Sector Development News

Training and Events

Introduction to Sustainable Funding

As less funding is available more and more groups are thinking about alternative sources of income and ways of becoming more independent.

This one-day workshop provided by National Council for Voluntary Organisations is aimed at voluntary and community groups that would like to know more about being less dependant on funding and being more financially sustainable.  It is suitable for organisations new to the idea of financial sustainability and those who are considering options such as trading or delivering public services but needing ideas.

Topics for the day include:-

·          What is sustainable funding?  Why is it important?
·          Putting planning first
·          Full cost analysis and recovery
·          Trading goods and services
·          Delivering and transforming public services
·          Using loan finance to grow and develop

Download a booking form or contact Maggie Hawker on 0121 678 8865, email maggieh@bvsc.org.

3 April 2008
£25 per delegate

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Looking Back, Thinking Forward - R20 in the West Midlands

In 2007 AWM appointed BRAP to manage a two year project aimed at boosting BME Third Sector activity across the West Midlands. The R2O programme is the first of its kind in the region and aims to improve BME Third sector organisations ability to access and successfully deliver public sector contracts.

This half-day event will serve as an Annual Review of R20 activities for 2007-8 and will consider the issues affecting BME Third Sector.  Those involved in the programme will also be able to relay their experiences.  Contact BRAP on 0121 456  7400 or  brapevents@brap.org.uk for more information and to book your place.

11th March 2008
Time: 9.30 – 2.00 (including lunch)
Location: The Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Social Accounting Twilight Training Session

This training is aimed at organisations who would like to demonstrate to stakeholders the added value and impact of the organisation's activities.
Session Outline:
- Give an overview of social accounting
- Reasons why organisations and funding bodies are using social accounting
- Introduce the social accounting cycle
- The steps to create your social accounts
- Examples of social accounts
- The support iSE can offer
For more information contact Sarah Aziz on 0121 771 1411 or sarah.aziz@i-se.co.uk

5pm to 7pm 19th March 2008
Professional Development Centre, Camp Hill
Light refreshments of tea and cake will be provided

Secrets of Successful Tendering

The training is delivered in two parts over one day:

Part 1 - completing the Pre-Qualifaction Questionnaire (PQQ).  This is an essential step in e-procurement procedures.  Getting this right opens the door to getting an invitation to submit a full tender.

Part 2 - to be successful in tendering it's important to understand what procurement officers want to see in your tender and how to make sure your tender scores well.

Topics in Part 2 include:-

- model appraisal schemes
- an actual scoring scheme to see how well tenders perform
- improving your tender preparation techniques
- the impact of the tendering process on organisations
- opportunities for all

Full details and booking forms are available from www.navca.org.uk/events.

Resources

Get ready for that local authority contract

In order to help third sector organisations (TSOs) prepare for contracting with local authorities, the Sheffield Community Enterprise Development Unit (SCEDU) has produced a report mapping the benchmarks of success for TSOs. The full report is available to download from the Finance Hub website www.financehub.org.uk