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This means your activities are free to access by all clients, and not on their ability to pay.  \n• Outline how your organisation runs meetings. See our template here which contains the evidence you will need for the Mayor’s Community Grants organisation assessment.  \n• Check that your governing document contains a not-for-profit clause. This means no individual benefits from surplus funds. Any surplus funds your organisation collects should be reinvested back into your organisation.  \n• Check that your governing document contains a dissolution clause. This means that no money is shared to individuals should your organisation close. Any money left after wind-up cost is distributed to another named public benefit organisation.  \n• If you don’t have a governing document, or you are not sure about your current document, check NCVO’s guide: A charity’s governing  document: What it should include  \n• If you need to write a governing document, look at the Charity  Commission guidance  \nBOROUGH CONNECTION  \n• You will need to evidence that your organisation has delivered activities in Tower Hamlets for a period of 2 years.  \n• Evidence could be a rent agreement or other evidence that you have successfully delivered activities in Tower Hamlets in the last 2 years.  \nBUSINESS PLANNING  \n• Your business plan sets out your organisation’s purpose, aims and goals. It describes what you are in the business to do. NCVO has  \nguidance on this topic here.  \n• Your business plan will set out the direction that your organisation is going. NCVO has some guidance on ways to describe your  organisation’s direction.  \n• THCVS has a basic business plan template you can use here. This template contains all the correct criteria for evidence that is needed for the Mayor’s Community Grants organisation assessment.  \nGET READY TO APPLY FOR  \nTHE MAYOR’S COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAMME  \nQUALITY ASSURANCE  \n• You will need to show evidence of achieving a recognised quality mark.  \n• If you don’t have a quality mark currently, start planning which one would be best. Find out how much it costs, add to your budget, and include in your service delivery plan how you will achieve your quality mark.  \nSome quality mark standards:  \n• Trusted Standard  \n•  London Youth Quality Assurance Programme  \n•  Matrix Standard  \n•  Hear by Right-NYA  \n•  NAVA Quality Award  \nMANAGING PEOPLE  \n• You will need to ensure you have proper procedures for employing staff.  \n• ACAS have a range of information about employment contracts here.  \n•  NCVO guidance on Employment Law  \n•  Guidance for line managers on employing people with a disability or health  condition  \nIf you have volunteers:  \n• Consider getting Investing in Volunteers  \n• Sign up to Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets training  \n• Check Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets-Managing volunteers resources  \nMANAGING MONEY  \n• Do you have your latest annual accounts?  \n• Do you have an annual budget?  \n• Do you have an organisation bank account with two unrelated signatories?  \n• Do you have written financial procedures?  \nEQUALITY AND DIVERSITY POLICY  \n• You will need an up-to-date Equality and Diversity policy. 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