A game changer for not-for-profits in turbulent times.
A ground-breaking, go-to resource for thorny property issues.
Exciting times for the Ethical Property Foundation. Today we are launching the Weston Property Manual – a unique project for the UK voluntary sector, providing comprehensive easy-read learning for everyone seeking to acquire and manage property. Huge thanks to Garfield Weston Foundation for making this possible. You can reach it on the home page of our website. Scroll down to the bottom and there you are.
Our Manual is divided into 12 interactive online sections – all self-contained, written by one of our expert team and offering advice, practical tips, quizzes, case studies, resources, and webinars. This includes our extensive Jargon Buster which helps readers understand all those strange and often unfamiliar property words.
The sections include:
• The Jargon Buster: Understanding property language
• Preplanning in a local context
• Governance: Trustee roles and property responsibilities
• Acquiring property
• Property project planning and the law
• Sourcing quotes from suppliers
• Planning your project delivery
• Post project evaluation
• Effective building management and the law
• Managing risk
• Being green: Energy use and conservation
• Disposal of a property
Philippa Charles, Director of the Garfield Weston Foundation: “Our Trustees are delighted to have initiated the Weston Property Manual in partnership with the Ethical Property Foundation, which we hope will be a useful practical resource for the many voluntary organisations who often deal with issues such as property management and planning. The Garfield Weston Foundation has had a commitment to local, community-based organisations for over 60 years and the manual is a practical legacy born of our extensive experience supporting capital projects”.