FREE Training for Waltham Forest voluntary and community organisations

CWF training The Community Waltham Forest (CWF) September 2017 to March 2018 free training programme is now available.

Booking is essential

Free for all CWF members – It’s free to become a member, join on the CWF website.

Monday 18th Sept – Fundraising Made Easy

This full-day workshop will introduce participants to the key aspects of fundraising. It will support participants to understand the jargon used, to map their fundraising needs in relation to the ‘spectrum of income generation’

Monday 25th Sept – An Introduction to Starting Up

Join CWFs new workshop to learn all about starting up a community group. You will have the opportunity to meet with others who are setting up.

Volunteer Manager’s Network – 21 September

What is it? An opportunity for anyone recruiting, managing or supervising volunteers to come together and find support from others doing the same thing in Waltham Forest.

‘It was a great opportunity for sharing expertise and knowledge’
Quote from last meeting

Thursday 19th Oct – Recruiting Volunteers Made Easy

This full day course is aimed at Volunteer Managers looking to recruit volunteers. Running a Volunteer Programme is no easy ride and we here at Community Waltham Forest understand that getting your process right is key to doing it well.

Monday 30th Oct – Demonstrating Impact Made Easy – Identifying Needs

Need is the term used to describe an issue or situation where something needs to change to make things better, for a person, a group of people, an environment or an organisation. Identifying need is the starting point of any project.

Monday 6th November – An Introduction to Starting Up

Join CWFs new workshop to learn all about starting up a community group. You will have the opportunity to meet with others who are setting up.

Monday 27th Nov – Governance Made Easy

Spend an invigorating half-day getting up-to-date with the roles and responsibilities of those in governance/trustee positions.

Thursday 7th December – Managing Volunteers Made Easy  

This course is aimed at Volunteer Managers looking to get the most out of a team of volunteers. We will show how this can be easily achieved through a solid induction, setting expectations, supervision

Monday 11th December- Finance Made Easy

Finance Made Easy is a one day course that is ideal for anybody working in the voluntary and community sector (including social enterprises) looking to improve their confidence when dealing with finances.

Monday 15th January – Fundraising Made Easy

This full-day workshop will introduce participants to the key aspects of fundraising. It will support participants to understand the jargon used, to map their fundraising needs in relation to the ‘spectrum of income generation’

Thursday 25th January – Recruiting Volunteers Made Easy

This full day course is aimed at Volunteer Managers looking to recruit volunteers. Running a Volunteer Programme is no easy ride and we here at Community Waltham Forest understand that getting your process right is key to doing it well.

Thursday 8th February- Demonstrating Impact Made Easy – Theory of Change

You’ve heard the term, but what is Theory of Change? A theory of change works backwards from your charity’s overall aim, to understand all the steps involved in achieving it and map out how your day-to-day activities contribute to your mission.

Thursday 8th March – Managing Volunteers Made Easy

This course is aimed at Volunteer Managers looking to get the most out of a team of volunteers. We will show how this can be easily achieved through a solid induction

Monday 19th March – Fundraising Made Easy

This full-day workshop will introduce participants to the key aspects of fundraising. It will support participants to understand the jargon used, to map their fundraising needs in relation to the ‘spectrum of income generation’

For more information contact Community Waltham Forest: 020 3893 9790 or hello@communitywalthamforest.org