Developing your forum

Developing your forum, including forum health checks and building capacity.

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Developing existing forums

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Developing your forum

Developing your forum, including forum health checks and building capacity.

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Forum health check 

Information for forums on taking time out to reflect on how the forum is doing and to review the forums priorities.  

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Supporting each other 

Take a look at our useful information for the forum's leadership team on how they can support each and work as a…

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Saying yes (and no): Choosing where to focus your forum’s energy

Information for forums on how to mange workload and build capacity.

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Creating space to reflect 

Information for forums on taking time out from their normal work to reflect on how the forum is doing and celebrate success.

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Leading your forum through change

More information about managing change and succession planning for forums

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Building and maintaining effective partnerships with external agencies

We look at how forum's can maintain a working relationship with service providers to enable them to influence change.

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