> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://play.equal.care/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://play.equal.care/become/foundation.md).

# Foundation

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### Founders

It doesn't matter whether you're a council, a community organisation or a small group. Everything new needs its founders to make things happen.
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### Find the others

Founders can't do it by themselves. Bring others into the mix and build your board or steering group.
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### Feasibility

Depending on your resources, the scale of your ambitions and the number of people you need to convince, this stage could take a couple of weeks to over a year.
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### Formation

This makes the decision to proceed official. For groups this might be formally registering as a co-op. For local authorities this could be spin-off to a mutual, deciding to commission a service or pilot or incubating a co-op with their community. The day-to-day decision-making methods should also be clarified at this stage.

Formation can be delayed (sometimes indefinitely) if you are working within a Local Authority or other larger organisation. Equal Care offers incubation options for groups who would rather delay this step.
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