Managing your Community Organisations Money, Bookkeeping Software for Small Groups, Business Planning for Non-profits and Trading by Charities: what's possible?
Posted: 10/03/2022
Managing your community
organisations money, 13 June all day
An introduction to the key aspects of managing a small
community group’s finances, we will explore ways to keep your groups money
safe, policies and procedures, using a budget to control spending. This course
is suitable for new treasurers, committee members, staff or volunteers who need
an overview of the processes required to keep control of
the organisation’s money.
Bookkeeping software for
small groups, 15 June pm
An overview of bookkeeping software options for small
charities and community groups. We will demonstrate two simple Excel-based
bookkeeping systems that are suitable for very small groups as well as two
commercial options – Quickfile and Quickbooks – for those with invoicing or
project monitoring requirements.
Business planning for
non-profits, 21 June all day
Whether youre a new social enterprise, or a
voluntary organisation wanting to move towards a more sustainable mix
of funding, this course will help you design a practical plan for
your organisation that will guide your progress towards your
goals. Writing a business plan that is based on a social enterprise model
will help any VCSE organisation communicate confidently and
persuasively with potential funders and other stakeholders. It will also
challenge you to translate your income-generating ideas into reality.
Trading by charities:
what’s possible? 2 July am (save the
date)
An introduction to the rules around charity trading so that
you can understand the limits and the possibilities open to you. We will then
use some creative techniques to generate ideas for trading activities you can
develop.
COSTS VARY DEPENDENT OF WHETHER YOU ARE A VAL MEMBER OR NOT AND THE LENGTH OF THE SESSION – £5-£40.
For all workshops please book via the Voluntary Action Lewisham website which connects
to Eventbrite (you can choose to pay by card or select an invoice option). Any
queries please get in touch on the main phone number.
