Free training for volunteers running community buildings and spaces in Cheshire West
November 15, 2023 - February 12, 2025
Cheshire Community Action is funded by the Cheshire West & Chester Shared Prosperity Fund to provide free online training to volunteers running community buildings and spaces. Click on the links below to book your place:
Fundraising – What Trustees need to know
This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and tools to support and enable their organisation to fundraise effectively, legally and sustainably, and take an active role in supporting their organisation to do so.
Who is it for: Charity Trustees
Length: 1.5 hours
Leadership for Trustees
This workshop will help trustees of community buildings to understand risk control, accountability, board effectiveness and good governance.
Who is it for: Charity Trustees
Length: 2 hours
Advice and support to reduce energy costs
This session will be joined by experts from Utility Aid talking about how it can help you with energy contract brokerage, energy audits of your building and installing an EV charging point to generate an income for your organisation.
Who is it for: Any volunteers involved in running community buildings or spaces
Length: 1.5 hours
How to save energy in your community building
This workshop will give you an understanding of how to make the most of the energy you are paying for in your village hall. It will highlight the most problematic areas for loss of energy and give you advice of things you can do to help reduce that loss. It will touch on billing and meter reading and the importance of having an energy audit of your property. Different heating appliances both standard and renewable will be analysed to give you knowledge of their pros and cons. It will also provide you with some links for further reading and support.
Who is it for: Any volunteers involved in running community buildings or spaces
Length: 1.5 hours
Writing Successful Funding Bids
Your time is precious and good funding opportunities few, so make sure every application is as strong as possible with this course aimed at everyone – from the complete beginner, to someone wanting a bit of a refresher.
Who is it for: Anyone involved in writing funding applications or bids
Length: 1.5 hours
Thinking about diversification: a guide for small organisations
Thinking about diversifying your income base? Wondering which way to go, and how to take your team with you? This workshop introduces you to some of the key considerations, and offers you some tools to help you make the right decisions in line with your organisational strategy and values.
Who is it for: Leaders and Board members/Trustees of small organisations
Length: 1.5 hours
For more information contact enquiries@cheshireaction.org.uk
