Capacity Building

Management Skills for the New Millennium

A 2 Day management course for the Voluntary and Public Sectors with a balanced emphasis on developing personal and team effectiveness, incorporating some of the most innovative yet practical management theory available. Topics covered include: Leadership: Vision and Values; Goal Setting; Time Management; Motivation; Team Building; and Managing Change.

A Common Sense Guide to Strategic Planning

A full day seminar designed to increase participant’s knowledge, skills, and capacity to be able to implement a visionary strategic process within their organisation. Topics covered include: What is Strategic Planning and Why is it Important; What are the essential ingredients of a Good Strategic Plan; Four Keys to Successful Strategic Planning; and Finding the Right Mission Statement for your Organisation.

How to Design a Winning Fundraising Strategy

A half- day seminar designed to increase participant’s knowledge, skills, and capacity in all aspects of Fundraising and Major Appeal Planning. Topics covered include: The Keys to Successful Fundraising; How to develop a Fundraising Strategy; How to go about planning a Fundraising Campaign; How to increase the Capacity of your Organisation’s Fundraising and Fundraisers.

Past Delegates from : Belfast City Council, Simon Community, RNIB, NI Cancer Fund for Children, Ulster Community Investment Trust, IFES Ireland, ECONI Ltd, Raleigh International, NI Chest Heart and Stroke, National Trust, Cause, NIPPA, Young Enterprise.

“The Practical exercises and examples were SUPERB! The course helped me to be more aware of my strengths as well as areas I need to work on as a manager. It also helped me identify how I function best in team situations both as a Team Leader and Team Member.”

Piér Morrow, Tourism Officer, Belfast City Council