Helpful Documents for Group Leaders
6 Steps for Creating a Neighborhood Group
Want to start a neighborhood group or association? Read about the steps to make it happen.
What are Bylaws?
Learn more about what bylaws are, why they exist, and how they relate to your group.
Neighborhood Group Bylaws Template
Use this template as a guide to create bylaws for your community group.
Meeting Agenda Template
Build from this basic agenda to incorporate items for neighborhood meetings.
Tips for Successful Meetings
Find out how to prepare, plan, and run successful neighborhood meetings.
How to Plan an Age- and Disability-Friendly Event
This guide is full of event planning checklists to ensure that your events are accessible to all.
Sample Neighborhood Group Officer Duties
Forming a new group? Learn about the duties of the officers for an organization.
Sample Sign-In Sheet
Use this sample sign-in sheet at meetings to keep count of attendees and collect necessary contact information.
Outreach and Engagement Tips
Tips for Recruiting Members for Your Community Group
Remember these five tips as you reach out to your community to get them involved.
Tips for Maintaining Membership
Find strategies on how to be inviting, inclusive, and intentional.
Beginner's Guide to Social Media
Read this social media guide and find the right platform(s) for your group. All views are not shared by City of Seattle.
Tips for Publicizing Your Neighborhood Group
Look for tangible ways to get the word out about your group and group events.
Strategies for Equitable Engagement
Find out what equitable engagement means and learn ways to encourage diverse participation in your neighborhood group.
Activity for Incorporating a Racial Equity Lens
Facilitate this outlined activity with your group to learn how to work as a team and bring community into your conversations more equitably.
Tips and Resources for Translation and Interpretation
Learn best practices and find support for translation and interpretation.
How to Make Documents Accessible
Find tips on creating accessible Word and PDF documents.
Funding
Grants & Funding
Get information on funding opportunities across the City of Seattle.
Get to Know Our Neighborhood Matching Fund
Need funds for a community-based project? Our Neighborhood Matching Fund can help.
Food Equity Fund
This fund supports efforts that increase equitable access and opportunities to grow, to learn about, and/or eat healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant foods.
Thinking About Becoming a Nonprofit?
What to Think About Before Starting Your Own Nonprofit
Watch this video by the Center for Nonprofit Management to find out what you should know before starting a nonprofit.
How to Form a Nonprofit in Washington State
Read the steps to becoming a nonprofit - from choosing directors to preparing bylaws.
Neighborhood Safety
SNAP - Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare
Join SNAP to help prepare your family and neighborhood for the next disaster or emergency.
Designate a Community Emergency Hub
Decide what locations in your community would be natural gathering places where people would go to after a major disaster.
Block Watch
Join or start a Block Watch to encourage safety in your neighborhood.
Community Service Officer Program
Help build bridges between the police and local communities through this crime prevention program.