Start with one shared community action.
A handout for learning with people before claiming to represent them or creating a new organisation.
Use this privately or with a facilitator. You may pass, change direction or stop. The site does not create an account, store this pack or require a public commitment.
Work through five prompts
- Ask who is already doing trusted work and whether a conversation would be welcome.
- Map existing relationships, skills, places, tools and informal care before listing deficits.
- Invite one bounded action with a clear way to decline, leave or challenge a decision.
- Share visible tasks and the less visible work of access, care, cost and follow-up.
- Review usefulness, harm, control and workload before deciding whether anything should continue or become formal.
What useful action can people choose, shape and review together?
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Support routes to consider
Nesta is a worldwide toolkit. Puntos de Cultura is for eligible community cultural organisations in Chile; Sebrae Delas is for eligible women-led formal businesses in Espírito Santo, Brazil; CEmprende is a Colombia network with programme-specific conditions; iHUB is a paid Nairobi community and workspace. None gives permission to represent a community or guarantees participation, funding or impact.
A listing is not a partnership, recommendation, open-place confirmation or promise of an outcome. Check each official route before committing time, money or information.
DIY Toolkit for social innovation
Downloadable tools for shaping and testing ideas with a group or community.
Who it may fit: Public resources designed for development work and relevant to any project or group. No programme admission or funding is included.
Cost: Free · Time: Choose one tool for a conversation or workshop; time depends on the activity.
Source checked: 13 October 2026. Confirm current access directly.
Official route: https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/diy-toolkit/
Puntos de Cultura Comunitaria
Recognition, networks and technical support for established community cultural organisations in Chile.
Who it may fit: Community-based, non-profit cultural groups with at least three years of evidenced activity. Groups may have or lack legal personality; community participation and local backing must be demonstrated.
Cost: Not verified · Time: The FAQ describes year-round registration and periodic assessment. Confirm the current evaluation cycle before submitting.
Source checked: 13 October 2026. Confirm current access directly.
Official route: https://puntos.cultura.gob.cl/preguntas-frecuentes-puntos-de-cultura/
Comunidade Sebrae Delas
A community for women leading formal small businesses in Espírito Santo, with connections, events and business-development opportunities.
Who it may fit: For women entrepreneurs in Espírito Santo who lead a formal micro or small business, including rural producers, artisans, individual microentrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and small enterprises. The self-assessment and account flow determine participation; access elsewhere in Brazil is not established by this route.
Cost: Not stated · Time: Event frequency, response time and length of participation were not stated in the checked page.
Source checked: 13 October 2026. Confirm current access directly.
Official route: https://diagnostico.sebrae.com.br/avaliacao/visualizar/1443
CEmprende entrepreneur network
A national registration route connecting Colombian entrepreneurs and companies with ecosystem information, calls and support resources.
Who it may fit: For entrepreneurs and companies in Colombia. Registration creates an ecosystem profile; each programme, call, event or support offer has separate eligibility and may not be available in every region.
Cost: Not stated · Time: Registration time, response time and continuing participation schedule were not stated in the checked route.
Source checked: 13 October 2026. Confirm current access directly.
Official route: https://registrounico.innpulsacolombia.com/register
iHUB community and coworking
A Nairobi technology and entrepreneurship community with day access, workspace memberships and member events.
Who it may fit: The community-desk offer is described for remote workers, freelancers, solopreneurs and startups. The checked route is for Nairobi; package references to other countries do not establish a local facility or eligibility there.
Cost: From KES 2,000 a day plus VAT · Time: The day pass is described as 8am to 8pm. Monthly and virtual packages have different access terms; availability and event schedules must be confirmed when booking.
Source checked: 13 October 2026. Confirm current access directly.
Official route: https://ihub.co.ke/coworking-section/
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