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Essential Skills in Financial Management 1. Financial Policies & Procedures

Course Summary
Event Date: 
Thu, 03/11/2011
Time: 
9:30 am - 1:15 pm
Co-ordinator: 
Christine Wykes-D...

Essential Skills in Financial Management

This is a series of five half day courses that gives a thorough introduction to all aspects of managing your voluntary organisation's money. It is designed for beginners and those wanting to refresh their skills. Priority will be given to those booking all five courses.

Session 1: Financial Policies & Procedures 

This course covers the underlying policies and procedures you need to put in place to manage your organisation's money safely and effectively.

By the end of this course you will:

  • Understand the main financial responsibilities of the management committee
  • Know why financial controls are necessary
  • Be aware of the financial policies and procedures you need in your own organisation

For more information please contact the course organiser, Christine Wykes Driver on 020 8314 6576 email christine@valewisham.org.uk

Who is the course suitable for?: 
Essential Skills in Financial Management is suitable for beginners with little or no knowledge of bookkeeping and accounts as well as those who feel they need a refresher course. This might include treasurers and other committee members, admin or finance workers, managers and volunteers.
Prerequisites for attending this course: 
This course is part of a series of five half day sessions. Priority will be given to people attending all five sessions. Basic numeracy and literacy skills are required.

CRIB (Community Resource and Information Bureau)

The CRIB project will provide a range of information, advice and support to new, small, BME and Refugee organisations working directly with the public. CRIB will also help groups demonstrate community needs and promote the impact of your organisation’s work.

If you are thinking of starting a voluntary or community group or are already up and running we can help you to:

  • Organise and plan your activities
  • Find out about relevant funding opportunities
  • Apply for local authority contracts
  • Support your users better
  • Keep in touch with key issues that affect your work
  • Develop your knowledge and skills through our training days and workshops
  • Create a strong and sustainable community organisation

Our Development Officer provides one to one advice and guidance on starting up, managing and developing your organisation and will support you to:

  • Work out your ideas
  • Set up a management committee
  • Write a constitution
  • Develop essential policies and procedures
  • Write funding bids
  • Operate to high standards
  • Monitor and evaluate your work

To book an initial discussion please contact Mike or telephone 020 8698 6034.

Information and research

CRIB will also carry out research into the voluntary and community sector in Lewisham. We want to make sure that we reflect the diversity of groups in the Borough. This will also make it easier for members of the public to discover organisations in their local area. In addition it will help voluntary and community groups find partners for joint tendering or for other joint working. Plus, it will also allow VAL to circulate information about funding opportunities. To do this we will develop an online funding portal with details of funding news, opportunities and resources, in order to help organisations find the funding they need to develop their activities.

For more information about CRIB call 020 8698 6034.

  • CRIB is committed to working alongside you to build a strong and independent voluntary and community sector in Lewisham.
  • CRIB is part of Voluntary Action Lewisham and the Change Up Programme
  • Our services are available free to not for profit organisations in the London Borough of Lewisham.

 

 

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