Planning and strategy

Get Grants: Meet the Expert – Charity Excellence Framework

Join Get Grants to explore ‘Purposeful AI’ and how fundraisers can work with AI to help your applications stand out.

There has never been a greater need for fundraisers to come together and share knowledge and experience.

Get Grants will be joined by Ian McLintock, Founder and CEO of Charity Excellence Framework, for a discussion on the current state of the sector and updates to the platform’s tools and opportunities.

Online

Community Matters: Reserves – What they are and how to calculate them

Reserves are a critical element when building small charity resilience. However, they are often, for very valid reasons, miscalculated. 

This session will look at Why we hold reserves, how to calculate reserves, what a good reserves policy looks like and how to report on reserves.

Online

NCVO: Better impact reporting

This practical session will build your awareness of different types of reporting and support you to tell a compelling story through your reporting

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Impact reporting should tell a great story about the difference you make. It should also provide the information your organisation needs to demonstrate the impact of your work.

This course will introduce the principles of good reporting including basic data visualisation and traditional evaluation reports.

By the end of the training, you'll: 

Online

NCVO: Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation

Learn how to create your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

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A theory of change is a popular tool used to help plan and communicate what you do. It can also help support your monitoring and evaluation.

A theory of change will help you articulate the changes your organisation wants to make. It will also help connect these changes with the activities you're planning.

By the end of the training, you'll: 

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NCVO: Charity finance skills

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

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This course will explore some basic tools to help you:

  • make better financial decisions for your organisation
  • monitor resources
  • communicate effectively with finance professionals.

By the end of the training, you'll: 

Online

A Guide to the CIC Online Process

Join the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies on 17 March for a step-by-step guide on how to successfully incorporate your Community Interest Company (CIC) online.

Take this opportunity to learn how to successfully complete an online CIC incorporation application from start to finish. There will also be an overview of Community Interest Companies provided, along with some guidance on preparing your Articles of Association and completing form CIC36.