Financial Management Demystified – 2^nd February (Taunton) 

Trainer: David Hancock  Cost: £99

This course is designed principally for non-accountants in the Voluntary & Community Sector to help them understand the key elements of Financial Management. As the title implies, it will not be technical and requires delegates to have limited or no knowledge of the subject.  It should be particularly helpful to those who need to understand the finances of their organisation but feel daunted by the sheer weight of detail and jargon surrounding financial information and reporting requirements. The course will cover:

Strategic Planning for Trustees & Senior Management – Tuesday 9^th February (Taunton)

Trainer: David Hancock  Cost: £149 **Masterclass Course**

This programme has proved very popular since it was introduced last year in response to a growing demand from trustees and senior management in the Voluntary & Community Sector for help in developing a framework for charting the future direction of their organisations. It is intended to offer participants a rare chance to spend time standing back from the day-to-day demands of running their organisations to look at the opportunities and challenges which may present themselves in the future.

Managing Conflict – Wednesday 17^th February (Taunton)

Trainer: Debbie Jane (Pardoes Bevins)  Cost: £129

A one day workshop designed to equip you with new strategies and techniques for dealing with difficult relationships in the workplace – both with colleagues and/or service users. The day will include case studies and the opportunity to discuss specific challenges and conflict situations that delegates may be experiencing. By the end of the day you will be equipped with new and effective tools to use in your place of work.

Managing Performance & Dealing with Poor Performers – Wednesday 24^th February  (Exeter) 

Trainer: Gillian Jeffery  Cost: £129                                                                    

This workshop is aimed at managers who currently supervise staff and are grappling with poor performance issues. We will address various examples of poor performance and absenteeism in the workplace and the impact on team morale. You will learn new strategies to ensure skilled staff are retained and how to motivate and support less focused staff.                             

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What are the public’s attitudes to poverty, what influences their attitudes, and what would help to build public support for anti-poverty measures? These issues are explored in ‘Engaging public support for eradicating UK poverty’, which rounds up what the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and others have learned during JRF’s Public Interest in Poverty Issues (PIPI) programme. It finds that, first, there is limited public awareness of the extent and reality of UK poverty, and people often think it is the individual’s responsibility to get out of poverty because they are unaware of the obstacles to achieving this; secondly, communication has an important role in highlighting solutions to UK poverty, changing attitudes that poverty and inequality are inevitable, and addressing legitimate public fears about anti-poverty measures; thirdly, people experiencing poverty are under-represented in the media – voluntary sector organisations can help to improve their profile; fourthly, there is media interest in poverty, but coverage is limited and often stereotypical; and finally, greater public awareness and support and sustained attitude change depend on a long-term collaboration between government, civil society, media and private sector organisations.

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Duty to Involve: Making it Work is packed full of  advice for managers, practioners, councillors and partnerships. It shows you how you can turn this duty into an opportunity to boost community engagement.

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