May courses booking up fast!

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Finance for Non-Finance Managers - Tuesday 25 May

Understanding your organisation's finances can vastly improve the way you work. Having an idea of how finance works will help managers to run successful projects or teams and will assist trustees in overseeing the work of your senior management team. This simple to understand course will help demystify those columns of figures and teach you the basics of financial reporting, obligations, budgets, cash, profit and loss. Sign up for Finance for Non-Finance Managers here.

 

Business and Strategic Planning - Thursday 27 May

The foundation of any successful initiative – in the charity sector or beyond – is excellent planning. This course will show you how to create an effective business or strategic plan for your organisation. You’ll learn how to think strategically, beat common problems and lots of practical business planning techniques. Plus, how the plan can be used internally and externally. Sign up for Business and Strategic Planning here.

Essential online training dates coming up

This week – last chance to book

Impact: Understanding and Quantifying Your Social Value – Friday 16 April

April 2021

FULLY BOOKED Managing Volunteers – Monday 19 – Tuesday 20 April

Managing for Managers – Tuesday 20 April

Filling up fast! Proposal Writing for Beginners – Wednesday 21 April

Financial Governance for Trustees – Wednesday 21 April

Advanced Practical Project Management – Part 1 – Thursday 22 April

Fundraising with Digital Marketing – Friday 23 April

 

Moving into Fundraising – Monday 26 April

Filling up Fast! Recruiting Trustees for your Charity – Monday 26 – 30 Friday April

Proposal Writing: Developing Your Skills – Wednesday 28 April

Duties of a Trustee – Wednesday 28 April

Support and Supervision of Staff – Thursday 29 April

Filling up fast! Moving into Project Management – Thursday 29 April

Mastering Time Management – Friday 30 April

The Essentials of Individual Giving – Friday 30 April

May 2021

Introduction to Impact Measurement – Wednesday 5 May

Minute Taking Skills – Thursday 6 May

 

Essential Presentation Skills – Wednesday 12 May

FREE Zoom Talk: Feminist leadership for all: a practical introduction – Wednesday 12 May

Process Mapping: How to organise your processes effectively – Thursday 13 May

Moving into Management – Friday 14 May

 

The Future of Data Protection in the UK – Monday 17 May

Duties of a Trustee – Tuesday 18 May

Communicating to Influence – Tuesday 18 May

Business Writing Skills – Thursday 20 May

 

Stress-free Remote Working – Monday 24 May

Mastering Your Inbox – Tuesday 25 May

Support and Supervision of Staff – Tuesday 25 May

Finance for Non-Finance Managers – Tuesday 25 May

Duties of a Company Secretary – Tuesday 25 May

Introduction to Trust Fundraising – Wednesday 26 May

Writing for Impact – Wednesday 26 May

Moving into Fundraising – Thursday 27 May

Tools & Techniques for Problem-Solving – Thursday 27 May

Business and Strategic Planning – Thursday 27 May

New Chief Executive – New Challenges – Friday 28 May

Further dates announced for 2021, find out more here.

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Covid-19 support and advice hub

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we have been posting and sharing a wide range of support and advice for the sector. As a result, we have collated this information into an easy-to-navigate page where you will find a roundup of helpful information regarding operating in the current pandemic.

 

This page includes our most recent Covid-19 funding update pages, as well as specific sector news and more!

 

Click here to visit the hub.

JustGiving launches free donation processing service for charities

Civil Society have reported that JustGiving has launched a free donation processing service for its charity customers, enabling them to collect direct donations via their own website. Read the article here.

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund's Force for Change programme

This programme will award grants of up to £10,000 for community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration or are supporting post-Covid recovery in local Armed Forces communities affected by isolation. The application deadline is midday on 2 August 2021. Click here for more information on how to apply.

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