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61 Courses in Edinburgh

Introduction to Publicity and Marketing

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed for those people working or volunteering in groups or working on projects who would like some practical tips on making their marketing and publicity more effective.

Introduction to Publicity and Marketing
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Organising and Managing Events

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help participants plan and promote events, whether for fundraising, social or educational purposes. It provides practical tips on a wide range of subject areas from choosing events to determining budgets and publicity methods. The course can be adapted to take in any type of events or can concentrate on particular areas such as organising fundraising events, conferences or cultural events.

Organising and Managing Events
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Time and Paper Management

By SAVO CIC

This half day course looks at practical methods of saving time and prioritising work so that participants are more productive. It considers a wide range of strategies to overcome some of the physical and mental barriers for those working in an office or home environment.

Time and Paper Management
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

How to write a simple Business Plan

By SAVO CIC

This half day course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to write a simple but effective business plan for their organisation. It considers aspects of why business planning is important, what background research is needed, what subject areas to include and how to monitor progress against the business plan. For in-house courses the session could be extended to a whole day with participants spending the afternoon working on a first draft of a business plan.

How to write a simple Business Plan
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Introduction to the Voluntary and Community Sector

By SAVO CIC

This half day or whole day course is designed for those who are new to either working in or with the voluntary and community sector, including staff, councillors and committee members working in statutory agencies. It will help you understand how the sector works, the various legal forms of organisations, issues of governance and sustainability so that you are able to work more effectively in partnership with the sector and understand its funding needs. The half day course covers the basic information; the longer course can include further subjects such as the use of volunteers and typical issues that face trustee boards and management committees.

Introduction to the Voluntary and Community Sector
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Writing Policies and Procedures

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help participants who need to write or revise policies and procedures for their organisations. It will help them to develop effective structures for the writing and design and ensure that they meet key legal and good practice requirements on some of the most important policies such as health and safety, equal opportunities and financial procedures. It will also look at the process of consultation and implementation so that the policies obtain “buy-in” and commitment from staff and volunteers.

Writing Policies and Procedures
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Managing Your Finances

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed for new treasurers, general trustees and management committee members or staff who work in smaller organisations to understand the basics of how to manage the finances within a voluntary or community organisation. It covers all the essential issues ranging from drawing up a budget to ensuring that the organisation has sound financial procedures.

Managing Your Finances
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Good Induction Practices

By SAVO CIC

Often your recruitment and induction processes determine whether you retain your staff and volunteers. A poor induction often leads to a lack of productivity and motivation. This half day course is designed to help participants ensure that new staff receive a comprehensive and welcoming induction so that they can settle into their job or role quickly and with confidence. The course can be run as a one-off session or can be incorporated into a series of sessions on managing staff.

Good Induction Practices
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Taking and Presenting Minutes

By SAVO CIC

A half day course for those who find themselves taking and presenting minutes for different kinds of meetings. The session will provide practical tips on how to write minutes that are clear and more concise and how to save time during the minute-taking process. It will be a useful session for both novice and experienced minute takers.

Taking and Presenting Minutes
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Supervising Staff

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help relatively inexperienced managers and supervisors to manage their staff effectively. The course can be run as a one-off session or can be incorporated into a series of sessions on managing staff. Alternatively it can be run as a day session and incorporate elements of the Managing the Difficult Staff member course. The course can concentrate on managing paid staff or (for voluntary and community sector organisations) can include aspects of supervising and supporting volunteers as well.

Supervising Staff
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150