The following training session are being arranged over the next few months. If you are interested in attending any of them please contact sue with numbers. We are prepared to offer flexibility in respect of time (eg. morning 1000 - 1230 or afternoons 1400 to 1630). Evening and Weekends will be consider. Please indicate you preferences. The cost will be £25 and will cover refreshments and handouts. Once the dates have been finalised you will be contacted to see if you still wish to take up the option. If you require any further information on these courses please phone 01334 654080 or email Sue
| Course Outline: | Being a Charity Trustee - What you need to know |
| Legal Framework | |
| Definition of Charity Trustee | |
| Disqualified Persons | |
| Duties of charity Trustees | |
| Roles and Responsibilities | |
| Induction of Committee members | |
| Effective Committee Meetings - planned cycle of meetings | |
| Role of the Constitution | |
| Sources of further information and support |
| Course Outline: | Successful Funding |
| Clarity of aims and objectives for proposals | |
| Types of Fundraising | |
| Researching sources | |
| Applications and writing effective proposals | |
| Managing the funding relationship | |
| Preparation for fundraising |
| Course Outline: | Charity Accounts |
| The Legal Framework | |
| The Accounting Framework | |
| Records | |
| Management Accounts | |
| Annual Accounts | |
| Sources of further information and support |
| Course Outline: | Managing Money |
| Legal Framework | |
| Records | |
| Bank Accounts | |
| Procedures | |
| Budgeting and Monitoring | |
| Cash Flow | |
| Reserves | |
| Sources of further information and support |
| Course Outline: | Charity Law - What you need to know |
| The Legal framework | |
| Definition of Charity | |
| Duties of charity Trustees | |
| OSCR | |
| Annual Reporting | |
| Consents and Notifications | |
| References in Documents | |
| Charity Accounts | |
| Sources of further information |
| Course Outline: | Employing Staff |
| Roll of the Management Committee | |
| Recruitment and Induction | |
| Contract of Employment | |
| Managing Performance | |
| Health and Safety | |
| Equal Opportunities | |
| Dismissal and Redundancy | |
| Statuatory Rights of Employees | |
| Sources of support and further information |