These are challenging times in the voluntary sector so this session will help you consider the future to ensure you are doing everything you can to effectively plan ahead. Aimed at both new and established groups the workshop will cover:
Basic business plans
Human resources
Managing assets
Marketing and communications
Other sessions available:
Involving volunteers
This session is suitable for social workers and support workers who need to have an overview of the benefits that are available for families with children. The session will also take a look at maternity and paternity benefits.
This one day course provides organisations and individuals first aid to an appointed person level and aimed at those personnel that are working in low level risk such as offices, voluntary organisations, shops and schools; or those that are volunteering or seeking employment. This is a Health and Safety Approved Centre workshop where the assessment is in the form of continuous assessment and oral questioning.
This course will cover:
An introductory session for those who look after finances. This workshop will cover the basics to enable you to manage your money more effectively and include:
Basic book keeping
Cash flow
Budgeting
Forecasting
Accounting for what you spend
Other sessions available:
Involving volunteers
Policies and procedures
An introductory session for groups who are looking at raising funds in a variety of ways. The workshop will cover the basics for:
Writing funding bids
Fundraising methods and legalities
Sponsorship
Legacies
Other sessions available:
Involving volunteers
Policies and procedures
Trustee roles and responsibilities
An introductory session for groups who are writing or refreshing their policies and procedures. This workshop will cover the difference between a policy and a procedure and will outline best practice in the following policies:
Safeguarding
Equalities
Data protection
Health and safety
Other sessions available:
Trustee roles and responsibilities
The meeting will be workshop style to engage with Voluntary Communityand Social Enterprise that through their work have contact with Carers in the Stafford and District area to gain feedback as to how to improve links with the Carers Hub and support of Carers.
If you wish to attend please let us know by email to lesley.whatmough@supportstaffordshire.org.uk or Telephone: 01785 413160
The Northfield Centre is in Magnolia Avenue accessed off Cooperative Street, Stafford. Postcode ST16 3BZ.
Involving volunteers takes time and planning but doing this effectively will ensure that you meet the needs of your organisation as well as providing the volunteer with a good experience. This workshop is designed to help you improve your programme, attracting volunteers as well as retaining them. It will cover:
Volunteer policies
Writing effective role descriptions
Recruitment
Support and supervision
Retention of volunteers
Other sessions available:
** This course had been postponed and a new date will be scheduled in due course**
An introductory session for new trustees or those who wish to refresh their skills. This workshop will cover the basics to enable you to govern more effectively and understand the responsibilities you have. Topics include:
Trustee duties
Role descriptions
Organisation structures
Governing documents
Advice House training brought to you with the expertise of Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke-on-Trent.
A short course for anyone advising on benefit claims to counter widely-held misunderstandings such as ‘as long as you don’t spend more than three nights a week together, you aren’t cohabiting!’ with the real questions to determine if a couple are ‘living together’ for benefit and tax credit purposes.
