The Committee Conundrum is a series of training modules exploring some of the issues around being a member of a committee in a charity or community group. Participants can attend all the sessions or choose the ones that are relevant to them.
There are no sessions of Committee Conundrums scheduled in the near future.
To register your interest, or to arrange bespoke training for your organisation, contact pat@hvauk.org or peter@hvauk.org
Here is a summary of each workshop:
Workshop 1 –
“It doesn’t involve much…”
How many times have you been told “it doesn’t involve much …”, when being persuaded to join a committee. A well run committee will involve team work and commitment. This workshop will look at:
Team building
Your role as an effective committee member
Roles & Responsibilities
Workshop 2 –
“Officially speaking”
The buck stops…where? Do you know what your legal responsibilities are? This workshop will look at:
Why do we need a constitution? and what should be in it
Registering as a Charity
The Charity Commission and you
Workshop 3 –
“Practical Procedures”
Agendas and minutes. This workshop will look at:
The importance of your agenda
Drawing up an agenda
Taking and producing minutes
Workshop 4 –
“The Mysteries of Meetings”
Do you sometimes feel you’ve entered the twilight zone when you go to meetings? Do you often think people are speaking an alien language? This workshop will look at:
Chairing a meeting
What can you do to make meetings more effective
Workshop 5 –
“Annual Anarchy”
It’s that time of year again -(no, not Christmas)- it’s time for the AGM. Are you ready? Is the paperwork ready? Have you informed everyone? This workshop will look at:
Planning your AGM—what you need to do:
Before the day, on the day, after the day
Workshop 6 –
“Introducing Inductions”
Elected onto the Committee? Now what? What information do committee members need?
This workshop will look at:
Creating an induction/information pack for Committee members
Workshop 7 –
“Can we afford to…”
The committee decide to buy a new … How do you know the group can afford it? This workshop will look at:
Planning and producing a budget
Cashflow forecasting
Workshop 8 –
“Figures & Facts”
Do your figures present the facts? Or are they a maze leading to confusion? A practical workshop to help you understand the principles of basic book-keeping. This workshop will look at:
Setting up an analysis ledger using your budget
Producing receipts and payments accounts
Workshop 9 –
“Sensible Sums”
A practical workshop to help you understand the principles of project costing and funding applications. This workshop will look at:
Costing projects for funding
Finding your target for funding
Funding applications
Workshop 10 –
“After the horse has bolted”
You successfully completed your application for a grant. You’ve had the money and you’ve spent it. And then your funder says “tell me about what you did”. This workshop will look at:
How could you have been monitoring your grant funding
How could you have evaluated your project
First steps to Quality Assurance
