Volume I
The Community Builder's Handbook
Mutual societies, village governance and local self-reliance
by [Author name]
Organizing the strength of the collective.
- ✦Create a strong mutual society
- ✦Organize legitimate governance
- ✦Manage contributions and treasury
- ✦Gain local self-reliance
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What this book will change for you
The operational guide to creating, structuring and sustaining a mutual society or a village organization.
Your toolbox, included
Printable worksheets included in every format.
- ▣Create a mutual society in 6 steps (model bylaws included)
- ▣Hold a legitimate general assembly
- ▣Contributions register and treasury table
- ▣Village governance charter
- ▣Local self-reliance self-assessment grid
Contents
- CHAPTER 1: Why Organize1.1 The three diseases of community projects1.2 What a development mutual society is1.3 The aligned mutual society
- CHAPTER 2: Creating a Mutual Society in Six Steps2.1 Overview2.2 Step 1 — Gather the founding core2.3 Step 2 — Write the vision on one page2.4 Step 3 — Draft the constitution
- CHAPTER 3: The Model Constitution of the Mutual Society3.1 How to use this model3.2 Model constitution3.3 Mistakes to avoid
- CHAPTER 4: The Internal Rules4.1 What the internal rules are for4.2 Model internal rules
- CHAPTER 5: Organizing a Legitimate General Assembly5.1 What makes an assembly legitimate5.2 Before: the preparation5.3 During: the model agenda5.4 Elections without division
- CHAPTER 6: Managing Contributions and the Treasury6.1 The four golden rules of the treasury6.2 The contributions register6.3 The cash book6.4 The monthly cash-flow table
- CHAPTER 7: The Village Governance Charter7.1 Several authorities, one village7.2 Model charter7.3 Keeping the charter alive
- CHAPTER 8: Setting Up and Monitoring a Community Project8.1 The one-page project sheet8.2 The project budget8.3 Monitoring the works8.4 Handover and review
- CHAPTER 9: Lasting Beyond the Founders9.1 Preparing the succession from the first term9.2 Keeping the memory9.3 Self-assessment grid for local self-reliance