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Financial planning for non-financial managers
Good financial management is essential as finances tighten and funding sources become more diverse. The aim of this one day course is to explore the role of financial management in an effective organisation and to realise that it’s about more than just numbers.The session will fa… Read more
GDPR: Subject access requests and direct marketing for charities
One brand new course, two subjects. This specially developed course is designed to look at how third sector organisations should handle and deal with Subject Access Requests (SAR) and how to carry out Direct Marketing under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). It wil… Read more
SCVO Policy Forum: Summer evidence session 2019
This session is open to members of the SCVO Policy Forum only. The Policy Forum is an SCVO initiative to strengthen the voice of the third sector in Scotland.This evidence session will be an opportunity for the Forum to reflect the future challenges and opportunities facing Scott… Read more
Get up stand up
How confident are you at public speaking? Does your voice shake and palms sweat? This practical training for confident public speaking, presentation and pitching will help you gain the confidence and skills to speak in public. Read more
Effective minute taking
Can someone take the minutes? Wow, what a lovely carpet …isn’t that a great view…how often do you avoid eye contact when this question is asked in meetings?Taking minutes can be daunting, but take courage – attend this interactive course, look them in the eye and say “I’ll be hap… Read more
Policy Officers Network: National Performance Framework outcomes and the SDGs
This meeting of the Policy Officers Network (PON) will focus on the National Performance Framework outcomes and the SDGs. We will be joined by colleagues from the Scottish Government National Performance Unit and Coordinator of the Scottish SDG Network, Paul Bradley.This event wi… Read more
SCVO Policy Forum: Awayday 2019
This session is open to members of the SCVO Policy Forum only. The Policy Forum is an SCVO initiative to strengthen the voice of the third sector in Scotland.The awayday will be an opportunity for the Forum to hear from a range of expert speakers on the future challenges and oppo… Read more
Be report writing ready
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to produce an effective and reader-friendly report, identify what to include and leave out of the report, use their time more productively to produce the report and have more confidence in their own role of reporter Read more
Comms and marketing made easy
We are delighted to offer this brand new course. Those of us who work in communications have (frankly) created a completely self-perpetuating, bamboozling myth of a sector. It’s as if we designed it to frustrate and over complicate; to confound and confuse but it doesn’t hav… Read more
Effective minute taking
Can someone take the minutes? Wow, what a lovely carpet …isn’t that a great view…how often do you avoid eye contact when this question is asked in meetings?Taking minutes can be daunting, but take courage – attend this interactive course, look them in the eye and say “I’ll be hap… Read more