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Governance Month 2024 – Strengthen your non-profit!

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Join us this Governance Month as we focus on empowering effective non-profit management. Support Cambridgeshire is committed to providing practical insights and resources to help trustees and staff navigate the challenges and opportunities unique to the sector.

Throughout the month, we’ll offer a range of events and workshops covering essential topics like:

  • Trusteeship: Understanding your role, responsibilities, and best practices.
  • Policy Development: Creating clear guidelines and frameworks for your organisation.
  • Strategic Vision: Setting goals, planning for the future, and measuring success.

We’ll also be sharing information about outstanding events hosted by other organisations specialising in these areas. It’s a chance to connect with peers, learn from experts, and strengthen your non-profit’s governance.

Events and Links to Booking Forms

  1. Working with Your Chair: How to Create a Positive Relationship
    • Date: Nov 13, 1:00 pm – 2:40 pm
    • Format: Online
    • Description: This online event will explore critical stages and dimensions of the CEO-Chair relationship, providing tools to help you navigate and strengthen this partnership.
    • Book Here

 

  1. Essential Skills for Trustees
    • Part 1: Wednesday, November 6th, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    • Part 2: Thursday, November 14th, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    • Format: Online
    • Description: This two-part workshop offers essential tools for trustees to perform their role safely and effectively.
    • Book Here

 

  1. Understanding Our Business Models to Build Sustainability with Impact
    • Date: Nov 21, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    • Format: Online
    • Description: This workshop will explore how to align your organisation’s income-generating activities with its mission and build long-term sustainability.
    • Book Here

Whether you’re a CEO, trustee, or senior leader – Governance Month offers something for everyone. Join us for these valuable sessions and discover how to strengthen your non-profit’s governance and enhance its impact.

NEW! On-Demand training – Business Planning & What do trustees have to do?

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Support Cambridgeshire partner CCVS has developed a new free training resource for anyone to access. This training is aimed at refreshing your knowledge and allow you to feel confident in the subject area. Below are two new sessions which have been recently added to the portal.

NEW!

Business planning – Starting your own community group

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

This session introduces the idea of business planning to make sure you get the best possible result with the resources you have.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Why you need a business plan and what needs to go into one. There is title-by-title guidance on each section, so you truly understand how to build your plan, along with advice on policies and procedures and how to evaluate your performance.

HOW LONG IS THE TRAINING VIDEO?

10:21 minutes

NEW!

What do Trustee have to do?

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

An introduction to the six primary duties of trustees aimed at those considering becoming a trustee, new trustees, those working with trustees and trustees looking to refresh their knowledge.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

What defines a charity, and how can it be structured? The six primary duties of trustees as defined by the Charity Commission.

HOW LONG IS THE TRAINING VIDEO?

14.37 minutes

 

The Support Cambridgeshire On-Demand Training portal updates your knowledge of charity and community sector know-how. It is free to access whenever every you want. Fill in the form, press send, and you’ll be sent the link to browse at your leisure, don’t forget to save the link so you can return it as many times as you want!

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