Ahead of his upcoming training course – Charity Survival and Sustainability on 7th April – Graeme provides three articles (so far) in a series, featuring practical tips and tools for organisational sustainability.
The capacity of an organisation
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
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.
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.
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
Fundraising Event Management (24 April)
Learn how to raise awareness, attract funders and build a loyal supporter base by holding events.
Riverside Studios welcomes you to its newly opened venue for a networking event. After a five-year period of redevelopment, Riverside Studios returns with a new state-of-the-art building complete with a cinema, performance and rehearsal spaces, television studios, and a café/bar that overlooks Hammersmith Bridge. We are excited to reopen as a boundary-pushing home for the arts and creative expression.
Riverside’s Archive is a new project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. On Wednesday 11th March, we welcome SOBUS-affiliated arts groups to join us for a free information session and networking event. Find out about our exciting events programme, view materials from our archive collection, browse our current exhibition featuring artist Paul Muzni, and discover ways you can collaborate with Riverside Studios in the future.
Date: Wednesday 11th March
Timings: 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Studio 4, Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline St, Hammersmith, W6 9BN
RSVP: Sophie at heritage@riversidestudios.co.uk
For dates and details of SafetyNet’s members meetings so far for this year, click here.
Our AGM is on the 25th Feb 2020 and will be a chance to see what we have successfully done over the last year. It would be great if people can spare some time to come a long and get involved. Click here.
We are also looking for more members and trustees to join!
Wednesday 12 February – Proposal Writing – Developing your Skills
Wednesday 11 March – How to Raise Money from Trusts
Thursday 23 April – Writing for Impact
Tuesday 12 May – Maximising Support from Trusts and Foundations
These seminars will be taking place at the newly refurbished 7 Bedford Row events space. These events are FREE of charge, however places are limited.
Planning a major property transaction
Tuesday 25 February 2020
For many charities a major property transaction is a once in a decade or once in a generation event. It’s important that the process is properly understood by senior management and trustees, appropriate advice is taken, and the constraints imposed by charity law are understood.
Our charity property law solicitors together with guest speaker, Mike Greensmith, a specialist charity property surveyor, will introduce the issues that need to be thought about in a substantial property deal using the following case studies:
- head office relocation
- selling a property with development potential
- purchasing a property for letting to a partner organisation
Data sharing: a survival guide
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Charities collect a wide variety of data about supporters, service users, beneficiaries, staff, and volunteers. Understanding what data your charity can voluntarily share, what you’re required by law to share, and what you shouldn’t share, can be tricky, but getting it wrong could have serious financial and reputational implications.
- Our expert solicitors will present three interactive case studies focusing on data sharing requests that charities commonly encounter:
- a Subject Access Request from a former employee – what needs to be disclosed and what is exempt?
- a public sector funder asking for information to enable them to comply with a Freedom of Information request – how much should you share?
- a third-party agency asking for information about a service user – balancing the need to cooperate with an individual’s right to privacy
To book either event click here
Hear from Cancer Awareness Roadshow nurse Lyndy Wesley about how you can reduce your cancer risk and take part in some interactive science demonstrations.
For more information and to book click here.
If you have a deep desire to get paid for doing the work you were meant to do, this seminar is a great place to start.
Portobello Business Centre Senior Business Advisor, Maria Stammers, will take you through the basics you need to know at the beginning. She will also help you to identify whether or not your business idea is viable and to make you feel more confident. This Business Event is on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 at 10:00am – 12:30pm.
For more information and to book click here.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.