Event start:  Wed, 29/02/2012 - 09:30 - 16:00

Venue: TBC in Yate, South Gloucestershire 

A one day workshop run with CVS South Gloucestershire helping you to move from theory to action.

How to book

Contact CVS South Gloucestershire on 01454 865205 or email info@cvs-sg.org.uk to register your interest in this event. Please note: you can not book using the 'book online' link above.

About the course 

You will learn how to build a strong and practical sustainable income strategy, understand why this requires more than just fundraising, and learn how you can involve and win over other members of your organisation. 

The event uses presentations and interactive exercises to compare income streams, apply the discipline of marketing to fundraising, examine what systems and processes you may need and consider how you can anticipate and manage risk.

You will leave the day with an action plan for: 

• Developing a sustainable income approach aligned with your mission and vision.
• Understanding the external environment and future proofing your ideas.
• Identifying organizational strengths and addressing weaknesses.
• Finding and making best use of resources, people and skills.
• Setting achievable targets for your plan and overcoming barriers to making them a reality.

 Action Planning is grounded in the Sustainable Funding approach and uses real-life examples from across the breadth of the voluntary sector. We will also use tools and techniques developed with CASS business school and charity marketing expert Ian Bruce.

Who should attend?

This is a intermediate level course aimed at individuals from voluntary and community organisations who have an understanding of the principles of Sustainable Funding but are finding it difficult to reate a practical strategy that can be quickly put into action.

Cost

• £30 for the first delegate
• £50 for two from the same organisation

Contact

Email info@cvs-sg.org.uk to register your interest in this event or contact CVS South Gloucestershire on 01454 865205.
To talk about this event with NCVO, please contact Laura Smith on 0207 520 2570.

About the partnership

CVS South Gloucestershire is one of six Sustainable Funding Beacons. These organisations are strategic partners during 2010 – 2012, helping us to equip local voluntary and community sector organisations with the skills, knowledge and tools to implement a sustainable funding approach.

 

Email:  info@cvs-sg.org.uk

Event start:  Tue, 20/03/2012 - 13:00 - 16:30

Venue: Kings Centre, Queen Annes Road, Southtown, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 0LE

This half day session is aimed at trustees who want to be strategic about their organisation’s financial sustainability.

How to book - contact

To book please visit Voluntary Norfolk website and complete the booking form. For more information contact david.hayter@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk 
(Please note: you can not book using the 'book online' link above)

Cost

• Fully funded for members of Voluntary Norfolk, NRCC and WNVCA otherwise
• £25 voluntary and community organisations or
• £35 statutory bodies

About the course

This half day session is aimed at trustees who want to be strategic about their organisation’s financial sustainability. Using a mix of presentation and group exercises, NCVO advisors will make clear what trustees need to know about overseeing income generation from diverse sources, including gifts, grants, contracts and trading.

Participants will learn about the legal, operational and cultural issues they need to think about when accessing new income, as well as key considerations in overseeing a change in the way the organisation is funded. The session will also look at mitigation of financial risk associated with a new funding strategy.

Directions to venue are available at: www.cpd.norfolk.gov.uk/sdms/maps/KingCentreGY.pdf

For more information and to book your place visit the Voluntary Norfolk website.

About the partnership

NCVO are working in partnership with Voluntary Norfolk, West Voluntary Norfolk and Norfolk Rural Community Council as part of the Sustainable Funding Project (Norfolk). This is a three year project funded by the Big Lottery Fund until March 2012. For more information, visit the Voluntary Norfolk website.

 

Event start:  Wed, 14/03/2012 - 10:00 - 17:00

A one day workshop helping organisations move from theory to action.

Venue: NCVO, London

About the course

During the day you will learn how to build a strong and practical sustainable income strategy, understand why this requires more than just fundraising, and learn how you can involve and win over other members of your organisation.

The event uses presentations and interactive exercises to compare income streams, apply the discipline of marketing to fundraising, examine what systems and processes you may need and consider how you can anticipate and manage risk.

You will leave the day with an action plan for:

• Developing a sustainable income approach aligned with your mission and vision
• Understanding the external environment and future-proofing your ideas
• Identifying organisational strengths and addressing weaknesses
• Finding and making best use of resources, people and skills
• Setting achievable targets for your plan and overcoming barriers to making them a reality.

Make It Happen is grounded in the Sustainable Funding approach and uses real-life examples from across the breadth of the voluntary sector. We will also use tools and techniques developed with CASS business school and charity marketing expert Ian Bruce.

Who should attend?

This is a intermediate level course aimed at individuals from voluntary and community organisations who have an understanding of the principles of Sustainable Funding but are finding it difficult to create a practical strategy that can be quickly put into action.

Booking cost

Questions? Contact Emma Clements on 020 7520 2519 or email Emma.Clements@ncvo-vol.org.uk.

• from £55.30 for NCVO voluntary and community sector members
• £79 non-members
• NCVO members get 30% off prices for our training and events.
• Small organisations can join NCVO for free. Find out more about membership.
  

Email:  sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk

Event start:  Wed, 15/02/2012 - 09:30 - 16:00

Develop your skills in grant fundraising and increase your success in securing income from a range of sources.

Venue: The Park Centre, High Street, Kingswood BS15 4AR

How to book

Contact CVS South Gloucestershire on 01454 865205 or email info@cvs-sg.org.uk to register your interest in this event.
Please note: you can not book using the 'book online' link above.

About the course

This is a rare opportunity for South Gloucestershire organisations to talk directly with the Big Lottery Fund and NCVO together. At a time when grant funding applications have become much more competitive, the day will provide practical tools to support anyone in fundraising or writing funding bids. 

What the day will cover:

• Identify the key principles of a good application and common mistakes to avoid.
• Look at Awards for All funding scheme from Big Lottery and decide if appropriate for you.
• Consider the wide range of trusts and Foundations and how you might generate income from these sources.
• Receive training in how to search national funding databases to find funding opportunities that are right for you.

Booking and contact

Contact CVS South Gloucestershire on 01454 865205 or email info@cvs-sg.org.uk to register your interest in this event.

Cost

• £30 for the first delegate,
• £50 for two from the same organisation.

CVS South Gloucestershire is one of six Sustainable Funding Beacons. These organisations are strategic partners during 2010 – 2012, helping us to equip local voluntary and community sector organisations with the skills, knowledge and tools to implement a sustainable funding approach.

Email:  info@cvs-sg.org.uk

Event start:  Wed, 08/02/2012 - 09:30 - 13:00

A free half day session exploring how to get better value from your ICT.

Venue: NCVO, London N1

Book your free place

Find out more about the event and book your free place on the Danwood website.
(Please note: you can not book using the 'book online' link above).

We have a temporary problem with NCVO online booking system. To book for this event please go the Danwood website mentionned above . To talk about this event with NCVO, please contact Chris Taylor on 0207 250 2481.(Last update 4pm, 7th February 2012).

About the event

In the current financial climate, getting the most from every aspect of your organisation is vital, including information and communication technology.

NCVO, in partnership with Co-Operative Systems, Class Telecommunications and Danwood, are running this free seminar for Charities, Social Enterprises and other voluntary and community organisations on how to maximise the effectiveness of your ICT.

This half day sesion explores:

• What's happening with IT key trends from capital expenditure to operational expenditure
• Identifying overall cost of ownership and hidden costs
• Using an appropriate refreshment programme to save money
• Sensible budgeting, and typical costs
• What outsourcing your ICT can bring to your organisation

Contact

Find out more about the event and book your free place on the Danwood website. For queries, please contact Chris Taylor on 0207 250 2481 or email chris.taylor@ncvo-vol.org.uk.

Event start:  Wed, 22/02/2012 - 14:00 - 17:00

A half day training session packed with practical advice and tips on how to grow or stablise your income, find hidden assests and look for efficiencies to save money. 

Venue: NCVO, London N1

Three hours session

The Big Society agenda has put a new focus on voluntary and community organisations – small groups of people with a common passion to make a change in their area.

Yet it's not easy to find funding to get beyond the tiny stage and start to feel a bit more stable. It can also be difficult to find support because the resources that do exist are often targeted at more well-established or formalised charities.

If you're involved in a small organisation, this three hour session will be packed with practical advice from your peers on how to grow or stabilise your income, find your hidden assets, and look for efficiencies to save money. Using a fast-paced format, we'll get through loads of super tips for success without taking up too much of your valuable time.

Who is this training for?

Managers and trustees (or other volunteers) of voluntary and community organisations with an income of between £10 - £100,000.   

Booking cost

• £24.50 for NCVO voluntary and community sector members 
• £35 for non voluntary and community sector members.
• NCVO members receive 30% prices for our training and events. Small organisations can join NCVO for free. Find out more about NCVO membership.

Contact

Emma Clements for queries on 020 7520 2519 or email emma.clements@ncvo-vol.org.uk.

 Cancellation Policy

50% of delegate fees will be refunded for cancellations received by 10th February 2012.  After this no fees are refundable for cancellation or non-attendance.

Email:  sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk

Event start:  Wed, 07/03/2012 - 13:30 - 17:00

A series of masterclasses on income diversification for voluntary and community sector support organisations / infrastructure organisations.

NAVCA and NCVO are working in partnership to bring support organisations or infrastructure organisations this series of masterclass for voluntary sector support organisations.

In a difficult funding environment, this series will give participants the skills, knowledge and inspiration they need to refresh their funding model and access new sources of income. Using a series of case studies, expert speakers and practical exercises, this series provides a valuable toolkit for building sustainable, local support for the voluntary and community sector.

Event 3: Making the right connections: Effective communication and marketing

Venue: The Circle Sheffield

In the final session of the series, participants will explore the importance of effective communications to ensure their new income model gets the most out of their market and their supporters.

The session will be facilitated by a Director from Matter&Co and with personal experience from Stephanie Sturrock, who, as CEO of Seachange, oversaw a successful rebranding of the organisation which has brought about a renaissance in the coastal towns of Scarborough and Whitby.

This will be a practical workshop focusing on:

• understanding your market place
• why marketing and communications is vital to your business
• identifying your audiences - who you need to connect with and why
• developing your story and considering how and who you tell it to
• the 'tools' you can use to help sell yourself
• what will happen if you don’t embrace effective communications and marketing

Speakers

Laura Smith, Sustainable Funding Manager, NCVO
Stephanie Sturrock, Director of Social Investment, Charities Aid Foundation (previously CEO of Seachange)
Facilitator: Director, Matter&Co

Matter&Co is a multidisciplinary communications company. We have over 10 years’ experience building success for ambitious, values-driven organisations from housing associations and charities through to corporates working in the field of social innovation and leading social enterprises. Our services include building marketing and PR campaigns, brands, events, print and digital media. As well as being a communications company we also own and publish www.socialenterpriselive.com and organise Good Deals - the annual social investment conference.

Stephanie Sturrock is Director of Social Investment with CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) where she is responsible all CAF’s social investment activities, including the ground-breaking CAF Venturesome and the recently launched CAF Social Impact Fund, which are designed to provide funding for charities, social enterprises and community groups where access to traditional finance proves difficult. Until January 2012 she was Chief Executive of Seachange, a transformational social enterprise working on the North Yorkshire coast. Previously Stephanie was Managing Director of Shared Interest, a pioneering international social investment organisation with 8,500 individual investors and a £30m fund providing social finance to fair trade enterprises in developing countries. Stephanie has extensive board level experience in social finance and in the NHS. She is a member of CIPFA.

Seachange promotes thriving communities on the North Yorkshire Coast, delivering exciting community projects, running community buildings and supporting hundreds of voluntary and community groups. Seachange was formed in 2007, through the merger of Scarborough CVS (founded 1913) and Whitby Voluntary Action (founded 1986). It was very successfully re-named and re-branded ‘Seachange’ in April 2011. Seachange is a key player in the North Yorkshire Coast Community Partnership and has many other strong local relationships. Seachange has helped to bring about a renaissance in the coastal towns of Scarborough and Whitby by introducing new community facilities and supporting the local voluntary and community sector. The organisation has secured the funding and community support for a new world-class £6.2m youth and community building, due to open late 2012.

Who should attend

Chief Executives, Trustees, Business Development staff, or those responsible for fundraising and income generation for local support organisations or for national, specialist support providers or 'second tier' advisors to the voluntary and community sector.

"Excellent, interactive, useful session. Thank you."
Marilyn Keats, CommUNITY Barnet, delegate at Event 1

Cost

• Discounts are available for both NCVO and NAVCA members.
• £69.30 NCVO and NAVCA voluntary and community sector member organisations
• £99 VCO non-members
• Discounts for NCVO members will appear automatically on the booking page. Find out about NCVO membership.
• NAVCA members who are not members of NCVO should email sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk with your details to let us know that you’re a NAVCA member or contact Emma Clements on 020 7520 2519. We will then register you ourselves and invoice you for the discounted amount.

Contact

Emma Clements on sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk  or 020 7520 2519.

Cancellation Policy
50% of delegate fees will be refunded for cancellations received by 5pm 24 February 2012  After this no fees are refundable for cancellation or non-attendance.

About the partnership

NCVO and NAVCA are working together to provide this series of masterclasses for local support organisations. As part of its Sustainable Funding Beacons programme, NCVO is working to help local support organisations to develop sustainable funding strategies. NAVCA’s programme of ‘rethinking resources’ is helping their members to review their business model and look for new sources of income. By sharing their expertise and up to date evidence of the sector’s income and the funding environment, NAVCA and NCVO are pleased to offer this timely series of training to their collective members.

Previous events in this series

• Event 1: Becoming more entrepreneurial
• Event 2: Finding the form that fits

    

Email:  sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk

Event start:  Tue, 07/02/2012 - 13:30 - 17:00

A series of masterclasses on income diversification for voluntary and community sector support organisations / infrastructure organisations.

Venue: BVSC, Birmingham

NAVCA and NCVO are working in partnership to bring support organisations or infrastructure organisations this series of masterclass for voluntary sector support organisations.

In a difficult funding environment, this series will give participants the skills, knowledge and inspiration they need to refresh their funding model and access new sources of income. Using a series of case studies, expert speakers and practical exercises, this series provides a valuable toolkit for building sustainable, local support for the voluntary and community sector.

Find out more about other events in the series.

Event 2: Finding the form that fits

In our second masterclass, participants will hear from two organisations that have successfully managed a substantial change in the way they generate income.

We’ll use practical exercises to explore both the technical and legal aspects of moving to a new income model, for example, creating a new legal structure or working in consortia, as well as the organisational or cultural changes that help to sustain a new approach.

Speakers

• Kim Harper, Chief Executive, Community Action Derby and Trustee, NAVCA
• Mark Davis, Chief Executive Officer for Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations
• Faciliated by John Dawson, Local Commissioning and Procurement Adviser and Lindsey Benton, Senior Consultant, NAVCA

Kim Harper will share her experiences of setting up Community Enterprise Derby, a Community Interest Company (CIC) in 2009. She will tell us about the successes and the challenges and how she went about deciding on which legal structure to create.

Mark Davis will tell us about Lifework, the commercial share company, he inherited when he came into post at SCVO and the interesting path he has taken with this enterprise – from near closure to success.

Who should attend

Chief Executives, Trustees, Business Development staff, or those responsible for fundraising and income generation for local support organisations or for national, specialist support providers or ‘second tier’ advisors to the voluntary and community sector.

"Excellent, interactive, useful session. Thank you."
Marilyn Keats, CommUNITY Barnet, delegate at Event 1

Bookings

Discounts are available for both NCVO and NAVCA members

£69.30 NCVO and NAVCA voluntary and community sector member organisations
£99 VCO non-members

Discounts for NCVO members will appear automatically on the booking page.

NAVCA members who are not members of NCVO should email  sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk with your details to let us know that you’re a NAVCA member. We will then register you ourselves and invoice you for the discounted amount.

Cancellation Policy
50% of delegate fees will be refunded for cancellations received by 5pm 27th January 2012  After this no fees are refundable for cancellation or non-attendance.

Find out about NCVO membership.

About the partnership

    

Event Reference:  SFPMASTF12 Email:  sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk

Event start:  Thu, 12/01/2012 - 10:30 - 16:30

Two day training sessions with follow up tools to help infrastructure organisations show their impact.

Venue: Nottingham Deaf Society, 22 Forest Road West, Nottingham, NG7 4EQ

Tools and training to help you show the difference your support makes.  NCVO has worked with a range of infrastructure organisations to pin down the common differences you make, and created a set of impact tools designed especially for infrastructure organisations.

Attend our two-day training to help you better assess, improve and communicate your impact. You will be given free online access to VIP Online, a database where you can upload, track, share and compare information about your impact.

The second part of this training takes place on 1 February 2012.

How to book

Costs: £180 (NCVO members), £257.15 (non-members)
Additional places: £136.71 (members), £195.30 (non-members)

Email vip@ncvo-vol.org.uk or call 0207 520 2441 to book your place.

(Please note: you can not book using the 'book online' link above)

Find out about NCVO membership.

First session: Evidencing Impact

The Value of Infrastructure Programme has created a suite of tools that you can use to evidence, improve and communicate the impact of your work. Find out more about the VIP Framework  and VIP Impact Tools.

This course will give you a practical understanding of the VIP Impact Tools. By the end of the session you will be able to:

• Identify the impacts that you create
• Choose the impact tools that are suited to your work and use them
• Use the information from the tools to learn about and show your impact
• Plan how to roll the tools out across your organisation

Second session: VIP Online

The VIP Impact Tools will be hosted online enabling you to upload data, store, track and compare your impact information.

This course will focus on how to use these online functions. 

By the end of the session you will be able to perform the following:

• Register and select the tools you want to use online
• Complete the tools online and see an instant picture of impact
• Run a range of reports
• Share your impact with others

Find out more about the Value of Infrastruture Programme.

Event start:  Mon, 28/11/2011 - 11:00 - 15:30

This free conference will consider the wider issues around this family intervention scheme.

Venue: NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, London. N1 9RL

Bookings

Book your place through Survey Monkey. All bookings are handled by LVSTC please contact Ray Phillips: rayp@lvstc.org.uk or Ingrid Babcock if you would like more information on the event.

Please note do not use the book online link above.

11.00    Registration

11.30    Opening Welcome: Sandra Turner, NCVO

Plenary: Chair, Ray Phillips, LVSTC
Prospects for the 2011-13 DWP Families Programme

Jasbir Jhas – LGA European and International Team
The role of Local Authorities in obtaining quality outcomes for families with multiple problems

Lizzi Holman - Reed in Partnership
An ESF Approach to supporting families with multiple problems

Jonny Boux - Community Links
The holistic perspective of an ESF sub-contracting community provider

Questions and discussion

13.00          Lunch

13.45           Second Plenary: Chair, Oli Henman, NCVO

DWP Families Programme & EU2020 Poverty Reduction Target

                   Katherine Duffy – Consultant, European Anti-Poverty Network
                   Europe 2020 & the UK National Reform Programme

                   Sandra Turner – National Council for Voluntary Organisations
                   The impact of the ESF England Programme on tackling inequality

                   Ray Phillips – London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium
                   The third sector contribution to ESF as an anti-poverty strategy

Questions and discussion

15.30          Close

Background

Under the ESF DWP Programme for “Families with Multiple Problems”, preferred bidders were notified in mid-October with a view to commencement before the end of 2011.  In the Government’s own words: “The focus of this provision will be on providing a whole family approach, making support available to individual members across the generations.  This provision must also contribute to and add value to wider family support”.  As with the Work Programme, delivery will be through the Framework comprising the Prime Contractors identified as preferred bidders.

Given the sensitivity of this area of intervention, Local Authorities have been identified as the key source for identifying the beneficiary “families”.  Historically, many of these Councils have already involved a wide range of voluntary and community organisations in the development of local service provision. 

The conference

This event will help to develop an appreciation of the potential impact of the Programme as well as inform thinking about how the closing stages of the ESF 2007-2013 Programme might lay foundations for the following ESF 2014-2020 Programme being prepared, in part, to address the poverty-reduction target of the EU 2020 Strategy. 

Indeed, the new Draft ESF Regulations for the next Programme significantly emphasise:

“Concentration of funding is required to ensure that a sufficient and demonstrable impact can be achieved. In order to provide concentration of funding it is proposed that …. at least 20% of the ESF allocation should be dedicated to promoting social inclusion and combating poverty".

Timing is all-important.  Voluntary and community sector providers need to organise continually to pinpoint the key issues and to forge alliances: not just within the sector; but also with the Primes and many Local Authorities that have ongoing responsibilities for the families affected. 

Finally, Dr Katherine Duffy has just completed research for the NCVO on the evolution of recent social policy in the UK and European Union with regard to the European Structural Funds.  A summary of this Study, presented by Katherine, will provide a useful policy framework for the Conference. 

For more information, please contact at LVSTC Ray Phillips or Ingrid Babcock or Sandra at NCVO.

LVSTC is the London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium.

Travel bursary

NCVO has a small budget available on a first come first serve basis to support travel costs of participants from small voluntary organisations based outside London.  If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity please e-mail  sandra.turner@ncvo-vol.org.uk no later than 22 November.

 

 

Event funded by the European Social Fund.

Event start:  Fri, 09/12/2011 - 09:00 - 17:30

Prices: from £126 to £270

Agenda: on the Localism conference website

Contact:  ACEVO: telephone 44 (0) 20 7280 4962

Booking For booking go to The Localism Conference website.

Book your place through the Localism Conference website. All bookings are handled by ACEVO please contact them via the Localism Conference website if you would like more information on the event.

Please note do not use the 'book online link' above.

Email:  Susan.Beckett@ncvo-vol.org.uk

Event start:  Thu, 26/01/2012 - 09:30 - 16:30

NOW FULLY BOOKED

Your organisation exists to make a lasting difference. But how can you demonstrate this difference convincingly?  In an increasingly difficult operating environment, communicating your impact is more important than ever.

Venue: NCVO, London N1
Places limited to 16

 This fast-paced, engaging and interactive one day training course will help you:

• improve your organisation’s approach to demonstrating impact
• understand what funders, commissioners and donors looking for, and consider whether their requests for evidence are reasonable
• explore the wider benefits of becoming impact-led.

Based on cutting edge thinking, this course is delivered by Dr. Richard Piper, who has over 12 years experience supporting charities of all shapes and sizes with impact. Find out more about Richard's approach on his blog.

What will the day include?

• Clarifying definitions – impact, outcomes, outputs
• Planning impact
• Tips on measuring and analysing impact
• The communication of impact to different audiences
• Introduction to the Impact Tool box

Who should attend?

• Chief executives
• Senior managers
• Programme managers
• Trustees
• Those responsible for reporting or communicating your organisation’s impact.

Feedback from our last Impact course participants:

“A thoroughly absorbing day.  A good balance of topics and a digestible pace of delivery.  Full marks to Richard.”
 
“Excellent thought provoking training. Well run with a good mix of tasks.  Loved the impact communications circle.”

Fees

Prices frozen at 2008 rates.

Voluntary and community organisations / public sector bodies 
Fee
NCVO members 
£151.90

Non members 
£217.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

For corporate sector rates, please contact us.

Find out about NCVO membership.

Numbers for this course are strictly limited.  Price includes:

• refreshments
• lunch
• a full pack of course materials (USB and hardcopy) including the Impact Tool Box

We are also able to deliver this course for your in-house team. Contact us to find out more, email: consultancy@ncvo-vol.org.uk, tel: 020 7520 2535.

You may also be interested in our Strategy Training.

Cancellation Policy

50% of delegate fees will be refunded for course booking cancellations received by 11 January2012. After this date, no fees are refundable for cancellation or non-attendance. 

Find out more

For further information and to book your place, please contact Marissa Charles, email marissa.charles@ncvo.vol.org.uk, tel: 020 7520 2587 (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday).

Email:  marissa.charles@ncvo-vol.org.uk

Event start:  Thu, 19/01/2012 - 09:30 - 16:30

NOW FULLY BOOKED

Making decisions about your organisation's future isn't easy but is imperative in such an uncertain climate. Do you want to create a clear, shared sense of direction within your organisation?

Venue: NCVO, London N1
Places limited to 16

Booking deadline: Thursday 5 January 2012

Our one day training course features NCVO’s ground-breaking approach to strategy, tailored specifically for voluntary and community organisations (VCOs). Focusing on the 10 key strategic decisions every VCO needs to address, our approach to strategy is mission orientated, putting your beneficiaries or cause at the heart of the process. 

This cutting edge thinking has been developed from our work with a range of charities over several years.

The course will be delivered by Donald Ritchie, who has over 10 years experience working directly with VCOs of all shapes and sizes.

This interactive, enjoyable and challenging day will:

• Top tips for what a good strategy looks like
• the 10 big strategic questions you should be asking
• A fool proof plan for developing a strategy
• Guidance on how to keep your strategy impact focussed
• Practical exercises around 5 of the 10 big questions (Beneficiaries, Impact, Vision/Mission, Position and Relationships)

The benefits for you include:

• Greater understanding of how to create a successful charity strategy.
• The chance to try out practical tools.
• Increased confidence to help you apply what you learn

Who should attend?

• Chief executives
• Senior managers
• Programme managers
• Trustees

Feedback from previous course participants:

“This has been a very helpful day and has given greater shape and purpose to current strategy review plus the refocusing of the charity's mission, vision and values.”
 
“Really enjoyed the training and learnt a huge amount.”

Fees

Prices frozen at 2008 rates.

Voluntary and community organisations / public sector bodies 
Fee
NCVO members 
£151.90

Non members 
£217.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

For corporate sector rates, please contact us.

Find out about NCVO membership.

Numbers for this course are strictly limited.  Price includes:

• refreshments
• lunch
• a full pack of course materials

We are also able to deliver this course for your in-house team. Contact us to find out more, email: consultancy@ncvo-vol.org.uk, tel: 020 7520 2535.

You may also be interested in our Impact training.

Cancellation Policy

After 6 January 2012, no fees are refundable for cancellation or non-attendance of this training. 

Find out more

For further information and to book your place, please contact Marissa Charles, email marissa.charles@ncvo.vol.org.uk, tel: 020 7520 2587 (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday).

Email:  marissa.charles@ncvo-vol.org.uk