Bid Writing, Volunteering & Fundraising Workshops plus Trusts Database

2022-02-07 Thread NFP Workshops


NFP WORKSHOPS

Workshops are held online via Zoom  10.00 to 12.30  Each workshop costs £95.00

BOOKINGS

Our website contains booking links for all workshops. 
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BID WRITING  

Thursday 10 February 2022 - Thursday 24 February 2022 - Monday 7 March 2022
Monday 21 March 2022 - Monday 4 April 2022 - Monday 25 April 2022

Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right 
evidence? Are you making 
the right arguments? Are you using the right terminology? Are your numbers 
right? Are you learning from 
rejections? Are you assembling the right documents? Do you know how to create a 
clear and concise standard 
funding bid? Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? Do you 
know your own 
organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your projects carefully 
enough? Do you know enough 
about your competitors? Are you answering the questions funders will ask 
themselves about your 
application? Are you submitting applications correctly?

TRUST FUNDRAISING

Tuesday 22 February 2022 - Tuesday 22 March 2022 - Tuesday 26 April 2022

Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are 
you asking for the right amount 
of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are your projects the most 
fundable projects? Are you carrying 
out trust fundraising in a professional way? Are you delegating enough work? 
Are you highly productive or 
just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places? How do you 
compare with your competitors 
for funding? Is the rest of your fundraising hampering your bids to trusts? Do 
you understand what trusts are 
ideally looking for?

GRANT MAKING TRUSTS
 
Our online database has details of more than 34,000 trusts, foundations and 
charities that make grants to 
organisations. The site allows users to quickly find a wide range of new 
potential funders including regional, 
lower profile and newer trusts plus charities that make grants to organisations 
as well as running activities 
themselves. A 1 year subscription to the database costs £95.00 per user.

Google nfp workshops to visit our website, find more details and subscribe.

RECRUITING AND MANAGING VOLUNTEERS  

Friday 25 February 2022 - Tuesday 8 March 2022 - Tuesday 5 April 2022

Where do you find volunteers? How do you find the right volunteers? How do you 
attract volunteers? How do 
you run volunteer recruitment events? How do you interview volunteers? How do 
you train volunteers? How 
do you motivate volunteers? How do you involve volunteers? How do you recognise 
volunteers? How do you 
recognise problems with volunteers? How do you learn from volunteer problems? 
How do you retain 
volunteers? How do you manage volunteers? What about volunteers and your own 
staff? What about 
younger, older and employee volunteers? 

MAJOR DONOR FUNDRAISING  

Wednesday 9 February 2022 - Wednesday 6 April 2022

Major Donor Characteristics, Motivations and Requirements. Researching and 
Screening Major Donors. 
Encouraging, Involving and Retaining Major Donors. Building Relationships with 
Major Donors. Major Donor 
Events and Activities. Setting Up Major Donor Clubs. Asking For Major Gifts. 
Looking After and Reporting Back 
to Major Donors. Delivering on Major Donor Expectations. Showing Your 
Appreciation to Major Donors. 
Fundraising Budgets and Committees.   

CORPORATE FUNDRAISING 

Wednesday 23 February 2022 - Wednesday 27 April 2022

Who are these companies? Why do they get involved? What do they like? What can 
you get from them? What 
can you offer them? What are the differences between donations, sponsorship, 
advertising and cause related 
marketing? Are companies just like trusts? How do you find these companies? How 
do you research them? 
How do you contact them? How do you pitch to them? How do you negotiate with 
them? When should you 
say no? How do you draft contracts? How do you manage the relationships? What 
could go wrong? What are 
the tax issues? What are the other considerations?

CHARITY FINANCE

Wednesday 9 March 2022

An introduction to the basic principles of finance in charities and voluntary 
organisations. Charitable Funds - 
Financial Management - Income Sources - Bookkeeping - Control Systems - 
Auditing - Formal Accounts - 
Management Accounting - Budgeting - Trading Income - Taxation This workshop is 
for staff members, 
volunteers, trustees or board members of charities and voluntary organisations 
who are not professionals in 
finance but wish to understand more about the subject. People who provide 
advice to these organisations 
are also welcome.

LEGACY FUNDRAISING 

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Why do people make legacy gifts? What are the ethical issues? What are the 
regulations? What are the tax 
issues? What are the statistics? What are the trends? How can we integrate 
legacy fundraising into our other 
fundraising? What are the sources for research

Workshops on Bid Writing and 17 Other Topics

2021-02-15 Thread NFP Workshops


FORTHCOMING TRAINING COURSES

ONLINE VIA ZOOM - 10.00 to 12.30 - COST £95.00 

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Bid Writing: The Basics

Mon 22 Feb 2021 - Mon 08 Mar 2021 - Mon 22 Mar 2021 - Mon 12 Apr 2021 - Mon 26 
Apr 2021

Bid Writing: Advanced

Tue 23 Feb 2021 - Tue 09 Mar 2021 - Tue 23 Mar 2021 - Tue 13 Apr 2021 - Tue 27 
Apr 2021

Recruiting and Managing Volunteers

Wed 10 Mar 2021 - Thu 13 May 2021   

Major Donor Fundraising

Wed 14 Apr 2021 - Thu 10 Jun 2021 

Corporate Fundraising - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Capital Campaigns - Tue 02 Mar 2021
Legacy Fundraising - Wed 03 Mar 2021
Running Fundraising Events - Thu 04 Mar 2021
Recruiting & Working With Trustees - Fri 05 Mar 2021
Being A Better Trustee - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Community Fundraising - Mon 15 Mar 2021
Writing For Work & The Web - Tue 16 Mar 2021
Time Management, Delegation & Meetings - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Delivering Presentations - Thu 18 Mar 2021
Leadership - Fri 19 Mar 2021
GDPR & Data Protection - Thu 25 Mar 2021
Public Relations & Publicity - Fri 26 Mar 2021
Coaching & Mentoring - Mon 29 Mar 2021
Training For Trainers - Tue 30 Mar 2021

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Distance Learning Package: Bid Writing

2020-04-13 Thread NFP Workshops
NFP WORKSHOPS
18 Blake Street, York YO1 8QG
Bid Writing Training for Charities, Schools and Public Sector Organisations.

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BID WRITING: DISTANCE LEARNING PACKAGE

Learn at your home or office. No need to travel anywhere. The package includes 
all 
the topics from our popular Bid Writing: The Basics and Bid Writing: Advanced 
live
workshops plus sample funding bids. Once you have covered all the materials you 
can
submit up to five questions by email.

TOPICS COVERED

Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right
evidence? Are you making the right arguments? Are you using the right 
terminology?
Are your numbers right? Are you learning from rejections? Are you assembling the
right documents? Do you know how to create a clear and concise standard funding 
bid?

Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? Do you know your own
organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your projects carefully 
enough?
Do you know enough about your competitors? Are you answering the questions 
funders
will ask themselves about your application? Are you submitting applications 
correctly?

Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are you
asking for the right amount of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are 
your
projects the most fundable projects? Are you carrying out trust fundraising in a
professional way? Are you delegating enough work?

Are you highly productive or just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all
the right places? How do you compare with your competitors for funding? Is the 
rest
of your fundraising hampering your bids to trusts? Do you understand what 
trusts are
ideally looking for?

TRAINEES

Staff members, volunteers, trustees or board members of charities, schools or 
public
sector organisations who intend to submit grant funding applications to 
charitable
grant making trusts and foundations. People who provide advice to these 
organisations
may also order.

ORDER YOUR PACKAGE NOW

The cost of the Bid Writing: Distance Learning Package is £190 per trainee. To 
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TERMS

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Bid Writing Workshops

2020-02-24 Thread NFP Workshops
NFP WORKSHOPS
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Bid Writing Workshops for Charities, Schools and Public Sector Organisations.

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BOOKING DETAILS
You can book any workshop online and pay using a debit card, credit card or 
paypal. 
Just google  nfp workshops  to go to our website.

BID WRITING: THE BASICS   Start 09.00  Finish 11.30  Cost £95

Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right 
evidence? Are you making the right arguments? Are you using the right 
terminology? Are your numbers right? Are you learning from rejections? Are you 
assembling the right documents? Do you know how to create a clear and concise 
standard funding bid? Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? 
Do you know your own organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your 
projects carefully enough? Do you know enough about your competitors? Are you 
answering the questions funders will ask themselves about your application? Are 
you submitting applications correctly?

BID WRITING: ADVANCED   Start 12.00  Finish 14.30  Cost £95

Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are 
you 
asking for the right amount of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are 
your projects the most fundable projects? Are you carrying out trust 
fundraising 
in a professional way? Are you delegating enough work? Are you highly 
productive 
or just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places? How do 
you compare with your competitors for funding? Is the rest of your fundraising 
hampering your bids to trusts? Do you understand what trusts are ideally 
looking 
for?

ATTENDEES  

Staff members, volunteers, trustees or board members of charities, schools or 
public sector organisations who intend to submit grant funding applications to
charitable grant making trusts and foundations. People who provide advice to 
these
organisations are also welcome.

LOCATIONS, DATES & VENUES

LONDON
23 Mar 2020 - 27 Apr 2020 - 08 Jun 2020 - 15 Jun 2020
200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP

SOUTHAMPTON   
17 Mar 2020 - 09 Jun 2020
Jurys Inn, Charlotte Place, Southampton SO14 0TB

BRISTOL   
18 Mar 2020 - 10 Jun 2020
The Waterfront Meeting Rooms, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB

EDINBURGH 
19 Mar 2020 - 11 Jun 2020
Courtyard, 1-3 Baxter's Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AF

NEWCASTLE 
20 Mar 2020 - 12 Jun 2020
Jurys Inn, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AD

NOTTINGHAM
24 Mar 2020 - 16 Jun 2020
Jurys Inn, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ

BIRMINGHAM
25 Mar 2020 - 17 Jun 2020
Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2HQ

MANCHESTER
26 Mar 2020 - 18 Jun 2020
Jurys Inn, 56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5LE

LEEDS 
27 Mar 2020 - 19 Jun 2020
Jurys Inn, Brewery Wharf, Brewery Place, Leeds LS10 1NE



Bid Writing Workshops and New Training Courses

2020-01-25 Thread NFP Workshops
NFP WORKSHOPS

Bid Writing Workshops and New Training Courses for Charities, Schools and 
Public Sector Organisations.

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BOOKING DETAILS
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paypal. 
Just google  nfp workshops  to go to our website.

QUESTIONS
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BID WRITING: THE BASICS   Start 09.00  Finish 11.30  Cost £95

Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right 
evidence? Are you making the right arguments? Are you using the right 
terminology? Are your numbers right? Are you learning from rejections? Are you 
assembling the right documents? Do you know how to create a clear and concise 
standard funding bid? Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? 
Do you know your own organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your 
projects carefully enough? Do you know enough about your competitors? Are you 
answering the questions funders will ask themselves about your application? Are 
you submitting applications correctly?

BID WRITING: ADVANCED   Start 12.00  Finish 14.30  Cost £95

Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are 
you 
asking for the right amount of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are 
your projects the most fundable projects? Are you carrying out trust 
fundraising 
in a professional way? Are you delegating enough work? Are you highly 
productive 
or just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places? How do 
you compare with your competitors for funding? Is the rest of your fundraising 
hampering your bids to trusts? Do you understand what trusts are ideally 
looking 
for?

LOCATIONS & DATES

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP
16 Mar 2020 - 23 Mar 2020

SOUTHAMPTON   Jurys Inn, Charlotte Place, Southampton SO14 0TB
17 Mar 2020

BRISTOL  The Waterfront Meeting Rooms, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB
18 Mar 2020

EDINBURGH  Courtyard, 1-3 Baxter's Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AF
19 Mar 2020

NEWCASTLE  Jurys Inn, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AD
20 Mar 2020

NOTTINGHAM  Jurys Inn, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ
24 Mar 2020

BIRMINGHAM  Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2HQ
25 Mar 2020

MANCHESTER  Jurys Inn, 56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5LE
23 Jan 2020 - 26 Mar 2020

LEEDS Jurys Inn, Brewery Wharf, Brewery Place, Leeds LS10 1NE 
24 Jan 2020 - 27 Mar 2020

BID WRITING: INTERACTIVE   Start 10.00  Finish 16.00  Cost £295/£345 

Here is how the day works. You bring 11 copies of your standard funding bid or 
a 
recent bid. Print them out triple spaced in Arial 16 point font. We will 
provide 
a big table, pens, a trainer and up to 9 other attendees. We will all review 
your bid. Word by word. Line by line. We will test out your jargon and your 
acronyms to see how well understood they really are. We will ask “What are you 
actually trying to say here?”. Once your bid is revised you will have the 
chance 
to review up to 9 other bids to learn from other people’s bids and how they go 
about things. By the end of the day you should have a better written, clearer, 
more effective bid than you arrived with. If it is perfect already then at 
least 
you will have had that confirmed by up to 10 other people. We will send you a 
questionnaire in advance about your trust and foundation fundraising statistics 
and strategy. We will all then review that strategy to see how you are doing 
now, what you should be aiming to achieve in the future and the practical steps 
to bring that about. Finally we will review your organisation as a whole. What 
aspects should you be telling more people more about. What aspects should you 
be 
trying to improve in the years ahead to increase your success rate with trusts 
and foundations.

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP  
13 Mar 2020

RECRUITMENT: THE BASICS   Start 10.00  Finish 16.00  Cost £295/£345

A step by step introduction to all the most important things to consider when 
recruiting new staff. Writing job descriptions. Writing candidate 
specifications. Writing job adverts. Where to advertise. Using a recruitment 
agency. Selecting candidates to interview. Interview questions. Interview 
styles. Final selection. Contracts of employment. Inductions for new staff. 
Payroll and expenses. An overview of employment legislation. Employment record 
keeping. Attracting the best staff through improving your public profile.

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP  
09 Mar 2020

PURCHASING: THE BASICS   Start 10.00  Finish 16.00  Cost £295/£345

How to buy cheaper. How to buy better. How to buy smarter. How to shop around. 
How to negotiate. How to

Bid Writing Workshops and New Training Courses

2020-01-13 Thread NFP Workshops
NFP WORKSHOPS

Bid Writing Workshops and New Training Courses for Charities, Schools and 
Public Sector Organisations.

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QUESTIONS
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BID WRITING: THE BASICS   Start 09.00  Finish 11.30  Cost £95

Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right 
evidence? Are you making the right arguments? Are you using the right 
terminology? Are your numbers right? Are you learning from rejections? Are you 
assembling the right documents? Do you know how to create a clear and concise 
standard funding bid? Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? 
Do you know your own organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your 
projects carefully enough? Do you know enough about your competitors? Are you 
answering the questions funders will ask themselves about your application? Are 
you submitting applications correctly?

BID WRITING: ADVANCED   Start 12.00  Finish 14.30  Cost £95

Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are 
you 
asking for the right amount of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are 
your projects the most fundable projects? Are you carrying out trust 
fundraising 
in a professional way? Are you delegating enough work? Are you highly 
productive 
or just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places? How do 
you compare with your competitors for funding? Is the rest of your fundraising 
hampering your bids to trusts? Do you understand what trusts are ideally 
looking 
for?

LOCATIONS & DATES

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP
13 Jan 2020 - 20 Jan 2020 - 16 Mar 2020 - 23 Mar 2020

SOUTHAMPTON   Jurys Inn, Charlotte Place, Southampton SO14 0TB
14 Jan 2020 - 17 Mar 2020

BRISTOL  The Waterfront Meeting Rooms, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB
15 Jan 2020 - 18 Mar 2020

EDINBURGH  Courtyard, 1-3 Baxter's Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AF
16 Jan 2020 - 19 Mar 2020

NEWCASTLE  Jurys Inn, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AD
17 Jan 2020 - 20 Mar 2020

NOTTINGHAM  Jurys Inn, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ
21 Jan 2020 - 24 Mar 2020

BIRMINGHAM  Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2HQ
22 Jan 2020 - 25 Mar 2020

MANCHESTER  Jurys Inn, 56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5LE
23 Jan 2020 - 26 Mar 2020

LEEDS Jurys Inn, Brewery Wharf, Brewery Place, Leeds LS10 1NE 
24 Jan 2020 - 27 Mar 2020

BID WRITING: INTERACTIVE   Start 10.00  Finish 16.00  Cost £295/£345 

Here is how the day works. You bring 11 copies of your standard funding bid or 
a 
recent bid. Print them out triple spaced in Arial 16 point font. We will 
provide 
a big table, pens, a trainer and up to 9 other attendees. We will all review 
your bid. Word by word. Line by line. We will test out your jargon and your 
acronyms to see how well understood they really are. We will ask “What are you 
actually trying to say here?”. Once your bid is revised you will have the 
chance 
to review up to 9 other bids to learn from other people’s bids and how they go 
about things. By the end of the day you should have a better written, clearer, 
more effective bid than you arrived with. If it is perfect already then at 
least 
you will have had that confirmed by up to 10 other people. We will send you a 
questionnaire in advance about your trust and foundation fundraising statistics 
and strategy. We will all then review that strategy to see how you are doing 
now, what you should be aiming to achieve in the future and the practical steps 
to bring that about. Finally we will review your organisation as a whole. What 
aspects should you be telling more people more about. What aspects should you 
be 
trying to improve in the years ahead to increase your success rate with trusts 
and foundations.

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP  
13 Mar 2020

RECRUITMENT: THE BASICS   Start 10.00  Finish 16.00  Cost £295/£345

A step by step introduction to all the most important things to consider when 
recruiting new staff. Writing job descriptions. Writing candidate 
specifications. Writing job adverts. Where to advertise. Using a recruitment 
agency. Selecting candidates to interview. Interview questions. Interview 
styles. Final selection. Contracts of employment. Inductions for new staff. 
Payroll and expenses. An overview of employment legislation. Employment record 
keeping. Attracting the best staff through improving your public profile.

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP  
09 Mar 2020

PURCHASING: THE BASICS   Start 10.00  Finish 16.00  Cost £295/£34

Seven Affordable Training Courses For Charities And Public Sector Organisations

2020-01-08 Thread NFP Workshops
NFP WORKSHOPS

Seven Affordable Training Courses For Charities And Public Sector Organisations


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BID WRITING: THE BASICS 

Start 09.00  Finish 11.30  Cost £95.00

Do you know the most common reasons for rejection? Are you gathering the right 
evidence? Are you making the right arguments? Are you using the right 
terminology? Are your numbers right? Are you learning from rejections? Are you 
assembling the right documents? Do you know how to create a clear and concise 
standard funding bid? Are you communicating with people or just excluding them? 
Do you know your own organisation well enough? Are you thinking through your 
projects carefully enough? Do you know enough about your competitors? Are you 
answering the questions funders will ask themselves about your application? Are 
you submitting applications correctly?


BID WRITING ADVANCED

Start 12.00  Finish 14.30  Cost £95.00

Are you applying to the right trusts? Are you applying to enough trusts? Are 
you 
asking for the right amount of money? Are you applying in the right ways? Are 
your projects the most fundable projects? Are you carrying out trust 
fundraising 
in a professional way? Are you delegating enough work? Are you highly 
productive 
or just very busy? Are you looking for trusts in all the right places? How do 
you compare with your competitors for funding? Is the rest of your fundraising 
hampering your bids to trusts? Do you understand what trusts are ideally 
looking 
for?


LOCATIONS & DATES

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP

13 Jan 2020 - 20 Jan 2020 - 16 Mar 2020 - 23 Mar 2020

SOUTHAMPTON   Jurys Inn, Charlotte Place, Southampton SO14 0TB

14 Jan 2020 - 17 Mar 2020

BRISTOL  The Waterfront Meeting Rooms, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB

15 Jan 2020 - 18 Mar 2020

EDINBURGH  Courtyard, 1-3 Baxter's Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AF

16 Jan 2020 - 19 Mar 2020

NEWCASTLE  Jurys Inn, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AD

17 Jan 2020 - 20 Mar 2020

NOTTINGHAM  Jurys Inn, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BJ

21 Jan 2020 - 24 Mar 2020

BIRMINGHAM  Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2HQ

22 Jan 2020 - 25 Mar 2020

MANCHESTER  Jurys Inn, 56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5LE

23 Jan 2020 - 26 Mar 2020

LEEDS Jurys Inn, Brewery Wharf, Brewery Place, Leeds LS10 1NE 

24 Jan 2020 - 27 Mar 2020


BID WRITING: INTERACTIVE

Here is how the day works. You bring 11 copies of your standard funding bid or 
a 
recent bid. Print them out triple spaced in Arial 16 point font. We will 
provide 
a big table, pens, a trainer and up to 9 other attendees. We will all review 
your bid. Word by word. Line by line. We will test out your jargon and your 
acronyms to see how well understood they really are. We will ask “What are you 
actually trying to say here?”. Once your bid is revised you will have the 
chance 
to review up to 9 other bids to learn from other people’s bids and how they go 
about things. By the end of the day you should have a better written, clearer, 
more effective bid than you arrived with. If it is perfect already then at 
least 
you will have had that confirmed by up to 10 other people. We will send you a 
questionnaire in advance about your trust and foundation fundraising statistics 
and strategy. We will all then review that strategy to see how you are doing 
now, what you should be aiming to achieve in the future and the practical steps 
to bring that about. Finally we will review your organisation as a whole. What 
aspects should you be telling more people more about. What aspects should you 
be 
trying to improve in the years ahead to increase your success rate with trusts 
and foundations.

LONDON VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP  

13 Mar 2020


RECRUITMENT: THE BASICS 

A step by step introduction to all the most important things to consider when 
recruiting new staff. Writing job descriptions. Writing candidate 
specifications. Writing job adverts. Where to advertise. Using a recruitment 
agency. Selecting candidates to interview. Interview questions. Interview 
styles. Final selection. Contracts of employment. Inductions for new staff. 
Payroll and expenses. An overview of employment legislation. Employment record 
keeping. Attracting the best staff through improving your public profile.

LONDON  VAI, 200A Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9JP  

09 Mar 2020


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