Embedding engagement
Costs: budgeting matrix

It might help to use a budgeting matrix such as the one below to help plan all costs implications (the example below has been partially filled out):

1. Internal

2. External

3. For negotiation/unclear at this stage

1. Tools/physical resources:

Premises/venue costs

IT

Display boards

Organisation offices - no cost

External venues for events

School display resources - hire charge or free? Need to check and confirm with school; also dates of availability

True cost to project or subsidised by organisation? To explore

2. Staffing/time:

Permanent post

Secondment

Project team time (true cost

Postholder - already appointed. Salary of £30k

Assistant - shared among other officers. Committed cost of £7k

 

Secondment/joint appointment from marketing unit of local authority - check true cost with HR department

3. Services:

Design consultants

Facilitators

     
4. Other:

Incentives

Travel expenses

   

Not known until clear about numbers of people involved

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costs of your community engagement project
value for money