106 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8TZ
UK

This workshop is facilitated by Tesse Akpeki and is designed to enable participants to:

• Have a practical understanding of the role, legal duties and liabilities of trustees (Charity Commission framework)
• Ensure that trustees and the Board can increase their effectiveness

Objectives

As a result of this workshop you will:

• Have an overview of governance – know what it is etc
• Know what is in the Code of good Governance
• Be able to apply what you have learnt within your organisation
• Know where to find the information and support that you may need

Knowledge and understanding:

• The basic duties of trustees
• The Code of good Governance
• Relationship of the Board to your mission, strategy and management

Skills:

• Strategies for establishing (or improving structures of )a Board
• Ways of recruiting trustees

Behaviours:

• Developing good habits for running board meetings
• Managing the Chief Executive/Chair relationship

Learning outcomes intended:

• Understand basic duties of trustees
• Know what is in the Code of good Conduct
• Approaches to revitalising or creating a new Board
• Strategies managing trustee recruitment
• Confidence about (where to) look for help and support

Outcome for your organisation:

• A realistic approach to improving governance
• More robust governance – improved reputation with commissioners, funders etc
• More effective trustees and Board

 

This one day workshop, facilitated by Stella Smith, explores the challenges of setting direction in organisations which involve a range of stakeholders, interests and priorities.

The course will use frameworks from the Tools for Success guide to show how individuals can facilitate discussions to agree organisational direction.

Objectives

The learning aims for the Direction course are:

As a result of attending the course you will:

Knowledge and understanding:

• Know how to choose and use frameworks and activities to help develop mission, vision and values
• Understand the context of your organisation’s work.

Skills:

• Identify key internal and external issues which are likely to impact on your organisation’s direction.
• Collect service users’ views appropriately and effectively when developing the organisation’s strategic direction.
• Develop objectives appropriate to your organisation

Behaviour:

• Make informed decisions about your organisation’s direction

The learning outcomes will be:

As a result of participating in this programme, you will be able to:

• Use activities to develop your organisation’s mission, vision and values
• Use frameworks to understand your organisation’s external environment
• Identify your key stakeholders and assess their interest in your organisation

Outcomes for your organisation:

• A robust approach to setting organisational direction

This course, facilitated by Atul Patel, is designed to introduce non-finance managers to basic financial concepts and how they are applied in financial management. Using practical work, the course will cover key elements of financial management including an overview of effective financial management; the charity finance frame work; financial planning and control and looking at financial performance against set objectives

Objectives

The learning aims for the Finance for Non Finance Managers course are:

As a result of attending the course you will:

Knowledge and understanding:

• Develop an understanding of the key elements of financial management
• Appreciate the context of Third Sector financial management

Skills:

• Identifying sources of income and how to treat these in financial terms
• Preparing and reviewing financial information
• Analysing financial performance

Behaviour:

• Prepare and present with confidence reports on financial performance
• Make informed decisions based on financial performance

The learning outcomes will be:

As a result of participating in this programme, you will be able to:

• Manage key elements of financial management at strategic levels
• Review financial information
• Understand the budgeting cycle
• Plan and control using budgets
• Interpret financial information

Outcomes for your organisation:

• A robust approach to financial management
• Inspire confidence from other stakeholders in your organisation

Atul Patel is the academic leader on the MSc in Voluntary Sector Management. He is qualified in social work and has spent 18 years in the voluntary and public sectors. His particular interests are in management development, strategy development, managing diversity and conducting diversity audits and advising trustees.

This course, facilitated by Fiona Ash, is designed for those who are responsible for or oversee the people management of their organization but who have no formal HR qualifications. It will cover some practical aspects of HR management as well as providing an opportunity to explore – in a safe environment – common “tricky” people management issues that senior managers often encounter.

Objectives
The learning aims for the Managing People workshop are:

Knowledge and understanding

• Develop an understanding and appreciation of the key elements of people management

Skills

• Identify good practice in recruitment and recognise the rewards of getting it right
• Identify skills gaps and recognise cost effective methods of meeting learning and development needs
• Develop and implement key policies and procedures effectively

Behaviour

• Deal with a variety of tricky people issues with confidence
• Make informed decisions on people management issues

The learning outcomes will be:

As a result of participating in this workshop, you will be able to:

• Describe key employment milestones
• Identify the enablers and barriers to successful recruitment in your organisation
• Explain the essential relationship between learning and development and organisational effectiveness & identify essential learning and development activities
• List key HR policies and procedures and appreciate the importance of effective implementation
• Tackle with confidence a variety of tricky people management issues

Outcomes for your organisation:

• A more informed and confident approach to people management

Fiona Ash is a recent graduate of the MSc Voluntary Sector Management at Cass. Her earlier education includes an MA in employment law. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has extensive experience in charity management at a Director level. She now runs her own consultancy practice, advising organisations on HR, organisational development and charity management. She is a Trustee for a well known animal rescue centre.

This course, facilitated by Atul Patel, is aimed at managers involved in designing, funding or leading a fixed-term project. Using practical work, the course will cover key areas of project management including people, processes and project variables. It will introduce a range of project management tools and techniques for use from concept to completion and will highlight the key factors that need managing to make the best of a project. The course will include: Defining project outcomes brief and scope; Project planning techniques; Risk management; Allocating resources; The role of the project manager/leader; Developing team work; Project monitoring and evaluation; Project completion.

Objectives

As a result of attending the course you will:

Knowledge and understanding:

• Explore project management principles, processes, tools and techniques
• Recognise the advantages of taking a project management approach to planning services

Skills:

• Develop skills that will enable you to maintain a synergy between project outcomes, people involved in the project and the resources used

Behaviour:

• Negotiate with confidence project scope and definition with all critical parties
• Demonstrate leadership by creating a common sense of purpose for people involved in the project

The learning outcomes will be:

As a result of participating in this programme, you will be able to:

• Clearly define project aims and objectives and outcomes
• develop project plans that translate to practical effective action
• negotiate clarity of purpose of the project with all relevant parties
• plan for contingencies
• prepare yourself for deviations from the project plan through effective monitoring and evaluation
  bring about effective closure to projects

Outcomes for your organisation:

• a planned approach to developing projects
• appropriate costing and allocation of joint overheads between projects and core business
• increased chances of success for project funding

Atul Patel is the academic leader on the MSc in Voluntary Sector Management. He is qualified in social work and has spent 18 years in the voluntary and public sectors. His particular interests are in management development, strategy development, managing diversity and conducting diversity audits and advising trustees.

To be successful, an organisation or group needs to understand the external networks within which it works. This one day workshop, facilitated by Stella Smith, explores your organisation’s network, how other organisations or groups might impact on or influence your work and how your organisation can respond effectively.

Objectives

The learning aims for the Networks course are:

As a result of attending the course you will:

Knowledge and understanding

• Understand how to map your organisation’s network
• Understand the choices and implications in working with other organisations

Skills

• Identify the main similarities and differences between the work of your organisation and of other organisations
• Identify key players and their influence and interest in your organisation.

Behaviour

• Prepare an analysis of the networks your organisation is part of
• Make informed decisions on how to respond to other organisations based on this analysis.

The learning outcomes will be:

As a result of participating in this programme, you will be able to:

• Understand which other organisations and individuals impact on the work of your organisation
• Review the nature of the similarities and differences between your work and the work of other organisations
• Respond effectively and strategically to other organisations in your network.

Outcomes for your organisation:

• A robust approach to analysing external stakeholders to inform strategic decision making