment Service, based on our own experience of the kind of assistance which has been helpful for the projects we've been working on.  We've also drawn on other expertise in Devon or elsewhere in the UK and included links which take you straight to the best source of information.

The toolkit isn't intended to be used in isolation and we don't claim to have covered absolutely everything you need to do, but there is a range of support for people developing projects in Devon so please get in touch and ask for help.

'Developing Community Assets' toolkit (version 1 - under development) (421KB - pdf help)