Step 5 – Promote your project

It’s important to let people know about your community project for a number of reasons:

• To increase support for your project locally
• To attract new volunteers, resources or funding
• To enable other people to benefit from your project

Promoting your project doesn’t have to be expensive and there are lots of free resources for community projects available to help you get the word out and let people know what you are up to.

If you are trying to raise the profile for your project within your community, you need to look at who makes up your community group, how they receive information and how they like to provide feedback. This will help you choose the right method of communication and engagement tools for your area.

Some things to consider might be:

• How widely read is the local newspaper – could you get coverage of an event or landmark that your community project has reached?
• Is there a local blog or website that you could contribute to?
• Do you have an active neighbourhood forum you could engage with?
• Are there community events or celebrations where you could have an information stall or share what you are doing?
• Are there any community noticeboards or local shops where people go to for information?

Below are some links to free guides, software and websites that can help you share success stories.