September 2010 |
| 11th September - Setting New Directions |
| Futures North looks beyond the “Big Society”, bringing together some of the key people and the ideas that offer practical solutions enabling communities to tackle today’s problems, and create a greener, fairer and happier future. Join us for an inspiring day of interactive workshops, insightful speakers, and practical learning.
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| 15th September - One Day Masters in Business Administration |
| The One Day MBA is designed to meet the needs of experienced professionals by teaching them the key components of a world-class MBA at a fraction of the cost in time and money. 75% bursaries available for infrastructure organisations.
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| 23rd September - Using Performance Results to Demonstrate Impact |
| This workshop is designed to help participants identify stakeholder information needs and make greater use of performance results to communicate impact. 75% bursaries are available. |
| 27th September - Budget Cuts: strengthening contracting relations |
| This discursive seminar draws evidenced private-sector methodology in relationship management to address the challenges faced in public service commissioning, procurement and contract management negotiations. |
| 28th September - New Chief Executive Programme |
| This highly participative programme has been designed to provide in depth learning opportunities at a pace to suit busy chief executives, and is run by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School, City University. Five one-day modules spread over 5 months combine to provide a comprehensive foundation in the range of knowledge and skills required in the demanding role of chief executive. 75% bursaries are available for infrastructure organisations. |
| 28th September - ACEVO/VONNE North East CEO Forum Programme |
| The North East CEO Forum, is a successful joint venture between ACEVO and VONNE, offering a safe space for third sector leaders to shared challenges and solutions which they face in their organisations.
Topics for upcoming meetings include; leadership development, collaboration and merger, impact and accountability, addressing public spending cuts, changing political structures and the Big Society.
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| 29th September - Making the Transition to Adapt to Individual Budgets |
| The government is committed to rolling out personal budgets across all of social care and some of health care by 2011. The implications for the 30,000 organisations that currently provide social care will be unprecedented. These highly practical one-day workshops for third sector providers and infrastructure support providers. |
| 30th September - Coping with Cuts |
| The voluntary sector is facing difficult challenges ahead due to the recent government budget cuts. But how do you deal with the pressures of these cuts as well as moving forward with fewer resources? The Directory of Social Change (DSC) is working to keep you informed and educated to meet those challenges.
DSC has designed a topical event, Coping with the Cuts, to support charities of all sizes during this challenging time. Join us on Thursday 30 September 2010 at Charity Centre, Euston, London for a day full of training workshops full of hints and tips to improve management performance, develop fall-back plans and positions for the changed funding environment. |
October 2010 |
| 5th October - Future Leaders Programme |
| This two-day residential programme is designed for senior managers for whom the role of chief executive is the next chosen career step. The purpose of the programme is to provide a structured introduction to the crucial challenges of leadership and management, exploring theory and its application in practice. 75% bursaries available for infrastructure organisations.
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| 5th October - Strategic Planning for the Board and Chief Executive |
| This workshop will help the Board consider their attitude to risk, organisational challenge and leadership: the Board with Chief Executive as catalysts for change. It will also determine organisational fitness for purpose and putting in place appropriate stewardship to assure ongoing fitness (including evaluation of the strategy and performance management). 75% bursaries available for infrastructure organisations.
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| 12th October - How Big is Your Bang: Setting Targets and Measuring Benefits |
| Understand the core principles of performance management before looking at how quality, planning and monitoring and evaluation are frequently used in the commissioning cycle. |
| 14th October - Are You Doing Well as a CEO? Leadership Skills and Organisational Effectiveness |
| This lunch event provides a great opportunity to hear from Andrew Cave and Steve Tapping, Authors of ‘The Secrets of CEO’s: 150 Global CEO’s Lift the Lid on Business, Life and Leadership’ and Helen Dent, Chief Executive of Family Action and winner of the effective Charity Award 2009. |
| 14th October - Mergers and Consolidation in the public sector |
| The Guardian has teamed up with business advisers Grant Thornton UK LLP to research the likely impact of mergers and consolidation within the public sector, following the recent formation of the coalition government. |
| 21st October - Midlands Forum - Adapting to Change: Keeping Your Organisation Strong and Sustainable |
| This forum will explore the changes in policy that will effect the third sector nationally and then more specifically in the Midlands region. This event will also cover the relationship between CEO and the Board, along with building sustainable business models. |
November 2010 |
| 3rd November - Lunch with Andy Street, Managing Director, John Lewis: Engaging Your Employees Through Effective Leadership |
| This learning with leader’s lunch with the Managing Director, Andy Street will give delegates the opportunity hear and discuss how the social enterprise engages and involves its employees in order to be a successful no matter what the climate. It will look at the non conventional leadership styles and models and discuss how these can be adapted to the third sector.
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| 4th November - ACEVO Yorkshire and Humber CEO Forum Programme |
| Yorkshire Forward CEO Thea Stein will join us to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the sector in the region in responding to the priorities of the new coalition Government and the prevailing economic context. |
January 2011 |
| 11th January - Financial Planning |
| Gain an understanding of how to support organisations with the financial aspects of submitting a tender and winning a contract. |
