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Need
help getting your community organized?
The
Conservation Council of Ontario has published a guide to
community organizing, including setting up a coordinating
committee, a community network, an action plan, and ideas for
community campaigns and projects.
The
guide draws on our experience working with both big and small
communities (from Toronto to Elora).
It's a low-cost approach to organizing local businesses,
agencies, and governments for action on your community's issues!
 You can download a
PDF
version of the guide or view each of the sections in html
format (see below). Use of the guide is free of charge,
but we do appreciate credit, and we always welcome a donation.
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Front Cover
Contents
1. Introduction
2. What is a Community
Action Plan
3. Getting Started
4. Preparation
Building Support Within Your Community
- Identify your community
- Find out who's interested
- Identify, or establish a coordinating
committee
- Appoint a community coordinator
- Identify, or establish a community group
network
- Identify your funding
needs and resources
5. Going Public
Drafting a Community Action Plan
- What is a Community Action Plan?
- Adapt the process to the community
- Solicit input from the community
- Draft the Community Action Plan
- Review and approve the plan
6. Implementation
Community Campaigns and Individual Projects
- Supporting individual projects
- Deciding on a Project: advice to Community
Groups
- Initiate special campaigns
7. Review
Improving Your Action Plan
- Monitor and evaluate the plan's success
- Review and revise the plan as required
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How well-organized
is your community?
Try the checklist in Section 3, Getting
Started.
If you are well organized, see if there are any new ideas that you can use.
With over 700
municipalities (and many other types of "communities") in Ontario,
there is no shortage of opportunities to bring people together to volunteer
their time on environmental projects. Community Action Plans are a
simple, low-cost way to organize. They help attract project funding, build
community spirit, and find local solutions for a healthier environment.
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The
Conservation Council of Ontario