This small organisation masterclass focuses on finance, collaboration, HR and pensions and maximising gift aid. It will provide delegates with the opportunity to hear from experts in these areas from the voluntary and commercial sector.
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Managing a funding crisis can be extremely stressful, but it can also provide an important opportunity to review and restructure your organisation, making it stronger for the future.
Our guidance is designed for organisations which find themselves confronted by a major reduction in income. It covers the following topics: Liability of committee members, Risk assessment, Insolvency, Strategic review, Challenging a decision, Fundraising, Cost reduction and restructuring, Collaboration, Merger, Redundancy and Closing down a project or an entire organisation. To view the guide, visit: www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/hit-the-panic-button.
If you would like to talk to someone about getting some individual support for your group or organisation call us on 0333 321 3021.
Duration: 10:00 – 13:00 (Half Day)
Dates: Thursday 24th February 2011
For: Anyone (including staff, volunteers, and committee members) involved in the planning, managing or governance of the organisation.
Location: Manchester
When: Thursday, 24 February 2011
For more information: Details / Bookings – Liz Martin 01925 855 752 l.martin@envirolinknorthwest.co.uk
A free event to help and advise organisations on practical measures that can be implemented to improve business operations and sustainable practices. Organised by Envirolink Northwest, the event will look at waste management, how to generate your own green energy, and how to implement sustainable procurement.
KnowHow NonProfit (www.knowhownonprofit.org ) is a website to help you with any aspect of your work. Completely free and easy to use, it is packed with practical information and resources covering topics as diverse as managing volunteers, commissioning and procurement and setting up a charity shop. Got a particular problem – use the discussion forums to ask questions or share your experience in response to someone else’s question. The site is intended to be a friendly and useful space for a community of nonprofit people and organisations sharing what they have learnt to help others.
The site is being built by the KnowHow Team at the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Visit the Wesbite: www.knowhownonprofit.org
Charities Evaluation Services has published ‘Implementing strategy: ideas and inspiration’. The guide “takes six main areas of activity in strategy implementation and presents a collection of frameworks and techniques to guide you in supporting your organisation to achieve its vision”. … Continue Reading
Almost two-thirds of charities expect their income from government to fall over the next 12 months, a survey by accountancy firm Baker Tilly has indicated.
The Department of Health has produced a paper highlighting the role grants can play in developing and supporting low level community activity. It says the use of grants is particularly pertinent to commissioning self care support for people with long term conditions and that Third Sector organisations will have an increasingly important role to play in meeting some of the expected increase in demand for self care support. Click here for more details
Effective strategic planning is an essential skill if you want to take advantage of opportunities and deliver your organisation’s mission. NCVO have published a new In Focus Guide on Making Sense of the External Environment, which can be downloaded free from the website and covers policy change and campaigns work.
We can help to make your future look bright. Need advice to formulate strategic plans to help your organisation grow? Interested in an outcomes focus for your organisation? The Gio Project can support you through all of this and help you detect your groups strengths, weaknesses and any up and coming opportunities or threats.
For more guidance and support please email barbara@gioproject.org.uk or call 0161 832 0934
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