ChangeUp Cheshire & Warrington

Mon 27 Sep 2010
9.45am –4.00pm

Making your Charity Sustainable

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On this one day course you will have the opportunity to learn how to maximise the potential of your income, use it strategically for long term planning and look at new ways of generating or earning income. This course is aimed at Chief Executives, Project managers, Trustees and everyone who is responsible for the long term success of their voluntary organisation.

For further details contact Chester Voluntary Action on 01244 323 527 or email admin@chesterva.org.uk

at The Quaker Meeting House, Chester

Tue 28 Sep 2010
to Wed 29 Sep 2010
9.30am –4.30pm

Strategic planning: supporting groups

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Strategic planning helps your groups to clarify their purpose, set aims and develop a plan to make them happen. It enables them to become more effective and efficient and to demonstrate their value to funders and other stakeholders.

This course will guide you through preparing groups for strategic planning, helping them work out their options, make decisions and write their plan.

Please visit http://www.performancemanagement.org.uk/ for further information or to download a booking form.

in Birmingham

Tue 12 Oct 2010

Winning a Bigger Buck for your Bang

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This training consists of 5 separate events that will provide participants with the wide range of skills that are needed to successfully support third sector organisations to bid and win contracts from the public sector.

The topics are: -

How to successfully approach commissioning and procurement processes – 12^th October 2010 – http://www.acevo.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=1329
How big is your bang? Setting targets and measuring benefits – 12^th October 2010 - http://www.acevo.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=1961
Influencing commissioning processes – 2^nd November 2010 - http://www.acevo.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=1959
How to negotiate during commissioning processes – 14^th December 2010 - http://www.acevo.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=1966
Financial planning and budgeting to win – 18^th January 2011 - http://www.acevo.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=1958

Each course can be attended individually or as a complete programme and is primarily aimed at development workers who provide support to frontline third sector organisations.

at Across England

Thu 18 Nov 2010

West Cheshire Together LSP Event

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West Cheshire Together is committed to hosting two wider LSP Network events a year so that as many

individuals, organisations and partnerships as possible can come together, network, share ideas and have their voice heard. The next LSP Network event will take place on the morning of Thursday 18 th November 2010 at the Lifestyle Centre in Winsford.

For further details contact

November 2010 at the Lifestyle Centre in Winsford.

For further details contact

Lyn Raynor on 01244 972370 or e-mail:

lyn.raynor@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Tue 30 Nov 2010
10.00am –4.30pm

The Third Sector In 2010: Current Challenges, Future Opportunities

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This Westminster Briefing Conference will give delegates the opportunity to discuss and be informed on the future for the Third Sector over the course of the next parliament, from both the Government as well as experts in the field. Participants will debate the key issues and opportunities facing the sector over the coming years in terms of service delivery, funding, campaigning and infrastructure. In addition, case studies and workshop sessions will give delegates ideas and examples to take back to their organisations.

For full details please visit the Westminster Briefing Website.

at TBC, Westminster, London