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Collaborate2 — a hact project


  • What is collaborate2?
    • Aims
    • How it worked
    • HACT’s role
  • Why clustering?
    • 1.1What is a cluster?
    • 1.2How clusters are different
    • 1.3The HACT clustering model
    • 1.4Cluster stages
    • 1.5Are you ready to cluster?
  • Forming a cluster
    • 2.1Who to cluster with
    • 2.2What’s the driver
    • 2.3Get the core group
    • 2.4Agreeing the rules
    • 2.5Governance issues
    • 2.6Checklist
  • Finding the focus
    • 3.1Using the diagnostic toolkit
    • 3.2Reviewing your ICT
    • 3.3Analysing the results
    • 3.4Generative discussion
    • 3.5Pulling it together
    • 3.6Next steps
  • Developing the work plan
    • 4.1Initial feasibility
    • 4.2Help with shared purchasing
    • 4.3Help with HR & training
    • 4.4Help with policies and procedures
    • 4.5Help with ICT
    • 4.6Help with infrastructure
    • 4.7Agreeing the workplan
  • Taking it forward
    • 5.1Taking stock
    • 5.2Review issues
    • 5.3Changes in membership
    • 5.4Knowing when to stop
    • 5.5Sharing the learning
    • 5.6Checklist
  • Twelve top tips
    • 6.1Tips 1 — 6
    • 6.2Tips 7 — 12
  • Online tools
    • 7.1Dropbox
    • 7.2Skype
    • 7.3Surveymonkey
  • Online resources
    • 8.1General resources
    • 8.2Specialist resources
    • 8.3Online resources
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  • Diagnostic toolkit
  • The pilots
  • About this site
  • This site is based on the learning from HACT's Collaborate 2 resource sharing project. This was a year-long initiative, working with four clusters of small, community-based housing support providers to develop a range of approaches to sharing resources. Its overall aim was to use resource sharing as a way for cluster members to build their collective capacity and influence.
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What is collaborate2?
  • Aims
  • How it worked
  • HACT’s role
Why clustering?
  • 1.0 Introduction to clustering
  • 1.1 What is a cluster?
  • 1.2 How clusters are different
  • 1.3 The HACT clustering model
  • 1.4 Cluster stages
  • 1.5 Are you ready to cluster?
Forming a cluster
  • 2.0 Introduction to forming a cluster
  • 2.1 Who to cluster with
  • 2.3 What’s the driver
  • 2.3 Get the core group
  • 2.4 Agreeing the rules
  • 2.5 Governance issues
  • 2.6 Checklist
Finding the focus
  • 3.0 Introduction to finding the focus
  • 3.1 Using the diagnostic toolkit
  • 3.2 Reviewing your ICT
  • 3.3 Analysing the results
  • 3.4 Generative discussion
  • 3.5 Pulling it together
  • 3.6 Next steps
Developing the work plan
  • 4.0 Introduction
  • 4.1 Initial feasibility
  • 4.2 Shared purchasing help
  • 4.3 Help with HR & training
  • 4.4 Help with policies and procedures
  • 4.5 Help with ICT
  • 4.6 Help with infrastructure
  • 4.7 Agreeing the workplan


Taking it forward
  • 5.0 Introduction to taking it forward
  • 5.1 Taking stock
  • 5.2 Review issues
  • 5.3 Changes in membership
  • 5.4 Knowing when to stop
  • 5.5 Sharing the learning
  • 5.6 Checklist


Twelve top tips
  • 6.0 Tips 1 — 4
  • 6.1 Tips 5 — 8
  • 6.2 Tips 9 — 12


Online tools
  • 7.0 Introduction to online tools
  • 7.1 Dropbox
  • 7.2 Skype
  • 7.3 Surveymonkey


Online resources
  • 8.0 Introduction to development
  • 8.1 General resources
  • 8.2 Specialist resources
  • 8.3 Online resources




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