Further readins and useful documents
- Starting a new group
- Structures for groups
- Simple rules for unincorporated groups
- Tips for effective meetings
- Taking on Volunteers
- Inforamtion for volunteers
- Financial procedures
Here is what some of the groups we have worked with said about us in a recent 2009 survey
"Intercom is a fantastic support service for the LGBT community across the SW. They
provide guidance & resources to smaller local groups & service providers that would
otherwise be left to fend for ourselves with little / no support from local councils &
authorities. In the time we've been engaged with them, they've helped us to network
with other groups both locally & across the region, publicize events & initiatives to
the regional network & also provided advice on everything from developing
proposals to training Trustees. All-in-all an invaluable resource!!"
"Intercom organised a Youth Lynx residential, where a number of LGBT youth
groups got together - this gave young people a feeling of belonging to a wider
community and gave them the opportunity to meet other LGBT people, plus a
number of useful workshops were organized, such as sexual health"
"Simply: without Intercom's input our youth group simply would cease to exist.
Their extensive knowledge of what works and what doesn’t in youth group terms
and the policy assistance means that our group is professional in its approach to
young people, but also friendly and client focused"
"People coming to the group have said it has helped them to feel part of a community. It has raised confidence and broken down barriers. The double stigma of marginalized sexuality and mental health is hard to overcome. The group has been a great support to people feeling they are not alone. There is a feeling of solidarity that exists within the group"
"We are getting an increasing number of isolated individuals accessing the group
and this has been vastly helped by Intercom’s assistance in advertising and
promoting the group"
"Sometimes we have to really encourage young people to go to other services
and because we've got to know other groups via Intercom it gives us and the
young people confidence to use referral/ support mechanisms/ groups"
"They've helped inform of events and other information that our users need, like
legislation. Information is their biggest positive impact"