| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Becoming a signatory for bank accounts | Forms to change signatories for bank accounts. Needs to be a propsal to gathering. Signatories change with change in RRFG members |
https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Admin/Bank%20admin https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Proposals/Regular%20proposals |
| Expenses claim forms and receipts | Claims for travel etc for gatherings or other RRFG work | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Admin/Expense%20claims |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Coop Support Group | We liaise with CSG if we are concerned that a coop is struggling financially. | csg@radicalroutes.org.uk |
| Coops | List of email addresses for all coops | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Admin/Co-op%20contacts |
| Finance Worker | Email address for Catalyst Collective | radicalroutes@catalystcollective.org |
| Rootstock | We liaise with Rootstock on setting interest levels on Rootstock's shares in RR, and keep each other in the loop with how much investment and withdrawal of money is happening. | Speak to Rootstock liaison person (Gauthier) |
| RRFG email recipients list - how to edit | We have a shared email rrfinance@lists.riseup.net for finance group members. This is updated when members join and leave. | Ask Ava |
| Treasurer email | Treasurer email address | treasurer@radicalroutes.org.uk |
| Working Groups | Email addresses for RR working groups | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Admin/Co-op%20contacts |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Contract | Copy of the contract | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/RRFG%20Handbook |
| Job description | Copy of the job description | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/RRFG%20Handbook |
| Tender template | The Finance Worker contract should be open for re-tendering at least every 3y. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/RRFG%20Handbook |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Reports | These are submitted to every gathering for the finance meeting. They describe how RR is doing finacially at the time | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Reports%20and%20projections |
| Quarterly Reports | These are submitted to every gathering. They describe how RR is doing finacially at the time | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Reports%20and%20projections |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Business plan model spreadsheet for existing coops | For existing coops applying for a loan. We go through this spreadsheet to assess whether a coop's business plan looks good and make a recommedation on whether to approve the loan to the gathering. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Loans/Model%20housing%20co-op%20spreadsheet |
| Business plan model spreadsheet for new coops | For new coops applying for a loan. We go through this spreadsheet to assess whether a coop's business plan looks good and make a recommedation on whether to approve the loan to the gathering. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Loans/Model%20housing%20co-op%20spreadsheet |
| Coop's End of Year Accounts | For loan monitoring we check the fcs website for coops last submitted accounts and save them. | https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/ https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Loans/Loan%20monitoring/Accs.co-ops%20with%20loan |
| Copies of Loan Agreements | ?? | |
| List of Coops with Loans | For loan monitoring. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Loans/Loan%20monitoring/Accs.co-ops%20with%20loan |
| Loan Applications from Coops - spreadsheets and written info | Sent by coops to the RRFG email and saved in dropbox | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Loans/Loan%20applications |
| Loanstock Advice | To help coops trying to buy houses. We look at the business model and advise where it would be worth looking for more loanstock. We may have some other resources?? | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Loans/Model%20housing%20co-op%20spreadsheet |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Intergathering meetings | We use Jitsi. These are held a couple of weeks before the gathering usually, and before the agenda sdubmission deadline | Someone creates a link before the meeting and emails it to the group. |
| Saving Minutes | Where minutes are saved | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Meetings |
| Standard Agenda | There's a standard agenda for meetings as we have set tasks to do each time. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Meetings |
| Taking Minutes | Minute taker appointed at the start of meeting. Minutes are usually editable by all and we add to them during the meeting. | Next cloud |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar of important dates | For example, when does budget setting happen, when do we re-tender for the finance worker contract. When is the deadline for agenda submissions to the gatherings | ?? If this doesn't exist can we create it? |
| RR policy document | Policies of RR. Edited by proposals to gathering. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG |
| RRFG Handbook | Sets out what RRFG and the finance worker do and how. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/RRFG%20Handbook |
| Template emails | ?? Do we have this? | |
| Treasurer Role | Sets out what the treasure's role is within RRFG | https://wiki.radicalroutes.org.uk/working-groups/finance |
| Wiki | Sets out what RRFG and the finance worker do and how. | https://wiki.radicalroutes.org.uk/working-groups/finance |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| RR running costs | To ensure RR service payments cover RR costs. | |
| Service Payments Info | How to calculate a service payment More info? |
https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/RRFG%20Handbook |
| Thinky Days | Days for the network to model financial scenarios and think about what RR could do with its money. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Meetings/Finance%20Thinky%20Day https://wiki.radicalroutes.org.uk/working-groups/finance |
| Info on Bank Accounts | ?? Where is info on which bank accounts we have? | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Admin/Bank%20admin |
| Moving money around | Managing cash reserves by moving money around in the bank accounts to make the most of interest and bank charges. | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Admin/Bank%20admin |
| Thing | Description | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Budget Setting Workshop | every 3y | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Reports%20and%20projections/Budget/Budget%20setting%20extravaganza |
| Finance Group Member Training | ||
| Finance Terms and Learning | More info on finance terms and concepts, and learn more about finances. | https://www.uk.coop/resources/simply-finance |
| Finance Terms and Learning | More info on finance terms and concepts, and learn more about finances. | https://www.uk.coop/support-your-co-op/finance-advice-and-support/finance-toolkit |
| Finance Terms and Learning | More info on finance terms and concepts, and learn more about finances. | https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/finance#resources |
| Finance Terms and Learning | More info on finance terms and concepts, and learn more about finances. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYX4bvQSqbo&list=PL5zKSeS09l339nB6ujJPQ9Rsv99_b-aTb |
| Intro to Finance and Financial Literacy Workshop | Presentation and notes for delivering the workshop | https://www.dropbox.com/home/RRFG/Co-op%20support/Financial%20literacy |
| List of coops that have requested training | ||
| Loan Assessment Training Resources |