Dear Colleague,
Is your organisation bidding for statutory contracts and grants? How can you make sure that your bid is successful and that you have the necessary skills to make your bid stand out?
Excellent written communication skills are paramount for bid-writing staff, but how often do they work on developing these skills?
If you would like to find out more about how to ensure that your bids are successful, we would be delighted if you or a member of your team would like to join 18 colleagues from across the sector at one of Action Planning's intensive two-day masterclasses on Preparing successful bids for statutory contracts and grants.
The next session of the workshop will be held in London on the 28 & 29 March or 23 & 24 April.
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This intensive and practical workshop is Britain's leading training course on statutory fundraising for charities and social enterprises. It has already run more than 100 times and been widely adopted as a core training module by the leading service-delivering charities.
The course will help you respond to the increased competition for statutory contracts which has resulted from the cuts and to understand and prepare for the new opportunities created by the Big Society agenda by investing now in the bid-writing capacity of your team.
The workshop is limited to 18 participants and presented by our Statutory Funding Consultant, Derek Smith, formerly Services Director of RNID. It enables participants to achieve high scoring bids by understanding evaluation systems and completing high quality applications. It explains how to cut the time involved in bid writing by preparing information in standard formats and includes resources, including our 'Bid Preparation Tool Kit', for your ongoing use.
The training costs £385 including VAT, lunch both days and all course materials. You can book places and request an invoice by clicking here or by completing the form on the brochure. If you have several people who need these skills, we may be able to run the course for you in-house. Please email me directly if you want to explore this. Here are some comments from recent participants:
- "This training is fantastic and meets a key need for charities." Nicole Penn Symons, Chief Executive, Disabled Living Foundation
- "The course was very informative, clearly structured & well delivered." Joanna Jones, Volunteer Grant Applications Mgr, Burscough Outreach Trust
- "I wish I had done 'Preparing successful bids' ten years ago." Ann Evett, Development Manager, Thomas Pocklington Trust
- "Excellent course – both content & delivery" Darren O'Connor, Development Manager, Soil Association
We also asked participants to define the workshop in three words. The three words they most commonly gave were "inspiring"," thought provoking" and "practical".
You are also most welcome to join us at our next national conference, Funding the Future, and our other workshops, details of which can be accessed through these links (which scroll down this email).
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| | Attended by 1,500 delegates last year, 'Funding the Future' is the largest charity sector conference. It provides an opportunity to hear Government Ministers and chief executives of leading statutory, lottery and trust funders on their 2012 funding programmes. There is a morning plenary session followed by a choice of seven streams to help you meet funders interested in your field of work. | | Download brochure | Online booking | | |
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| | Managing the fundraising function | | This one-day workshop is designed principally for chief executives, finance directors and recently appointed fundraising directors who do not have a specialist background in fundraising. It is led by David Saint, the Chairman of Action Planning, who has helped many of Britain's leading charities to generate more income from a wider range of sources. | | Download brochure | Latest dates and online booking | | |
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| | Securing additional and repeat contracts from your current commissioners | | Competition for public sector contracts is expected to intensify as statutory funding is constrained. This one-day course, developed by Derek Smith, examines how to negotiate from strength, ensure that services are delivered profitably and retain contracts by developing long term partnerships with commissioners. We also examine how to build your reputation as a deliverer of public services. | | Download brochure | Latest dates and online booking | | |
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| | Running successful projects in third sector organisations | | Funders are increasingly demanding evidence of effective project management capabilities. This one-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to project management and practical tools to structure your work. It is presented by Stuart Kelly, who has successfully adapted private sector project management methodologies to the third sector. | | Download brochure | Latest dates and online booking | | |
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| | Preparing successful bids for statutory grants and contracts | | This intensive two-day course is the leading UK training on statutory bid-writing. It is presented by Derek Smith and enables you to prepare high-scoring bids by developing an understanding of scoring systems. Participants also receive a comprehensive 'bid preparation tool kit'. The course has been held over 100 times and has been widely adopted as a core training module.
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| | Demonstrating outcomes to funders | | This popular one-day workshop is designed to help charities to demonstrate to funders qualitative, or 'soft', outcomes. It is of particular value to organisations working in social care, housing, health and disability, children and young people, employment, faith-based projects and international development - which often change lives in ways which few funders fully appreciate. | | Download brochure | Latest dates and online booking | | | | |
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| | Succeeding Online | | This one-day masterclass is presented by Tom Latchford, one of Britain's leading experts in the use of the web, mobile and social media to generate income and build support for charities. It examines the tools and techniques being used by the most successful charities in this field. All participants also receive individual advice on how to enhance their current websites and social media presence. | | Download brochure | Latest dates and online booking | | |
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| | Securing major donors | | Major donor fundraising has proved to be one of the fastest growing sources of charity income. This practical one-day programme helps you to build an effective major donor campaign, finding high net-worth supporters and recruiting them as donors to your cause. Presented by Virginia Fisher, it is limited to 20 places and enables participants to practise their skills and receive feedback. | |
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| | Building board performance | | This one day event is designed to enable the chairs and chief executives of ten organisations (ideally attending together) to build a highly effective board. It will examine how to find trustees with the right contacts, experience, skills and networks, focus the board on the key strategic issues facing your organisation and expedite your decision making process. | | | |
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| | Planning a successful capital campaign | | This workshop, presented by Robin Thomas and Jason Blackburn of Action Planning's Capital Fundraising Team, is intended for directors and trustees of organisations planning to launch a capital campaign, perhaps to fund a new project or building. There's also guidance from John Overton, formerly of Acorns Children's Hospice, on the CEO's role in leading a capital campaign. | | | |
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| | This interactive and practical master class is designed to help all those charged with taking forward change in their organisations. It examines change resulting from a range of circumstances and explores how to be an effective change leader, someone who can align structure to deliver objectives, change organisational culture, sell a vision, understand reactions to change and manage resistance. | | | |
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| | Securing funding from the European Union | | Many charities are under the impression that EU funding is too complex for all but the largest organisations. The reality is very different and, for well considered projects, the process for securing EU funding is straightforward and has a higher success rate than much UK funding. This practical one-day workshop conference will help you access the £350 million distributed via the EU structural and EU 'Community Action Programmes'. It is presented by Diana Mathis of YTES in Lille, leading European experts in this field. | | | |
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We hope the training is of interest and look forward to seeing you,
Anne
Anne Page
Senior Events Manager
Action Planning
Waymark House
19 Cedar Road
Sutton
Surrey SM2 5DA
Tel: 020 8642 4122
Fax: 020 8770 2090
E-mail: anne.page@actionplanning.co.uk
Web: www.actionplanning.co.uk
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