Training Programme - Spring 2009

These sessions are open to everyone involved in a voluntary or community group. They are all free, delivered with support from The Big Lottery.

Booking

Booking is essential for all sessions as spaces on most sessions are restricted- contact either:
Francis Burrows 01263 516018 francis.burrows@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
or Paul Smith 01263 516414
paul.smith@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk

Governance

Thursday 19 February 10am -12.30pm
Hempton Memorial Hall, Fakenham, NR21 7LG
Paul Smith

Covering the basics and all the nuts and bolts of running an organisation – including the law, constitutions, trustee responsibilities, and policies and procedures.

Coffee, cake, cash and chat

Tuesday 24 February 10am -12 noon
Broadland Community Centre, Hoveton, NR12 8DJ
Francis Burrows

Information and support with applying for money from a range of easy to apply for funds – Grassroots Grants, Norfolk Community Foundation and Awards for All – and to meet other groups in an informal setting with coffee and cake.

Introduction to Finance

Thursdays 26 February, 5, 12 March, 10am – 12noon
Oddfellows Hall, Sheringham, NR26 8BG
Phil Goddard and Francis Burrows

This three session course will tell you everything you need to know about finance for your group – from reading a balance sheet right through to having the confidence to prepare your own. Will
be useful for staff, trustees, treasurers and anyone wanting to know more. Presented by Phil Goddard, Director of Finance for Break – Norfolk’s largest local charity and treasurer and trustee of a local group.

Network lunch

Tuesday 3 March, 12noon – 2 pm
Holt Youth Project, NR25 6DH
Paul Smith

Bring along your ideas and issues and discuss them over lunch with people from other groups to get a different perspective. Paul Smith will introduce and lead a discussion on volunteer management.

Full Cost Recovery

Thursday 17 March 10.00am – 12.00noon
Francis Burrows

All that you need to know about Full Cost Recovery, including how to use it in your planning and incorporate it into your funding bids.

Funding lunch

Thursday 26 March, 12 noon – 2 pm
Oddfellows Hall, Sheringham, NR26 8BG
Paul Smith

An informal networking lunch with funding being the main topic of conversation. Grassroots Grants, the Norfolk Community Foundation and Awards for All plus the opportunity to air and share issues with other groups in your area. Light lunch provided.

Lottery Funding

Wednesday 1 April, 2pm – 4 pm
Hempton Memorial Hall, NR21 7LG
Francis Burrows

In depth look at how to obtain funding from the Big Lottery Fund, including outcomes, monitoring and project development, management and accounting.

Funding Lunch

Monday 6 April, 12noon – 2 pm
Happing Shop, Stalham, NR12 9AH
Francis Burrows

Information and support with funding for Grassroots Grants, the Community Foundation and Awards for All with the opportunity to meet other groups over an informal lunch.

Marketing Strategies

Tuesday 21 April, 10am – 12noon
Broadland Community Centre, NR12 8DJ
Francis Burrows

An interactive session to show the importance in promoting your group and how to go about it – including understanding who your audience is and how to reach them.

Volunteers and the Law

Wednesday 29 April, 10am – 4pm
North Walsham Community Centre, NR28 9DE
Mark Restall

This course covers the main areas of concern for organisations who use volunteers. Topics include recent and forthcoming changes in the law, including the new Independent Safeguarding Authority.
This course will be presented by Mark Restall, co-author of the Good Practice Guide, the leading volunteer management handbook.