NFP WORKSHOPS
Workshops are held online via Zoom 10.00 to 12.30 Each workshop costs £95.00 BOOKINGS Our website contains booking links for all workshops. Google nfp workshops to visit our website and book your place. BID WRITING Monday 21 March 2022 - Monday 4 April 2022 - Monday 25 April 2022 Monday 09 May 2022 - Monday 23 May 2022 - Monday 06 June 2022 Monday 20 June 2022 Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right evidence? Are you making the right arguments? Are you using the right terminology? Are your numbers right? Are you learning from rejections? Are you assembling the right documents? Do you know how to create a clear and concise standard funding bid? Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? Do you know your own organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your projects carefully enough? Do you know enough about your competitors? Are you answering the questions funders will ask themselves about your application? Are you submitting applications correctly? TRUST FUNDRAISING Tuesday 22 March 2022 - Tuesday 26 April 2022 - Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday 21 June 2022 Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are you asking for the right amount of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are your projects the most fundable projects? Are you carrying out trust fundraising in a professional way? Are you delegating enough work? Are you highly productive or just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places? How do you compare with your competitors for funding? Is the rest of your fundraising hampering your bids to trusts? Do you understand what trusts are ideally looking for? GRANT MAKING TRUSTS Our online database has details of more than 34,000 trusts, foundations and charities that make grants to organisations. The site allows users to quickly find a wide range of new potential funders including regional, lower profile and newer trusts plus charities that make grants to organisations as well as running activities themselves. A 1 year subscription to the database costs £95.00 per user. Google nfp workshops to visit our website, find more details and subscribe. RECRUITING AND MANAGING VOLUNTEERS Tuesday 05 April 2022 - Tuesday 10 May 2022 - Tuesday 07 June 2022 Where do you find volunteers? How do you find the right volunteers? How do you attract volunteers? How do you run volunteer recruitment events? How do you interview volunteers? How do you train volunteers? How do you motivate volunteers? How do you involve volunteers? How do you recognise volunteers? How do you recognise problems with volunteers? How do you learn from volunteer problems? How do you retain volunteers? How do you manage volunteers? What about volunteers and your own staff? What about younger, older and employee volunteers? INTRODUCTION TO FUNDRAISING Wednesday 11 May 2022 The workshop is for people who wish to move into fundraising, have just started in fundraising or have responsibilities for fundraisers. We examine each of the different areas of fundraising - public donors, major donors, legacies, trusts and corporates. We explain how the different areas fit together and support each other to create a balanced fundraising effort. We look at how much investment each area of fundraising requires, what returns to expect and how long it is likely to take to achieve those returns. We examine what the rest of your organisation could be doing to help make your fundraising more successful. LEGACY FUNDRAISING Wednesday 23 March 2022 - Wednesday 25 May 2022 Why do people make legacy gifts? What are the ethical issues? What are the regulations? What are the tax issues? What are the statistics? What are the trends? How can we integrate legacy fundraising into our other fundraising? What are the sources for research? How should we set a budget? How should we evaluate our results? How should we forecast likely income? Should we use consultants? How should we build a case for support? What media and marketing channels should we use? What about in memory giving? How should we setup our admin systems? What are the common problems & pitfalls? MAJOR DONOR FUNDRAISING Wednesday 06 April 2022 - Wednesday 08 June 2022 Major Donor Characteristics, Motivations and Requirements. Researching and Screening Major Donors. Encouraging, Involving and Retaining Major Donors. Building Relationships with Major Donors. Major Donor Events and Activities. Setting Up Major Donor Clubs. Asking For Major Gifts. Looking After and Reporting Back to Major Donors. Delivering on Major Donor Expectations. Showing Your Appreciation to Major Donors. Fundraising Budgets and Committees. CORPORATE FUNDRAISING Wednesday 27 April 2022 - Wednesday 22 June 2022 Who are these companies? Why do they get involved? What do they like? What can you get from them? What can you offer them? What are the differences between donations, sponsorship, advertising and cause related marketing? Are companies just like trusts? How do you find these companies? How do you research them? How do you contact them? How do you pitch to them? How do you negotiate with them? When should you say no? How do you draft contracts? How do you manage the relationships? What could go wrong? What are the tax issues? What are the other considerations? CHARITY FINANCE Thursday 12 May 2022 An introduction to the basic principles of finance in charities and voluntary organisations. Charitable Funds - Financial Management - Income Sources - Bookkeeping - Control Systems - Auditing - Formal Accounts - Management Accounting - Budgeting - Trading Income - Taxation This workshop is for staff members, volunteers, trustees or board members of charities and voluntary organisations who are not professionals in finance but wish to understand more about the subject. People who provide advice to these organisations are also welcome. FUNDRAISING REGULATIONS & GDPR Friday 25 March 2022 - Thursday 26 May 2022 The workshop looks at who the regulatory bodies for fundraising are and what they regulate. We examine GDPR, PECR and the other regulations governing fundraising activities. We describe each of the most important procedures to follow. Past enforcement actions and the penalties issued to organisations that broke the rules are described. We explain how to prepare a check list of points you need to ensure that your organisation follows. We look at how best to explain the regulations throughout your organisation and ensure that they are followed by staff, trustees, volunteers and supporters. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Friday 08 April 2022 - Thursday 09 June 2022 The workshop is for people who wish to manage projects, have just started managing projects or have responsibilities for managing projects. Topics covered include: Terminology - Project Management Tools - Managing Project Data - Ordering Tasks - Grouping Tasks - Analysing Task Times - Financial Responsibilities - Budget Allocations - Risk Management - Monitoring Activities - Reporting Procedures - Communication Plans - Cash Flow Forecasts - Project Evaluations - Concluding Projects - Knowledge Transfer MANAGING STAFF Friday 29 April 2022 - Thursday 23 June 2022 The workshop is for people who wish to manage staff, have just started managing staff or have responsibilities for managing staff. Topics covered include: Leadership Challenges - Structures – Mentoring - Measuring Performance - Leading Change - Managing Performance - Organisational Cultures - Succession Planning - Effective Meetings - Developing People - Managing Teams - Empowering People - Delegating Work - Encouraging Learning - Developing Individuals - Performance Reviews NFP Workshops 18 Blake Street, York YO1 8QG 01133 280988 To unsubscribe send a blank e-mail to unsubscribe239...@nfpmail1.co.uk quoting haproxy@formilux.org in the subject line.