Online booking for Charityfair 2008 is now closed! Watch this space for 2009 workshop details.
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Charities Act 2006 Update (£55) |
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BRC3 |
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The long awaited Charities Act is finally here and we all need to update our knowledge to ensure we are meeting the new requirements of the Act. This session will focus on the changes being implemented in 2008, particularly;
- new fundraising statements,
- the Charity Tribunal,
- new public benefit rules,
- and the new charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) structure.
Developments in Scotland and Northern Ireland will also be mentioned. This session is for anyone who would like to keep themselves up to date with the influx of changes to Charity Law.
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Fundraising Law Update (£55) |
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BRC5 |
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Keeping yourself up to date with the law surrounding fundraising is essential for any charitable organisation. This workshop will look at the recent changes in the law that affect charitable organisations. This will include such areas as;
- solicitation statements
- fundraising by trustees and employees
- ,public and street collections,
- the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005.
Organisations engaged in raising funds and individual fundraisers alike will benefit from this update. This session will provide a general update and provide you with an opportunity to discuss the issues of the day.
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Full Cost Recovery (£55) |
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BFH1 |
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We all need to ensure that we are fully costing all our projects and services. Participants in this session will go away with a Full Cost Recovery planning tool. The session will unpack the notion of full cost recovery, help explain HM Treasury guidelines and costing rationale, and will allow participants to practice the tool and techniques. A can’t miss session for anyone trying to implement full cost recovery in their organisation.
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How can the third sector adapt to the changing media environment (£55) |
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BHR5 |
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Newsflash: The media landscape is changing dramatically. Newspapers have become broadcasters. 24 hour news cries out for user generated contact. Podcasts, blogs and social networks thrive. Digital radio and TV channels target niche audiences. This interactive masterclass explores how third sector organisations should exploit new media opportunities.
The opportunities for charities in the new media landscape are huge, come and find out the possibilities that are available to you and how to capitalise on them.
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Practical Project Management (£55) |
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BFW1 |
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This session will help participants understand how to create order out of chaos and how to keep tabs on projects. An interactive session, participants will learn some classic project management language and project planning tools.
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Understanding social enterprise legal forms (£55) |
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This session will consider the legal forms that may be used in establishing a social enterprise, including setting up as a charity or a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, community interest company, or industrial and provident society, and how to fund them. Are you an enterprising charity or a private company with a social element? Are you thinking of setting up a trading arm or changing your present structure? Choosing the correct legal form is increasingly causing confusion across the sector - join this workshop and benefit from specialist information in this area.
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Applying Sherlock Holmes skills to researching funders (£30) |
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This session will assist you to turn into a fundraising detective to help piece together information to help you research and identify potential donors. Getting this right will reduce the number of inappropriate applications made and help you focus your efforts in the right direction.
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Are people dying to leave you money (£30) |
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Make sure your organisation has a proactive approach to legacy fundraising and doesn't just leave it to good luck. This session will look at legacy funding and how charities of all sizes can benefit from this income stream.
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Attracting the right volunteers for your organisation (£30) |
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BIC4 |
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How can you ask for the right thing, from the right person, to fulfil your organisation’s needs? This session shares best practice and offers a clear planning process for attracting volunteers. You will leave with an action plan to make a difference.
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Building your board (£30) |
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BFW5 |
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How do you create a high-performing trustee board? Drawing on CTN’s experience of working with trustees, this workshop will provide practical ideas to help make your board as effective as possible – from getting your trustee recruitment practices right to developing the board as a team.
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Celebrated anonymities or anonymous celebrities (£30) |
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Can a celebrity really enhance your fundraising? Who would be right for you? How do you find them and get them on board? This interactive session will look at these and other issues, such as who’s in control and providing the right support. This session will help create a win – win situation.
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Delegation – can’t someone else do it? (£30) |
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Great managers know the difference between dumping and developing! Discover a range of approaches to delegation and how to achieve a win – win situation whenever possible.
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Developing a reserves policy (£30) |
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A look at the issues involved in developing a reserves policy, who should be involved in the process, what factors should be taken into account and the review process. Examples of well written reserves policies as well some poorly worded policies will be highlighted.
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Developing more sustainable fundraising sources (£30) |
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The Board’s role is at the heart of an effective organisation. Come to this lively session to develop ideas and take back practical advice for strengthening your Board - developing their skills, building the team and making the most of external advice.
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Do you need a trading arm?(£30) |
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There are some restrictions on the trading activities a charity can carry out. Learn about the pros and cons of a trading arm, the different structures available and when it is best to make that big step. This session will also ensure you don’t have a trading arm you don’t need! Come and find out if it’s right for you and if so, how to do it effectively.
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E-newsletters: what, why and how. (£30) |
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E-newsletters are becoming as effective and commonplace as traditional print, and they are cheaper and quicker to produce. Don¹t get left behind! Come to this session to discover what they are useful for and get tips on setting one up.
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Government Funding (£30) |
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BML4 |
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Increase your chances of fundraising success with key hints and tips on securing statutory funds. From understanding their requirements to selling your strengths, this session will cover the basic skills and techniques essential to raising funds from government.
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How to Manage a Budget (£30) |
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BFH4 |
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This session will help participants understand budgets as creative development and monitoring tools for organisations, not as limiting straightjackets. An interactive session with sleuthing case study budgets, this workshop will help participants understand the purpose and rationale of budgets.
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Individual Donors – Are you missing out? (£30) |
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BML6 |
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Individual donors are a great way to secure un-restricted, longer term income. This session will offer some top tips on gaining individual donors, particularly for committed monthly gifts.
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Is there a Corporate Money Tree? (£30) |
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BML1 |
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Working on Corporate Fundraising can bear fruit but needs some fertilizer and green fingers. Learn how to be a gardener, if we plant enough seeds and nurture the relationship you never know. Come and find out how to make it happen for you.
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Knowing and engaging your donors (£30) |
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BML2 |
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The key to success with individuals is developing a relationship with them, keeping them engaged and feeling they are making a real difference. This session will draw on participants and others experience and ideas for keeping supporters active.
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Managing Teams (£30) |
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Your success as a manager comes down to successfully managing things and people. Things do not change but people can. Having a shared vision and goals can make all the difference. Explore the fundamentals of a team culture and the strategies needed to create it.
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Managing Volunteers (£30) |
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Can volunteers really be managed? This session shares best practice management and its application – even in the situations that most people find tricky. You will have the opportunity to clarify your own management challenges and strategies to deal with them.
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Passionate Professionalism (£30) |
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21st century fundraising is very professional, but it’s easy to forget that every charity is rooted in the commitment and passion of its founders – whether Victorian philanthropists or modern day social reformers. How can we sustain the vision of the founders and engender that passion within your fundraising team?
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Porcupine Principle (£30) |
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This session, from the author of ‘The Porcupine Principle’ will develop some of the concepts from the book to look at how we motivate donors to give and how we motivate ourselves to motivate them. It will both inspire fundraisers and enable them to shape their fundraising activity more effectively.
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Posh frocks and dicky bows - Is there more to event fundraising (£30) |
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BML3 |
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Events can form a key part of your fundraising strategy raising more than just money and profile. This session will take you through twelve key considerations to maximise the benefits and reduce the risks when organising events.
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Presenting financial information favourably (£30) |
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An overview of the key areas to focus on when presenting the financial information that the board should review as well as external reporting and the link between management accounts and statutory accounts.
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Retaining Volunteers (£30) |
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Having worked so hard to recruit volunteers, how do you ensure they stay, as a committed, useful and stimulated resource to your organisation? This session will look at realistic volunteer retention, what volunteers need from you to stay and what you can do to keep them.
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Schmoozing (£30) |
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BHR3 |
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It's not what you know, it's who you know! The power of networking can make all the difference in finding the help your organisation needs. This session will take you through the tips and secrets to learn and how to become a better networker. Ideal session for small charities, social enterprises or personal development.
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SORP 2005 (£30) |
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This session will cover issues such as the structure of charities’ accounts, implications for accounting treatments and common areas of misinterpretation. Getting it right is absolutely essential for any charitable organisation.
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Strategic approach to property (£30) |
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BFW6 |
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In this practical session we will look at how to make time spent on strategy something that is valuable and useful to a voluntary organisation. The session will outline a process to help an organisation develop a strategy and also introduce a range of practical tools that can be used to encourage discussion and help to reach agreement about future direction. The session will also look at the some key questions and issues that voluntary organisations often face as they grow and develop.
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Support and Supervision of Staff (£30) |
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BFI2 |
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Make everyone in your organisation wants to work for you!!! Learn how to make those one to one sessions work for both of you and how to be a great manager.
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The Pleasure and the Pain (£30) |
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BFI5 |
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We need people to achieve our aims. However,human beings come with their idiosyncrasies, strengths and weaknesses. This session will explore how and why people think and behave in the ways that they do and provide practical tips on how to get the best out of them. For anyone who manages or works alongside people.
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Time and Workload – in harmony!!! (£30) |
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BFI4 |
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Time flies when you’re having fun? But drags when you’re due a holiday! Let’s face it – time doesn’t change, move or alter in any way. But you can! At this session, pick up some simple tips and techniques to make your workload more manageable.
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Training volunteers (£30) |
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BIC6 |
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Training volunteers is not just about running courses. Find out about the importance of getting it right and the different sort of learning opportunities that can be made available to volunteers. Help them do the best job possible and unleash their potential!
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Trustee codes of conduct – what’s the point? (£30) |
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BFW3 |
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Many organisations have issues with trustee conduct – for example, trustees who never turn up or who overstep the delicate governance/management boundary. This workshop will explore practical ways in which these sensitive issues can be addressed and look at models of codes of conduct and how they can be applied.
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Volunteers – a mixed blessing (£30) |
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BIC5 |
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Community fundraising relies very heavily on the involvement of enthusiastic and committed volunteers, but this can frequently create problems. Drawing upon many years of experience, this interactive session looks at how to avoid the nightmares and through creativity, achieve the dreams.
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Why women always make better fundraisers (£30) |
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BPS3 |
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This session, from the (male) author of ‘The Porcupine Principle’, will look at how an ability to read emotions is a key part of being a fundraiser. It will examine whether inter-personal skills are the most prized skills in fundraising and how/if fundraisers can develop and improve them. Men still welcome!
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Working with Trustees (£30) |
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BFW4 |
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Trustees are a critical part of the voluntary sector. However, the nature of governance structures and the ways charities are run can make the relationship between staff and trustees challenging. Find out why trustees think and behave in the way they do and get practical tips on how to get the best from them.
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Writing a volunteer policy (£30) |
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Getting it right when working with volunteers is essential. Find out how to draft an appropriate policy for your organisation and consider the possible pitfalls and benefits of a volunteer policy.
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Writing for the web (£30) |
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Having a presence on the internet is a crucial part of any organisation¹s public image. Writing copy for web pages requires specific techniques and skills to catch people¹s interest and stop them from leaving your site. Discuss and discover these techniques in this workshop.
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