upcoming events...
Following the success of our run last year, the Small Charities Coalition is back with Link Up & Learn 2012. This year we will be coming up to Liverpool and Newcastle, bringing an exciting day of learning and networking to small charities. We will also be hosting a reception evening before each day event with some useful presentations, refreshments and a chance to meet supporters of the events plus staff and volunteers of the Small Charities Coalition.
Date: Tuesday 22nd May and Tuesday 12th June 2012
Location: Liverpool and Newcastle
Cost: Full Day Ticket = £20. Evening Ticket = £10. Day + Evening Combi Ticket = £25
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trustee speed-recruiting with charity works
This event, put on in partnership with Charity Works has a specific focus on recruiting bright and driven young people to charity boards. Trustee Speed-Recruiting is a fast and fun way of bringing charities and potential trustees together. Click on the link below for more information and to book.
Date: Wed 13 June
Time: 18:30 - 21:00
Location: London Bridge
Cost: Free
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small charity week
Small Charity Week, organised by The Foundation for Social Improvement is all about promoting the work of the small charity sector and providing small charities with opportunities to raise funds and their profile. On the FSI website are listed a number of great ways for you to take part. The Small Charity Week website will be launched soon.
Date: Monday 11th - Friday 15th June 2012
Location: Nationwide
Cost: Varied
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charity fair
Charityfair is an event organised by DSC which features condensed, concise training from DSC’s fuller training programmes. Workshops cost just £25, when booking more than 3. There will also be a Free Resource Area, free 1:1 advice surgeries, free networking and much more. We’ll have a stand at the event, so do pop along to say hello throughout the day.
Book online at www.charityfair.org.uk or if you have any questions at all please do ring DSC on 08450 77 77 07.
Date: Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June
Location: Hotel Russell, Central London
Cost: from £25
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trustee speed-recruiting at trustee fair
This event, put on in partnership with the Directory of Social Change is a fast and fun way of bringing charities and potential trustees together. If you are a small charity with a vacancy on your board, or an individual looking to take on a new trustee role, this is the event for you. Click on the link below for more information and to book.
Date: Thursday 12 July
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Directory of Social Change
24 Stephenson Way
London
NW1 2DP
Cost: Free
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trustee speed-recruiting with grant thornton
The final in our series of Trustee Speed-Recruiting events this summer will be held in partnership with Grant Thornton. This event, will bring together small charities and potential trustees from Grant Thornton's Executive Team. If you are a small charity with a vacancy on your board, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to meet and recruit highly talented professionals to your board. Click on the link below for more information and to book.
Date: 25 July
Time: 17:30 - 20:30
Location: Grant Thornton House
Melton Street
Euston Square
London
NW1 2EP
Cost: Free
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where else to go...
Trusteenet for trustee training and events
The FSI for all manner of free training including fundraising, marketing and demonstrating impact
The IoF that has a number of very affordable OCS funded fundraising training
Or contact your local CVS, Volunteer Centre, Voluntary Action etc to see if they deliver any training. Simply type your local area + CVS into a search engine to find your local infrastructure organisation.
If you would like to add or suggest a training provider that offers good quality and affordable training to charities, please contact info@smallcharities.org.uk
