On this course with a practical focus, you’ll develop action plans to support your organisation to survive into the future – and make a lasting difference.

Book included: Making a Lasting Difference

Trainer’s tips: Sustainability: the capacity of an organisation

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Our crowdfunding campaign to support free training in the local community is live and ends on  4th March.

Please see the campaign page and rewards at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-square-boxing-club

We’re offering lots of great rewards at heavily discounted prices. e.g. a taster class for £10.

For info, our first free community training sessions with the Community Actions project start this week for children and will run for 6 weeks every Thursday (details on above campaign link).

 

 

This course mixes theory with practice and interactive sessions and covers topics such as: feminism, intersectionality and leadership, the relationship between leadership and empowerment, organisational practices, unconscious bias, emotional intelligence, preventing burnout and self-chis course mixes theory with practice and interactive sessions and covers topics such as: feminism, intersectionality and leadership, the relationship between leadership and empowerment, organisational practices, unconscious bias, emotional intelligence, preventing burnout and self-care.

Date: Thursday, 30 Apr 2020

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DSC’s first catalogue of the year features publications, research and in-house learning and development, and this version includes brilliant training courses brand new for 2020. Click below to view or download your own.

Spring 2020 catalogue – hot off the press

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to support the development of outstanding women, trans and non-binary songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career. The funding is available to support touring, recording, promotion and marketing, community projects involving high-quality music creators, music creator residencies and live performances featuring new UK music. The funding is being made available through the PRS for Music Foundation’s Woman make Music Grants Programme and the closing date for applications is the 8th June 2020. Click here

Hammersmith & Fulham CEO Forum – Developing our relationship with the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Date: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Time: 10am – 1.30pm
Location: Hammersmith

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Community-led cultural organisations in London can apply for grants of between £1,000-£5,000 to support arts, culture and heritage projects and activities. The funding aims to help groups that usually miss out on grants because they are too small, too informal or from marginalised communities. Priority is given to projects that support people on lower incomes and connect communities that lack access to cultural resources and funding. The funding is being made available through the Mayor of London’s Culture Seeds funding programme. The closing date for applications is midday on the 6th March 2020. Click here

Do you have experience working or volunteering in a frontline-based role in your community, or have lived experience of issues affecting working-class communities? Are you keen to develop your career, getting paid whilst undertaking first-class professional development and having a say on how funding is spent? Do you consider yourself to be from a working-class community? You may like to consider applying for 2027 – but hurry, applications close at midday on 26th March 2020! Read more

Five new year – and new decade – resolutions for legacy fundraisers

Inside the Complete Fundraising Handbook

Choosing a fundraising consultant: ten top tips

Strategy secrets: how to create a good fundraising strategy

Landing a grant: ten top tips

Fundraising: the rules of survival

Fundraising with Digital Marketing (3 April)

Using case studies and practical tips, learn how to adapt your message and maximise returns from each channel – 3rd April.

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Fundraising in a Day (8 April)

Learn what it takes to become an effective fundraiser and apply your learnings to create a fundraising strategy for yourself in this brand new course.

  • Learn the principles of fundraising
  • Explore the different avenues of fundraising and establish which avenue of fundraising is suitable for you
  • Learn the basics of engaging with each different fundraising avenue
  • Identify and develop a fundraising strategy for you to use when you get back to the office

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Fundraising Event Management (24 April)

Learn how to raise awareness, attract funders and build a loyal supporter base by holding events.

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