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Find out if your organisation is eligible for new funding up to £75,000

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Learn how new banking rules will affect your charity or voluntary organisation

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A round-up of the latest guidance from the Charity Commission, recent governance news and upcoming training and events

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Senior consultant, Sandy Chidley, runs through some recent work on ethical evaluation and shares useful evaluation events and training opportunities

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A round-up of what’s happening in Westminster that might impact charities. This month sees a Labour reshuffle, an update on new APPG rules, and a look ahead to party conferences

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Resources, free events, support and guidance on the big issues affecting small charities

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An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

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Reasons for forming a consortium and examples of voluntary sector consortia

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The different ways that voluntary organisations can work together collectively to bid for and deliver public service contracts

Collaboration

Step-by-step guidance to help voluntary organisations develop a consortium

Collaboration

Guidance on scoping and planning before you set up a voluntary-sector consortium

Collaboration

How to form the initial working group that will help partners set up a consortium

Collaboration

An outline of how much funding is required to establish a voluntary sector consortium, and some of the potential funding sources

Collaboration

Why you need to engage stakeholders such as commissioners and local organisations in your consortium development, and how to involve them

Collaboration

An overview of the key policies and procedures that will support the operational running of a consortium

Collaboration

A guide to becoming an incorporated company

Collaboration

How to formally launch your consortium and invite organisations to join

Collaboration

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully.

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

This course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

This course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

Get an overview of the key tasks and considerations when creating a volunteer strategy. Learn how to develop a strategy that compliments your business plan and create a framework for building success

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Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Mentoring and coaching (0.5 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (2 x 0.5 days)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

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