What's On
05 February, 2008 to 17 March, 2008
Events & Training available through Bradford CVS
Management Committee Event
A FREE teatime event of bite-sized workshops on Effective Governance of Voluntary and Community Groups
Monday 3rd March - 5.15pm - 7.45pm
Eccleshill Mechanics Institute, Stonehall Road, Eccleshill, Bradford
Arrive at 5.15 for Tea and Cakes. Workshops start at 5.30pm.
Funding and Fundraising for Community Centres
Extra Date due to demand - Monday 10th March 2008
CNet, Frizinghall, 10am – 4pm
Trainer: Fit 4 Funding
Broaden your Horizons
Attracting new users to your Community Centre
Monday 17th March 2008
Manningham Mills CC
Trainer: Alan Anderton
FREE session including Buffet Lunch
Managing Redundancy
Do you have funding ending in March? Is your Funding for next year unconfirmed? Do you employ staff and want to know how to follow redundancy procedures that are legal, but also do the best for your staff?
Then this is the session for you
Friday 29th February
Shipley New Start, 10.00-1.00
Trainer: Ros Cambell, PERS
Do you need Tailored Advice on a one-to-one basis? - Attend a redundancy advice surgery:
Monday 3rd March
The Cellar Project
2.00pm-5.00pm
Pre-book an appointment by calling Diane Fox: 01274 722772
Training sessions – places still available
Basic Budgeting and Cashflow
Date: Tuesday 19th February 2008
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Mabel Booth Room, Bradford CVS
Trainer: Dave Collins, WYCAS
Cost: £40.00
This course will introduce participants to budgeting and cashflow and will cover:
- Planning for the budget process
- How to estimate expenditure
- Forecasting income
- Budget layout
- The differences between budgeting and cash-flow forecasting
- Forecasting cash-flow
- Cash-flow layout
The session is aimed at staff, volunteers and management committee members responsible for finances.
Telling it Like it Is" – Giving and Receiving Feedback
Date: Tuesday 26th February 2008
Time: 9am – 4.30pm
Venue: University Campus (lunch included)
Trainer: Staff Development Unit, University of Bradford
Cost: £40
Giving feedback can be difficult for many reasons. This course is aimed at managers of staff, but is suitable for anyone, who would like to use performance-related feedback to motivate and develop staff and colleagues. The course aim is to raise awareness of the inner/emotional and outer/practical aspects of giving feedback.
It will explore:
- Basic assumptions about feedback;
- The purpose of giving regular feedback as a performance management tool;
- How regular feedback can contribute a more focused Performance Review discussion;
- Ways to ensure feedback is effectively received;
- The importance of keeping development and motivation at the core of feedback conversations
Assertiveness and Dealing with Difficult People
Date: Wednesday 12th March 2008
Time: 9am – 4.30pm
Venue: University Campus
Trainer: Staff Development Unit, University of Bradford
Cost: £40
Aims: To provide strategies and techniques for identifying behaviour types and communicating effectively, particularly with those people we find difficult.
Outcomes/Description: This course is suitable for those wishing to explore techniques for improving interpersonal communication, and develop confidence for dealing with difficult people and situations, e.g. saying 'NO' and managing your time and workload effectively.
Being assertive means having the ability to say directly what it is you want, you need or you feel, but not at the expense of others.
Finding Funding
Date: Wednesday 27th February
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue: The Cellar Project, Shipley
Trainer: Fit 4 Funding
Cost: Band A
To help you identify appropriate funders for your projects, this session will cover:
- Types of funding, from grants to income generation
- Researching appropriate funders
- Getting the right funder for your project
Campaigning – Making Your Voice Heard
Date: Thursday 28th February
Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Venue: Bradford Resource Centre
Trainer: Mike Quiggin, Bradford Resource Centre
Cost: Band C
Aim of course: To help groups develop the range of skills necessary to run successful campaigns including: lobbying and influencing politicians, organising direct action public speaking and dealing with the media.
This course is aimed at: People active in community groups, workers in voluntary sector agencies and anyone else who wants to get involved to make a difference for their community.
Course content:
- What is campaigning - discussing the range of ways that groups can carry through a campaign; planning a campaign; raising public awareness on your issue, organising public meetings, public speaking
- Attracting the attention of the media writing press releases, holding press conferences, giving an interview to the broadcast media – radio and TV
- Changing public policy – dealing with politicians – who’s who and what powers they have - how you get to them and how you put pressure on them;
- Direct action campaign tactics – organising stunts, pickets, demonstrations and direct action – publicising your cause and your group
Minute Taking Skills
Date: Wednesday 5th March
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue: Cellar Project, Shipley
Trainer: Beverley Taylor
Cost: Band A
This practical course is for anyone who either takes minutes as part of their work, gets frustrated by poor minutes or would like to develop minute-taking skills. It looks at why minutes are important, what they should include and how to use minutes to promote action.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Recognise why minutes are important and how they are used
- Identify good and poor minutes of meetings
- Demonstrate what to include in minutes
- Recognise how to use minutes to promote action beyond meetings
- Feel more confident about taking minutes in meetings
Time Management
Date: Thursday 13th March
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue: Mabel Booth Room, Bradford CVS
Trainer: Laura Eden, CVS Training
Cost: Band A
Where does all your time go?
Do you find there are not enough hours in the day to complete your workload?
This course will help participants to maximise the time they have available by using time more efficiently.
By the end of the session participants will have:
- Identified their ‘time-stealers’
- Considered how to prioritise tasks
- Devised personal strategies for reducing or eliminating time- stealers and making efficient use of their time
- Made a personal action plan for priority areas for improving their time management
Who should attend? - Anyone who wants to be more productive in their workplace.
Safeguarding Children
Date: Tuesday 4th March
Time: 10am - 4pm
Venue: CNet, Frizinghall
Trainers: Shazia Rafiq, NSPCC & Debbie Cordingley, Safeguarding Childrens Development Worker
Cost: Free (includes lunch)
The aim of the training is:
To provided introductory child protection and safeguarding training to people working with Children and Young People.
The key benefits:
- To increase knowledge and awareness about child protection and safeguarding issues
- Feel more confident about spotting warning signs and be able to take that first vital step to get help for a child
- Learn how to report your concerns about a child's welfare
- Contribute to the organisation’s strategy in preventing child abuse
Participants will receive a Safeguarding Pack of resources to take away.
How to prepare and Interpret Annual Accounts
Date: Thursday 6th March 2008
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Mabel Booth Room, Bradford CVS
Trainer: Dave Collins, WYCAS
Cost: Band C
The course will enable participants to understand what will be required by their auditors or independent examiners. Participants will gain an understanding of what their annual accounts mean – including terminology & key trends.
The session will cover:
- Getting things ready for your accountant
- Check lists, information required & why
- Good practice and tips and ideas of what to do at the year end
- Statutory requirements for annual accounts
- Interpreting annual accounts
- Different types of accounts
There will also a chance to look at participants own accounts – therefore please bring a copy of your organisations accounts.
More details and booking form available on Bradford CVS website: www.bradfordcvs.org.uk in the Training Section or ring Diane Fox on 01274 722772.