Have you got a great idea for a TTT project, or do  you already have one underway? Do you need some help with organising  your project, or finding the money, people or equipment to help make it happen?

This section of the website explains what support can be offered to TTT projects, and will provide a range of things to help manage and deliver projects of all shapes and sizes. 

Background

We have recently been awarded some funding by the Polden-Puckham Foundation to help ensure that TTT projects succeed, and that any resources and learnings developed in Totnes are shared with the wider Transition Network. We will apply this funding:

• to provide a level of strategic project co-ordination and communication across all TTT projects - to share what we learn, to make sure the really critical ones turn out ok.
• to establish processes, resources and a training programme that will help provide the skills needed to succesfully set up and run projects e.g. planning what needs to be done, setting a realistic scope, recruiting and manage volunteers, getting funding, running a budgeting, communication, resolving conflict in the project team etc.
• to research new and innovative ways to deliver projects in the community, and to help make them sustainable both financially and volunteer/commitment wise.

We have a total of about 80 days of paid resource to do this work - and so far we have about 20 projects already on the go. This number will increase as the Energy Descent Pathways project really gets underway from September 08. So we aim to provide a number of generic 'self-service' resources and a range of training courses as well as more in depth support for some of the more strategic projects.

What do I do with my project idea?

At the moment, most TTT projects come through the theme groups. If you have an idea for a project then please contact the relevant group ASAP (their contact details are easily found in their own web pages) and discuss it with them. If you're not sure who to contact, just call the office and they can point you in the right direction, or email us at projects.totnes@transitionnetwork.org.

What is a TTT project?

We think that there are certain criteria that a project should meet if it wants to come into the TTT fold or be 'branded' as a TTT project, such as promoting both carbon reduction and resilience building, or being social enterprise rather than private commercial etc.  Please click here to see more about our current project definition.

What resources are available to help me?

This section will be built over the next few months.... watch this space!

What's going on at the moment?

The project support erm, project, is just getting starting as of the end of May 08. We are currrently planning the work we need to do. Immediate next steps are:

• Create draft proposal for 'what is a TTT project' to take to the core group meeting in July.
• Compile central list of all current/planned projects, and propose a set of criteria that can be used to help identify the most strategic projects (which we may offer proportionately more support to).
• Have an initial review with each group/project to find out what everyone would most like in terms of project support.
• Ensure that this work is fully joined up with the EDAP project which will start its own detailed planning in une 08.

...over the next month or two this should all help us figure out what will be the most useful tools, training courses, resources and so on, then we'll get on with making them available ASAP.

Contact

For more info please contact us at projects.totnes@transitionnetwork.org.