If organisations are to benefit from volunteers’ time, energy and talents, it is important that they invest
resources to make sure that their volunteers are well supported and that there is a good match between the
volunteer’s expectations and experience.
Organisations change and adapt over time. It is important therefore that volunteering within organisations is
reviewed from time to time, so that it matches the needs of the organisation and the expectations of current
and future volunteers.
This course will cover the following aspects of managing volunteers:
- identifying the need for volunteers
- defining the tasks for volunteers
- recruiting volunteers to fill these roles
- supporting volunteers within their roles
- reviewing volunteers
- valuing volunteers
The aim of this two-day course is to provide an introduction to training and learning. To learn how people learn, make the messages you want to get across stick through creating the right structure and environment for your participants. The course is designed to help participants design and deliver learning to small groups.
During this 2 day interactive course participants will:
- Identify strengths and areas to work on;
- Have a framework for managing and supervising people;
- Develop skills, techniques and strategies for managing people;
- Obtain support and encouragement;
- Tackle work related problems and issues.
Using group and individual tasks participants will learn about:
- being responsible for people and their work: hopes and fears;
- managing people, teams and group;
- managing change;
- identifying challenges and learning goals;
- supervision and appraisal;
- putting theory into practice: case study.
During this 2 day interactive course participants will:
- Identify strengths and areas to work on;
- Have a framework for managing and supervising people;
- Develop skills, techniques and strategies for managing people;
- Obtain support and encouragement;
- Tackle work related problems and issues.
Using group and individual tasks participants will learn about:
- being responsible for people and their work: hopes and fears;
- managing people, teams and group;
- managing change;
- identifying challenges and learning goals;
- supervision and appraisal;
- putting theory into practice: case study.
How does fundraising work … and why do donors give? You will discuss these questions, whilst examining the Pyramid,
the Onion and the Seven Steps fundraising models.
How much money is out there, who has it, who gets it and how much does it cost to raise? Pam will guide you through
an overview of Scottish fundraising, the landscape we live in and up-coming trends.
Does your organisation have what it takes? Discover the key organisational steps to becoming ‘fundraising ready’.
Knowing who are you and how you fit in is vital to success – you will examine your cause, your impact and internal
and external factors.
First things first: your case for support! Pam will guide you through putting this together and show you how to
modify it for a range of supporters: individuals, trusts and foundations, companies and events.
Strategy 101 for 2016 and beyond… You will discuss sustainability and review the various tools to get there and how
to put the plan together.
Avoid the Daily Mail front page – understanding ethical and legal codes of practice is a vital factor when
fundraising, so you will explore these and stewardship/donor relations.
Through group and individual exercises this one day course will cover:
- benefits of monitoring and evaluating;
- key stages of measuring impact and value;
- what is impact and what is value?;
- the current measurement of your project for funders;
- what data can you collect to demonstrate impact and value to funders?;
- top tips for putting together a basic impact and value evaluation report for your funders.
This workshop uses practical exercises to help you with:
- confident communication in public settings;
- positive body language, voice projection and vocal delivery;
- preparing to make a presentation;
- nasty nerves, sweaty palms and stage fright;
- scripts, bullet points, WOW words and Powerpoint.
Participants will be able to:
identifying the elements of an effective report;
plan a report;
develop the structure;
decide on the content;
identify the audience and use appropriate language;
understand appendices and references; and
overcome ‘writer’s block’.
The intended outcome and objective of the course is for attendees to leave with a clearer understanding of the principles of data protection and the GDPR and provide sufficient knowledge to better navigate the path toward compliance via the completion and use of both the personal data audit and the ability to develop and produce their own data protection policy document.
The course covers all the main aspects of financial management, looking backwards at annual accounts and forwards at
planning tools, and how these are linked:
Financial management:
- role of financial management – purpose and responsibilities;
- financial management and the need for sound control systems.
Management reporting:
- management reporting to the Board;
- accountability and reporting to funders and stakeholders.
Statutory Financial Statements:
- principles underlying financial accounting statutory reporting requirements;
- content and format;
- working through a set of annual accounts to explain the terminology, what the figures mean and how the different parts link together;
- how the new SORP will affect annual accounts.
Budgeting:
- purpose;
- setting;
- monitoring and reporting;
- full cost recovery.
Cashflow projections:
- purpose and construction of simple cashflow