Training course – Charity finances for trustees, Tuesday 17th September

06/09/2013

Are your management committee in need of some support in how to make sense and better use of the management accounts?

CVSF has arranged an evening training course on Charity finances for trustees

Tuesday 17th September 2013, 6pm – 8pm

The aim is to give trustees a basic understanding of how charity finances should be run so that they can feel confident in their role as a trustee.

Points that will be covered:

  • Review of charity accounts. What the different terms mean and what the important figures are.
  • Good financial practices for Charities. What financial information you should expect as a trustee and how to interpret this information.
  • Funding applications and monitoring. Most charities are dependent on funding so they constantly have to apply for funding and report back to the funders on how their money has been spent.
  • A brief overview of tax for Charities. Most people ignore tax for Charities as they think they are outside the tax system. However, there some key tax issues that do have implications for charities. This includes a discussion around claiming gift aid.

This session is provided by Corporate Partnerships a project of Skills Exchange, and will be delivered by Carol Lewis of Bainbridge Lewis

There are only a couple of places left so book now to avoid disappointment. To book or find out more email [email protected] or phone 01273 810230

Please note there is a nominal charge for attending this briefing

COURSE FEES:

CVSF members rate

Organisations Annual Income Under £200,000 – £10

Organisations Annual Income Over £200,000 – £20

Non-members rate

Organisations Annual Income Under £200,000 – £15

Organisations Annual Income Over £200,000 – £25

Some bursary places are available to groups in B & H with an income of <£25,000 pa

Training course: Writing skills for funding bids

23/08/2013

Thursday 19th September, 6:30 –8:30pm, BMECP Lagoon Room, Brighton
This evening briefing is for people who have some experience of fundraising who wish to develop their writing skills and improve their success rate.  The session will explore the principles of good bid writing and will complement the Bid Writing for Commissioning course.

To book a place, email [email protected]  or phone 01273 810 230.

Engaging with Gypsies & Travellers Training: 23rd September

07/08/2013

This is a half day course for workers and volunteers in voluntary sector organisations wanting to engage or work more effectively with Gypsies and Travellers.

Takeaway resources and handouts provided.

Learning outcomes:

  • An overview on Gypsy & Traveller issues and the Brighton & Hove picture.
  • Barriers to engagement and how to overcome them.
  • Best practice models of engagement and real life examples.

Date and venue: Mon 23rd September in the conference room at Community Base.

Times: 10am – 1pm with a networking sandwich lunch to follow.

Cost: £25 including lunch.  Free places for Gypsies & Travellers. Please enquire about bursary places.

Supported by Brighton & Hove City Council.

Bookings and enquiries to: Chris Whitwell  Tel. 01273 234772

Limited places – 30 maximum

CVSF Briefing Sessions – Charity Finance for Trustee Boards

07/08/2013

Are you a trustee?

Do you fully understand the financial information that you are given?

Do you know your responsibilities with regard to finance?

Community and Voluntary Sector Forum, in conjunction with the Corporate Partnerships Project at Skills Exchange, is running a briefing session on Charity Finances for Trustee Boards.

The session aims to give trustees a basic understanding of how charity finances should be run so that they can feel confident in their role as a trustee. The session will be delivered by Carol Lewis, Director at Bainbridge Lewis Chartered Accountants.

Points that will be covered:

  • Review of charity accounts. What the different terms mean and what the important figures are.
  • Good financial practices for Charities. What financial information you should expect as a trustee and how to interpret this information.
  • Funding applications and monitoring. Most charities are dependent on funding so they constantly have to apply for funding and report back to the funders on how their money has been spent.
  • A brief overview of tax for Charities. Most people ignore tax for Charities as they think they are outside the tax system. However, there some key tax issues that do have implications for charities. This includes a discussion around claiming gift aid.

Tuesday September 17th, 2013 6pm – 8pm. Venue to be confirmed

Cost: £10 – £25, a limited number of bursaries may be available for very small organisations.

For more information or to book a place contact [email protected] or call 01273 810230

Free Fundraising Training for Small Community Groups

25/06/2013

Thursday 18th July 2013, 10am- 1pm
with Kirsty Walker
at Hove Library

This half-day briefing is for people from voluntary run community groups who need to fundraise to sustain or develop their activities. The course will cover:

  • Choosing the best forms of fundraising for your group: fees, subscriptions, events, sponsorship, grants and in –kind support
  • When to apply for grants and who to apply to
  • How to apply: essentials of small grant applications, e.g. demonstrating need and clear outcomes and ensuring all costs included
  • How to ensure good on-going relationships with funders – feedback and monitoring
  • Where to get on-going support and fundraising resources

Free to small community groups in Brighton and Hove.

Booking is essential
Email [email protected] or phone 01273 262220 to find out more or to book your place

Training – Engaging with Gypsies & Travellers

06/06/2013

Booking are now open for these two half day events, organised by CVSF and Friends, Families & Travellers:

Engaging with Gypsies & Travellers
Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Mon 22nd July 2013
Community Base, Conference room
10am – 1pm with a networking sandwich lunch to follow.
Cost: £25 including lunch. Free places for Gypsies & Travellers. Please enquire about bursary places.

This half day course is for workers and volunteers in voluntary sector organisations wanting to engage or work more effectively with Gypsies and Travellers. (You should only attend one of these sessions).

This is a lively, interactive session with talk and questions with Gypsies & Traveller and experienced Workers. Takeaway resources and hand-outs provided.

By the end of the course you will:
• Have an overview on Gypsy & Traveller issues and the Brighton & Hove picture.
• Be able to identify barriers to engagement and how to overcome them.
• Understand best practice models of engagement and real life examples.

Bookings and enquiries to: Sarah Mann [email protected] Tel. 01273 234803
Limited places – 30 per session maximum

Further course to follow in September.

Provided by Friends, Families & Travellers & The Community and Voluntary Sector Forum. Supported by Brighton & Hove City Council.

Introduction to Employment Law: CVSF training

06/06/2013

26th June 2013, 2.30pm – 4.30pm at EC Brighton Dolphin Place, Manchester Street, Brighton, BN2 1TF
Do you, or are you thinking of, employing people?
Do you know what your legal responsibilities are?

CVSF’s Corporate Partnerships Programme, in conjunction with Fiona Martin, Partner at Martin Searle Solicitors, is running a course which will help you to understand:

• the difference in legal terms between workers, employees , casuals and the self employed
• the requirements of a contract of employment
• the difference between employees and other types of workers/self employed
• how to deal with disciplinaries and grievances

For more information and to book a place, contact CVSF on 01273 810230 or email [email protected].

There is a charge of £25 for this session, however bursary places are available so it is always worth calling to see if you can get a free place.

BHT Training: Welfare Benefits Training Courses – Spring 2013

29/05/2013

Welfare Reform – 6th June 2013 (1 day) 

This one day course will provide participants with an up-to-date and detailed tour around the main areas of welfare reform: benefits capping, localisation of council tax benefit and the social fund, under-occupation in social housing, the new personal independence payment, and an introduction to Universal Credit. Participants will have the opportunity to explore these areas in reasonable detail, using as much up-to-date information as is available. This will be an opportunity to pool local knowledge and consider the impact of reforms on the wide range of local clients.

Personal Independence Payments (PIP) – 13th June 2013
(half day, am)
This half day course is essential for anyone working with sick or disabled people. The course aims to improve confidence and skills using practical examples and will enable participants to identify who can qualify for PIP and how the new scheme will work. The course is backed up by comprehensive course notes.

Full course details including course fees and booking instructions can be found on our website: www.bht-training.org.uk
 Please contact the Training Team for further assistance:[email protected]; 01273 645420

Free training: Running a community group

29/05/2013

Wednesday 15th May 2013, 10am-1pm
Cornerstone Community Centre, Hove
With Linda Saltwell

This training is for people in community groups in Brighton and Hove who would like to gain skills in running their groups more effectively.

At the end of the session participants will have:

  • increased knowledge of how to run a group, hold meetings, and involve and engage people
  • improved group relationships
  • increased knowledge of how to run effective, efficient and successful groups and organisations
  • increased skills in groups and volunteers and identification of training needs

This training is free to small community groups in Brighton and Hove, places are limited to two people per organisation.
To book your place, email [email protected] or phone and leave a message on 01273 262220

If you are from a larger organisation and want to run internal groups and meetings more effectively you may want to come along to our charged-for ‘Facilitation’ training in June. Please express your interest to [email protected]

If you would like to put something on this noticeboard, please send it to us at [email protected]

Safeguarding Brighton & Hove Community Events Course 28th June

29/05/2013

Friday 28 June – 10am to 1pm
Location: Portslade

Book here: http://summereventsjune13.eventbrite.co.uk

Safety Net’s 3 hour ‘Safeguarding Brighton and Hove Community Events’ course is designed to answer all of the questions below and give you the confidence and knowledge to manage your event with the safety of children and young people at the core of your activities.

* Do you know your legal responsibilities? Whether you need to CRB check volunteers?
* Would you know what to look out for as signs of abuse?
* Would you know what to do if you saw or heard something worrying?
* Do you have clear policies and procedures in place?

It is your duty to safeguard children and young people attending any event – whether parents and carers are present or not. This course is suitable for any Brighton & Hove individual or group:
* Planning to put on a family friendly activity
* Planning a community event, street party or celebration
* Running a small festival or open air gig

The course will take place from 10am-1pm at Safety Net’s Training Room in Portslade. Please download full directions here: http://www.safety-net.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Directions-to-Safety-Net-Training-Room.pdf – the entrance is located in a different place to our postcode.

We ask that you book no more than four people from one organisation on to this course. From our experience we know that any more than this can affect the group dynamic and the session can end up focused on one particular group. We would like everyone to feel included in the training – sessions are far more exciting when there is a good mix of diverse participants from different organisations!

If you have more than four people needing training on one set date get in touch with Lynne Charmer, Let’s Protect Programme Manager, at [email protected]

If for any reason you are unable to attend the training please contact us on 01273 420973 or by email at [email protected] at your earliest convenience to cancel your place.

Places on courses cancelled with less than two weeks notice before the course start date will not be refunded. All courses are based upon a minimum of 12 attendees. If under subscribed, Safety Net may postpone a course until the following scheduled date and move your booking accordingly.
If you would like to put something on this noticeboard, please send it to us at [email protected]