Community First Training Offers
Statutory Training
Emergency First Aid at Work (£95 per person)
Fire Marshal (£95 per person)
Manual Handling
Mental Health First Aid (£95 per person)
Food Safety (online options available)
Health & Safety – Risk assessment
Paediatric First Aid (£95 per person)
Management Skills
Conflict Management for Managers (2.5 hours)
This 2.5 hour session includes:
• How to read situations and defuse anger and anxiety
• Reflective listening
• Assertiveness and recognising body language signs
• Transactional analysis
• Dealing with the physical and emotional impact of difficult situations
Learn Lab: Exploring GROW coaching model to support your Team (1 hour)
Using a coaching style in leadership empowers employees to take ownership of their development, fostering a sense of autonomy and engagement as well as job satisfaction. In this session we will explore how to use the GROW model to support your team.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Describe the four stages of the GROW model: Goal, Reality, Options, Will.
- Discuss how the model can improve employee performance, engagement, and development in your organization.
- Plan your next steps for using the GROW model as a leader.
Volunteer Management Skills
These session run for two and a half hours online and cost £65 per person
Staff management for volunteer organisations
Volunteer recruitment and retention
Learning labs (1 hour focused sessions ideal for inspiration and for use in learning circles)
Micro volunteering
Fundraising & Grant Application Skills
The sessions run for two and a half hours online and cost £65 per person. Bespoke person can be delivered on request.
How to Improve the Success Rate of your Funding Applications
Most charities and voluntary groups apply for funding as part of their efforts to raise money for the work they do in their communities. Many of the important public services are now run by charitable and not-for-profit organisations. Ensuring the viability and financial sustainability of these services is crucial for the wellbeing of our communities. These online training sessions are designed to help representatives of charitable and not-for-profit organisations to gain the knowledge and skills needed for successful funding applications – in the shortest possible time
How to Charity Fundraise – A guide to Fundraising for Non Fundraisers
In this session we will explore fundraising ideas and ways to tailor those ideas to your charity. By the end of this session you will have a list of potential fundraising ideas you can explore for your charity as well as many resources to take your ideas from concept to implementation. Topics include:
- Virtual fundraising ideas
- Passive fundraising ideas and making the most of your website
- Live fundraising events
- Converting skills and knowledge to funds.
- Fundraising plans and implementation ideas Community First Essentials is a suite of online workshops tailored specifically for our VCSE Members.
Marketing on a Budget with AI
So many charities, CIC and small businesses are under increasing time pressure while still having to find ways to connect with their customers and community. This course will give you new skills that will help you connect with your customers, boost your creativity and save time using Ai even if your marketing budget is small. In this online session you will be able to explore new tools with hands on practice.
In the session we will cover:
- Discover the Power of AI in Marketing Uncover how AI can transform your marketing efforts by enhancing customer targeting, optimizing campaigns, and providing deep insights into consumer behavior.
- Choose the Right AI Tools for Your Campaigns Navigate the landscape of AI tools to find the perfect fit for your marketing needs. Whether it’s social media marketing or content creation.
- Take Part in a Social Media Post Challenge Put your new skills to the test in a hands-on social media post challenge. Create engaging content using AI tools and receive personalized feedback from the group and tutor.
Community Engagement and Project Delivery
Case Study Writing for Impact Reporting (Learning Lab 1 hour online)
Step through impact reports and discover approaches that will work for you. In this hands-on session you will explore practical ways to improve your impact reports.
By the end of the session you will explore:
- Different types of case studies in impact reporting.
- Impact case study template.
Impact Stories (Learning Lab 1 hour online)
Looking for ideas gaining clarity on the impact their services provide.
This 1 hour session covers:
- Explaining the heart of a mission
- Describing what you do and why in the most engaging way.
- Ways to gather success stories. Places are limited, so please sign up as soon as possible.
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities
These session run for two and a half hours online and cost £65 per person
Discover what makes up good Governance, learning what the Charity Commission expects of a charity trustee and what you can expect in terms of how it works (and what you will have to do!). Updated to reflect the revisions to the Charities Act, this is essential training for anyone thinking of running a charity.
Support and Change
These session run for two and a half hours online and cost £65 per person
Coaching skills for supporting Service users.
In this short course you will explore:
- Benefits of coaching conversations that promote connection, support and change.
- Do’s and don’ts of coaching conversations.
- Approaches to coaching for change conversations – strength based approach.
- How the brain works with habit change – barriers and opportunities.
- Developing goals and action plans
- Discover key behaviour change techniques that can be used when action planning
- Resources – connecting with inner resources, plus “your body is a pharmacy”, online resources, local resources. 4 core objectives will be: Explain how you will use one or more of the change support strategies explored in the sessions.
- Describe the strength based approach and two situations where you can use this approach in your context.
- List 3 dos and don’ts of coaching conversations.
- Describe the main strategy for overcoming “automatic thinking”
Tell us what you need
Don’t see what you need here? We started a survey to find out what types of training charities in Eastleigh Borough need. We have already had a number of charities add their details, but if you have not yet please take a moment to now. Sign-up for discount training
Still not sure? Call us on 01730 774059