When embarking on the research for your community action plan, it is good to have a clear focus for what you want to find out and why so that you are putting your energy and resources towards a clear goal.

Some of the information you will need for your community action planning will exist already. Find out where to start.

This fact sheet take you through the different stages of developing and carrying out a focus group as part of your research into the community.

It is unlikely that you will start a community action plan without finding out what the priorities of the community are. A questionnaire is a commonly-used way to do this. Here are some of the key things to think about when designing one.

This fact sheet provides a few pointers for getting started on drawing findings from the information you have gathered through your research.

Links to further resources and information that you might find useful.