Salford CVS Events & Training

Our training is only available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in Salford, or those with Salford beneficiaries. If you are unsure if you are eligible to attend one of our training sessions please contact us

Trustee Training – Roles and Responsibilities

Salford CVS provide a variety of training courses and workshops, to aid trustees in their personal development and in the running of organisations. These courses can be accessed free by any trustee supporting a charity; small community group, voluntary sector organisation, social enterprise or faith group in Salford.

Further information about our next course:

The aim of this course is:

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4 June, 2020 - 15:00

Training

Online - Zoom

Basic Budgeting

Do you need to set a budget for your organisation but don’t know where to start? The course is for small organisations who need to set a budget for an organisation or project.

We will look at:

What is a budget and why organisations need them
Different types of budgets
Creating income & expenditure and cash flow budgets
Responsibilities for budgets
Reviewing and amending budgets

Aims: To provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to enable them to create budgets

Learning Outcomes: All participants at the end...

8 June, 2020 - 10:00

Training

Online - Zoom

Child Protection & Safeguarding Awareness

In addition to Child Protection and Safeguarding the course will explore the links between Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding.

This course will help you to

Understand definitions of abuse and child protection, as well as signs and symptoms
Know how to make a child protection referral
Understand your responsibilities as a voluntary/community group
Understand the responsibilities of other agencies in Salford
Look at the Salford Safeguarding Standards and relate them to the activities of your voluntary/ community group

Who should attend?

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16 June, 2020 - 09:30

Training

St Sebastian Community Centre

Win That Bid

Applying for funding is for many organisations an essential yet time consuming task. with so many guidelines and questions how do you navigate your way through it all?

In this practical session you will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence of how to write a good funding bid.

Aim

To improve confidence and skills in completing a funding application

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17 June, 2020 - 10:00

Training

Online - Zoom

Adult Safeguarding Basic Awareness Training

The course we deliver is a Basic Awareness Course and is in line with the competencies for Alerters/Level One as defined in the Salford All Agency Safeguarding Adults Competency Framework.

We have recently reviewed the course and it now includes an exercise on the combined Safeguarding Standards for the Community and Voluntary Sector.

The Course Aims

To give workers in the voluntary and community sector a basic yet effective awareness of how to adequately safeguard and protect adults

Learning Outcomes

Learners will ...
Increase...

23 June, 2020 - 09:30

Training

Salford Lads' Club

Funding Focus - Children in Need grants

This workshop will focus on the Children in Need grants. BBC Children in Need awards grants each year to organisations supporting disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

Aim

To improve your chances of getting a Children in Need grant

Learning Outcomes

By attending this session participants will:

Identify if they meet the criteria for the grant
Understand what the funder is looking for
Understand what is needed to fill in the form

This session will take place via...

30 June, 2020 - 10:00

Training

Online - Zoom

Adult Safeguarding Basic Awareness Training

The course we deliver is a Basic Awareness Course and is in line with the competencies for Alerters/Level One as defined in the Salford All Agency Safeguarding Adults Competency Framework.

We have recently reviewed the course and it now includes an exercise on the combined Safeguarding Standards for the Community and Voluntary Sector.

The Course Aims

To give workers in the voluntary and community sector a basic yet effective awareness of how to adequately safeguard and protect adults

Learning Outcomes

Learners will ...
Increase...

1 July, 2020 - 09:30

Training

Broughton Hub

Funding Focus - Awards For All

This workshop will focus on the Awards For All Grant. This grant is for smaller organisations and grants are for between £300 and £10,000. The session will go through the funding criteria and the application form looking at how you can maximise your chances of getting this grant.

Aim

To improve your chances of getting an Awards For All grant

Learning Outcomes

By attending this session participants will:

Identify if they meet the criteria for the grant
Understand what the funder is looking for
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1 July, 2020 - 10:00

Training

Online - Zoom

Funding Focus - Know your Stats

Do you know your Indices of Multiple Deprivation from your JSNA, if not then this training session might be for you. This workshop will look at the kinds of national and local statistics you might use as evidence of need in a grant application.

Aim

To improve your chances of getting a grant

Learning Outcomes

By attending this session participants will:

Have an overview of the types of statistics that are available

How to use these statistics in a grant application

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8 July, 2020 - 10:00

Training

Online - Zoom

Trustee Training – Roles and Responsibilities

Further information about our next course:

The aim of this course is:

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9 July, 2020 - 15:00

Training

Online - Zoom

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Salford CVS & Volunteer Centre
Registered address
The Old Town Hall
5 Irwell Place
Salford, M30 0FN

Tel: 0161 787 7795
Email: office@salfordcvs.co.uk

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Salford CVS is the city-wide infrastructure organisation for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; providing specialist information, advice, development support and opportunities for influence and collaboration.