Community participation is about including local people in the decision-making and delivery of your project. It could involve opportunities for communities to influence the direction of your project, or to take a role in delivering heritage conservation or learning activities. This guidance will help you to decide the most appropriate level of participation for your project, and tips on making it work.
Useful for…
Anyone who wants to meet our participation aim in their project, and to involve local communities in decision-making and delivery.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Our aims
3 What do we mean by community participation?
4 What are the benefits of community participation?
5 What is right for your project?
6 Being inclusive
7 Training and support for your community participation work
8 Evaluating your community participation work
9 What we fund
10 Sources of advice and information
Appendix A
Tips for including everyone
Appendix B
Our grant programmes