Events

Annual conference from NCVO/VSSN, this year at Leeds University. Check NCVO research pages for update.

Annual conference from NCVO/VSSN, this year at Leeds University. Check NCVO research pages for update.

This one-day conference will place you at the centre of inspirational thinking around the future of Employer Supported Volunteering, while providing an opportunity to learn from past successes across the public, private and voluntary sectors.
This event is ideal for organisations that have, or are developing, Employer Supported Volunteering programmes, offering a perfect opportunity to consider how to respond to emerging changes and challenges.
 

What do you think about GP commissioning?
Will you be affected by the closure of your PCT?
What do you think about Health Watch?

A half-day seminar for third sector communications professionals, focusing on stakeholder consultation, communications for behavioural change and email communications.
 
Speakers:
 

Free commissioning training for voluntary and community organisations
Birmingham
These half-day events are an introduction to the commissioning process and are suitable for those who have little to no experience of successful health commissioning.
Visit the VSS events pages to find out more about the events and to see resources from the day.

Thursday 7 October 2010 - Doncaster
Fees: £114/£168 + VAT

This intensive programme is designed to help managers act as consultants and advisers – within their own department or organisation, or with external organisations they fund or support. It's also ideal for anyone keen to find out how to develop a career as a consultant.

Over the course of this five day programme you will:
- Increase your ability to analyse complex situations and then come up with viable and effective solutions
- Gain access to a set of toolkits in strategy, change, innovation and problem solving to help identify key issues and then tackle them
- Discover approaches to ensure senior leadership and other stakeholders follow through your recommendation
 

Who should attend?
- Development professionals in the arts, sports and social welfare fields who have responsibility for setting up, assessing or supporting projects
- Senior managers in larger charities, local authorities or public bodies who are called in to 'troubleshoot' in other departments
- HR professionals
- Individuals keen to explore consultancy skills as a possible career development

This intensive programme is designed to help managers act as consultants and advisers – within their own department or organisation, or with external organisations they fund or support. It's also ideal for anyone keen to find out how to develop a career as a consultant.

Over the course of this five day programme you will:
- Increase your ability to analyse complex situations and then come up with viable and effective solutions
- Gain access to a set of toolkits in strategy, change, innovation and problem solving to help identify key issues and then tackle them
- Discover approaches to ensure senior leadership and other stakeholders follow through your recommendation
 

Who should attend?
- Development professionals in the arts, sports and social welfare fields who have responsibility for setting up, assessing or supporting projects
- Senior managers in larger charities, local authorities or public bodies who are called in to 'troubleshoot' in other departments
- HR professionals
- Individuals keen to explore consultancy skills as a possible career development

Tuesday 12 October 2010 - Doncaster

This intensive programme is designed to help managers act as consultants and advisers – within their own department or organisation, or with external organisations they fund or support. It's also ideal for anyone keen to find out how to develop a career as a consultant.

Over the course of this five day programme you will:
- Increase your ability to analyse complex situations and then come up with viable and effective solutions
- Gain access to a set of toolkits in strategy, change, innovation and problem solving to help identify key issues and then tackle them
- Discover approaches to ensure senior leadership and other stakeholders follow through your recommendation
 

Who should attend?
- Development professionals in the arts, sports and social welfare fields who have responsibility for setting up, assessing or supporting projects
- Senior managers in larger charities, local authorities or public bodies who are called in to 'troubleshoot' in other departments
- HR professionals
- Individuals keen to explore consultancy skills as a possible career development

E-campaigns. Websites. Blogs. Podcasts. Facebook. Twitter. Is your charity making the most of the opportunities this challenging array of digital communications has to offer?
 

Following the general election and the Spending Review, public spending on adult education is almost certain to decline over the next five years. This session seeks to build the capacity of those involved in campaigns to protect formal and informal adult education, recognising that adult education is not simply a public service but also an instrument of cultural change.
 

This intensive programme is designed to help managers act as consultants and advisers – within their own department or organisation, or with external organisations they fund or support. It's also ideal for anyone keen to find out how to develop a career as a consultant.

Over the course of this five day programme you will:
- Increase your ability to analyse complex situations and then come up with viable and effective solutions
- Gain access to a set of toolkits in strategy, change, innovation and problem solving to help identify key issues and then tackle them
- Discover approaches to ensure senior leadership and other stakeholders follow through your recommendation
 

Who should attend?
- Development professionals in the arts, sports and social welfare fields who have responsibility for setting up, assessing or supporting projects
- Senior managers in larger charities, local authorities or public bodies who are called in to 'troubleshoot' in other departments
- HR professionals
- Individuals keen to explore consultancy skills as a possible career development

This intensive programme is designed to help managers act as consultants and advisers – within their own department or organisation, or with external organisations they fund or support. It's also ideal for anyone keen to find out how to develop a career as a consultant.

Over the course of this five day programme you will:
- Increase your ability to analyse complex situations and then come up with viable and effective solutions
- Gain access to a set of toolkits in strategy, change, innovation and problem solving to help identify key issues and then tackle them
- Discover approaches to ensure senior leadership and other stakeholders follow through your recommendation
 

Who should attend?
- Development professionals in the arts, sports and social welfare fields who have responsibility for setting up, assessing or supporting projects
- Senior managers in larger charities, local authorities or public bodies who are called in to 'troubleshoot' in other departments
- HR professionals
- Individuals keen to explore consultancy skills as a possible career development

A powerful, systematic model to plan and manage projects.
Project Management
15-17 June, 19-21 October 2010
£650 + VAT
This programme enables participants to plan and  manage projects so that results are delivered to schedule and specification.

Tuesday 19 October 2010 - Doncaster
Fees: £114/£168 + VAT

A powerful, systematic model to plan and manage projects.
Project Management
15-17 June, 19-21 October 2010
£650 + VAT
This programme enables participants to plan and  manage projects so that results are delivered to schedule and specification.

A powerful, systematic model to plan and manage projects.
Project Management
15-17 June, 19-21 October 2010
£650 + VAT
This programme enables participants to plan and  manage projects so that results are delivered to schedule and specification.

Thursday 4 November 2010 - Bristol

The UK’s only comprehensive fundraising training programme designed exclusively for the arts and cultural sector.

7-12 November 2010
6 days. residential
East Sussex
www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com

The UK’s only comprehensive fundraising training programme designed exclusively for the arts and cultural sector.

7-12 November 2010
6 days. residential
East Sussex
www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com

The UK’s only comprehensive fundraising training programme designed exclusively for the arts and cultural sector.

7-12 November 2010
6 days. residential
East Sussex
www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com

The UK’s only comprehensive fundraising training programme designed exclusively for the arts and cultural sector.

7-12 November 2010
6 days. residential
East Sussex
www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com

A half-day seminar for third sector communications professionals, focusing on public speaking and increasing traffic to your website.
 

The UK’s only comprehensive fundraising training programme designed exclusively for the arts and cultural sector.

7-12 November 2010
6 days. residential
East Sussex
www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com

The UK’s only comprehensive fundraising training programme designed exclusively for the arts and cultural sector.

7-12 November 2010
6 days. residential
East Sussex
www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com

Good Deals 2010 is the third annual UK social investment conference held in association with both National Ethical Investment Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Good Deals 2010 is the third annual UK social investment conference held in association with both National Ethical Investment Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Tuesday 23 November 2010 Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs

Thursday 25 November 2010 - Bristol

Tuesday 30 November 2010 - Doncaster
Fees: £114/£168 + VAT

Great marketing and communications are key to your charity’s success. But with budgets under increasing pressure, how can you make every penny count?