July / Aug 2007 

Managing Communication - 3rd / 4th / 10th / 11th July & 7th / 14th August  - Supporting Communication with Staff and developing a communication, Marketing and branding strategy for your organisation. How communicating effectively will support your organisations profile, funding potential and development.

Networking For Success - 17th / 18th July & 8th Aug - Networking across local regional and National areas. How to plan and develop a networking strategy in line with your business plan and project development. When effective networking brings results. When networking brings new work / funding opportunities. How to limit or expand your nework.

Marketing your Agency - 24th / 25th July & 14th / 15th Aug - How to effectively market your agency or services. Principals in communicating your message. Understanding the value your agency / service provides. Using research and statistics to support your efforts with service users, potential funders and current funders. Marketing and your business plan.

Sept 2007 

Funding & Sustainability - 4th / 5th Sept - Creative fundraising and sustaining current projects. Sustainability and growth of services. how to plan to sustain and sustain to grow. When to evaluate key bench marks. Target setting and evaluations in order to reassess your services developments.

Partnership Leading - 11th /12th Sept - Creating and developing Partnerships and negotiating leads on planned funding bids. Using your service and delivery startegy, business plan and research to suport your lead in a partnership. Maintaing service delivery and negotiating resources to deliver.

Developing Business Plans - 18th /19th / 25th / 26th Sept - What your agency Business Plan should contain, development of business plans with staff, service users, volunteers and the community. How to ensure that your buiness plan holds a clear message in line with your aims and objectives. Service delivery and funding appraisals. How to not ' chase funds' and use your skills to direct your efforts to meet your aims.