Diary

Previous Events

26 January 2011       Yorks & Humber AUK Members Regional Network Meeting
                                    Fundraising Strategy and Tools               Sheffield

We had a very well attended meeting with13 members contributing to an interesting and lively session.  The presentation, Discussion flipcharts, Income Sources exercise, and Feedback Summary, are all available to members only, from sarah.collins@adviceuk.org.uk.  The following resources are existing resources from other sources; some adapted for use in this session. 

• Institute of Fundraising Guide for Trustees; Organisational Capacity Tool; Fundraising Cycle; Case for Support
• NCVO Funding Central Website Tools
• Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising
• Charity Commission Guidance

17 June 2010     Yorks & Humber AUK Members Regional Network, Bradford

The focus of the meeting was Training: looking at your organisations needs; attracting funding for training; training available in your region.  We also did an exercise to identify what you think AdviceUK's priorities should be, and got some great feedback to shape our service.  Minutes and flipcharts from each session are available to members, email sarah.collins@adviceuk.org.uk

• Meet and greet - networking between 12 member organisations

• Attracting Funding for Training session, AdviceUK Training team

• Training available in your region and where to go for more

  Information from Advice Leeds, and Advice Network and Training Partnership Bradford

• Update from AdviceUK - plus you decide! What should AUK be focusing on?

 3 February 2010             Yorkshire and Humber AUK Members Regional Network
                                       'Understanding Commissioning'                  Leeds

• Local to you - members shared info on their experiences with local authorities and PCTs in Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale and North Yorkshire.  Contact sarah.collins@adviceuk.org.uk for more info.
• Understanding and Engaging with Commissionning - Sarah Collins, Development Consultant for the North
  Session covered language, types of contracts, 12 principles what do they mean and how to challenge, writing an effective bid, and costing your services.

 Documents from the day include:

• Slides from presentation
• Learning the Language of Commissioning
• Outcomes exercises, part 1 and part 2 and worked example
• Third sector article on Baring Foundation Report ' Rights with Meaning'

12 November 2009          Yorkshire and Humber AUK Members Regional Network
                                       'Creative Fundraising'        Sheffield 

• Their Patients, Our Clients: Our Patients, Their Clients:
  Chilli Reid, Head of Development, AdviceUK
• Commissioning Intentions with regards to Advice:
  Gary McCulloch, Health Improvement Principal, Public Health, Sheffield PCT
• AdviceUK's Local Area Agreement Toolkit

Documents from the day included: 

• Fundraising for the future
• Local Area Agreement Toolkit October 2009
• Their patients, our clients presentation, discussion document and evidence report
• Gary McCulloch presentation
• AdviceUK funding information
• Resources and links for further investigation
• NAVCA funding resources
• Costing advice services briefing

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• Diary
• Resources

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