Voluntary Action Camden

Budgeting and Financial Planning
2024-04-30 09:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | VAC, 8-12 Camden High Street, London, NW1 OJH, United Kingdom
Face to face workshop
Financial planning and budgeting is essential for every organisation, as well planning for the next financial year and beyond.

This training uses practical exercises to focus on your organisation financial needs and gives learners the understanding of budgeting essentials.

The course will also give you the knowledge and tools needed to understand and develop the following financial information:

Terminology
Budgeting and cashflow
Profit and loss accounts
Full cost recovery
Break-even point and costing your activity
Monitoring expenditure and variances
Brief review of accounting software

This training will also give you the skills to create the documents needed in the financial sections of a business plan, calculate your breakeven point and ensure full cost recovery.

At the end of this face-to-face training course, learners will have:

Knowledge and skills to develop financial documents
Templates to prepare financial plans
Training workbook with information and guidance on finance
Tools and resources to help you develop financial documents

Who is this for?

Those who need to write the financial sections of a business plan?
Those who want to write out a budget for a new project?
Those writing a funding application and need financial projections for their organisation?

Important Information

To increase the availability of this offer, VAC request that only one member of your organisation / group purchase a ticket for this training course. If you are unsure if you are already a member of VAC, please check our website
Tickets sales are final and are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another member of your organisation in the event of non-attendance.

If you are not a member and would like to know more about VAC’s membership, please click here: https://vac.org.uk/get-involved/membership/

Buy Tickets
Please pay for your tickets via our event page on Ticket Tailor: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/voluntaryactioncamden/1177816

To find out more about upcoming training and take advantage of future offers and discounts, sign up for our newsletter here: https://vac.org.uk/news-and-events/newsletter/

Dementia Awareness Workshop
2024-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 | VAC, 8-12 Camden High Street, London, NW1 OJH, United Kingdom
About
It’s normal for your memory to be affected by stress, tiredness, certain illnesses and certain medications.
But if you’re becoming increasingly forgetful and memory loss is affecting your daily life, our easy-to-understand dementia awareness workshop might provide some answers.
This one-hour interactive session will give you an opportunity to learn more out about dementia and how you can support a friend or a loved one living with the condition.
Light refreshments and the opportunity to network, ask questions and find out more provided.

Who should attend
Open to all voluntary organisations, groups and individuals working in health, care or with vulnerable people; including support workers, volunteers and community advocates.

Note for Attendees
VAC kindly ask that if you book a place and are unable to attend on the day, please arrange for another member of your organisation to attend in your place.
Alternatively, please email Ricky Singh Tokhi at: rsingh@vac.org.uk in advance and your place can be offered to another learner on our wating list.
For more information or questions regarding suitability of this training and upcoming events and workshops, please email: Dianne Carlton-Ogunyemi at: dogunyemi@vac.org.uk

Booking

You can book your FREE place via Ticket Tailor: https://buytickets.at/voluntaryactioncamden/1194613

Virtual – An introduction to: Dementia, Mental Capacity, and Adult Safeguarding
2024-03-21 10:00 - 11:00
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Dementia, Mental Capacity, and adult safeguarding training session.

This session is designed to provide you with an introductory understanding of dementia, mental capacity, and safeguarding adults at risk.

VAC will be delivering the full day’s course on this topic on Wednesday 17th April 2024.

Our expert facilitator from Skills Plus Training will be covering the following topics:

Understanding dementia and its impact on individuals and their families
Some common symptoms of the condition
Mental capacity and decision-making
Balancing independence and protection
Identifying and responding to instances of abuse or neglect
Best practices for communication and interaction with individuals with dementia

By the end of the session, you will have a deeper understanding of the complex issues surrounding dementia, mental capacity, and adult safeguarding.

Who should attend this teaser session: Essential knowledge and information for all, but especially organisations and groups delivering services to older people and vulnerable adults.

To find out more about additional training for heath chick here: https://www.skillsplustraining.co.uk/

Book your place here: https://buytickets.at/voluntaryactioncamden/1153797

Dementia Awareness Workshop - 7th March 10 - 11:30am
2024-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 | VAC, 8-12 Camden High Street, London, NW1 OJH, United Kingdom
About
It’s normal for your memory to be affected by stress, tiredness, certain illnesses and medicines.
But if you’re becoming increasingly forgetful and memory loss is affecting your daily life, our easy-to-understand dementia awareness workshop might provide some answers.
This one-hour interactive session will give you an opportunity to learn more out about dementia and how you can support a friend or a loved one living with the condition.
Light refreshments and the opportunity to network, ask questions and find out more are provided.

When
7th March: 10am – 11.30am, in-person

Where
Voluntary Action Camden – NEW OFFICE!!
8-12 Camden High Street, 2nd Floor
NW1 0JH
(5 min walk from Mornington Crescent Station)

Booking and further information

You can book your place via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dementia-awareness-workshop-tickets-806487294207?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please contact Dianne dogunyemi@vac.org.uk for more information.

Note for Attendees

Please be aware that all VAC’s face-to-face training and workshops are externally funded and therefore extremely limited.
Therefore, we kindly ask that if you are unable to attend on the day – you please arrange for another member of your organisation to attend in your place.
Alternatively, please email Ricky Singh Tokhi at: rsingh@vac.org.uk in advance and your place can be offered to another learner on our wating list.
Failure to attend a session may result in a £50 non-attendance fee being charged to your organisation or reduced access to future training opportunities.
For more information or questions regarding your suitability of this training and upcoming online workshops, please email me directly.

Virtual – Deconstructing Binary Gender and Understanding Labels
2024-02-29 10:00 - 11:00
Many complex issues have come to the table over the years – religion, race and most recently sexuality. Now it’s the turn of gender.

Gender identity is changing and it’s dividing opinion. Join us online for this introductory workshop with Che Barnes from Let’s Talk Gender to understand more.

The session will cover:

Deconstructing Binary Gender
Gender Labels and Terminology
How Binary Gender Hurts us All
Equality Beyond the Binary

To find out more click here: https://letstalkgender.co.uk/

To book your place please visit: https://buytickets.at/voluntaryactioncamden/1153731

Camden Trustees Annual Celebration Event
2024-02-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Camden Town Hall, 5 Judd Street, London, England, WC1H 9JE, United Kingdom
Join us to in our celebration event to thank trustees for all the hard work they do supporting charities and community groups in Camden.

In order to celebrate the achievements and contributions of trustees in Camden, Voluntary Action Camden and Volunteer Centre Camden would like to invite you to Camden’s annual Charity Trustees Appreciation and Networking event.

A drinks reception and finger buffet will be provided. (There will be halal, vegetarian and gluten free options)

Speakers (TBC), will be attending to show their appreciation for the contribution that you make to Camden.

The evening will include an opportunity for you to meet and network with other Camden trustees.

The invite is for a maximum of two trustees from your organisation. So do please share this with another trustee if they would like to join us.

We very much hope that you will be able to join us and we look forward to seeing you there!

You can find out more about the benefits of joining the Camden Trustee Network on the VAC website.

Location
Claudia Jones Room, Camden Town Hall, 5 Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE

To Book
Please visit our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camden-trustees-annual-celebration-event-tickets-803971689967?aff=oddtdtcreator or use the form below.
Thank you image by storyset on Freepik

Dementia Awareness Workshop - Tues 27th February: 10am – 11.30am
2024-02-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Maitland Park – Shaw Healthcare, Maitland Park Villas, London, England, NW3 2ET, United Kingdom
About
It’s normal for your memory to be affected by stress, tiredness, certain illnesses and medicines.
But if you’re becoming increasingly forgetful and memory loss is affecting your daily life, our easy-to-understand dementia awareness workshop might provide some answers.
This one-hour interactive session will give you an opportunity to learn more out about dementia and how you can support a friend or a loved one living with the condition.
Light refreshments and the opportunity to network, ask questions and find out more are provided.

When
Tues 27th February: 10am – 11.30am, in-person

Where
Maitland Park Care Home,
Maitland Park Road,
Maitland Villas, NW3 2ET
(5 – 10 minute walk from Chalk Farm station).

Booking and further information

You can book your place via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dementia-awareness-workshop-tickets-806484455717

Please contact Dianne dogunyemi@vac.org.uk for more information.

Note for Attendees

Please be aware that all VAC’s face-to-face training and workshops are externally funded and therefore extremely limited.
Therefore, we kindly ask that if you are unable to attend on the day – you please arrange for another member of your organisation to attend in your place.
Alternatively, please email Ricky Singh Tokhi at: rsingh@vac.org.uk in advance and your place can be offered to another learner on our wating list.
Failure to attend a session may result in a £50 non-attendance fee being charged to your organisation or reduced access to future training opportunities.
For more information or questions regarding your suitability of this training and upcoming online workshops, please email me directly.

Online Safeguarding and Social Media Workshop (In partnership with Camden Prevent and Lightbulb Learners)
2024-02-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, London, England, NW1 1BD, United Kingdom
About
With its volume, reach and speed, social media can encourage millions of users to adopt extreme political or social positions. In this workshop, we will look at the impacts of online groups, tribes, and communities; how they polarise for profit, and at times validate dangerous behaviour.

With a focus on grooming, algorithms and the spread of disinformation that promotes division among communities, we will explore the role of safeguarding online in our increasingly digitalised world.

The session will give a background to social media harm and well as cover subjects on grooming gangs, the incel and femcel community, male body dysmorphia and the online harms bill.

Who should attend
Essential knowledge for all, but especially those who work with children and young people in the borough.

When
Face-to-face: Thursday 8th February 2024: 10am – 12.30pm.

Where
Meeting Room 3.1
Third Floor Crowndale Centre
218 Eversholt Street
NW1 1BD

To find out more or to secure your place

Please email our Safeguarding Lead Dianne Carlton-Ogunyemi on: dogunyemi@vac.org.uk

Introduction to Safer Recruitment: for Small Orgs and Community Groups
2024-02-01 13:00 - 14:30
About
Safer recruitment procedures are an essential part of safeguarding in any voluntary organisation or community group.

It is essential that all those delivering services to under 18’s or vulnerable people in the borough have rigorous safer recruitment procedures at the heart of their organisation. Such practices help to ensure staff and volunteers are suitable to work and all understand the vital part they play in creating a positive environment that keeps everyone safe from harm.

If you are responsible for selecting and recruiting volunteers, employed workers, teachers or coaches for positions that come into contact with children, young people or vulnerable adults; then come along to this session and find out how you can ensure you are doing all you can to keep service users safe.

Who should attend
Essential knowledge for managers, senior workers and leadership teams, permanent workers and volunteers who work with children and young people in the borough.

When and Where
Virtual – Online: Thursday 1st February 2024: 1pm – 2.30pm.

To find out more or to secure your place
Please email our Safeguarding Lead Dianne Carlton-Ogunyemi on: dogunyemi@vac.org.uk

Safeguarding in Practice - Developing Knowledge and Understanding
2024-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, London, England, NW1 1BD, United Kingdom
About
All children and young people have the right to live their lives free from violence, abuse, and exploitation – if you are delivering services to under 18’s in Camden, this safeguarding refresher is essential.
Designed for those who have had some kind of safeguarding training in the past, this workshop aims to refresh existing knowledge and provide an update of safeguarding practices and changes to legislation since the start of the pandemic.
Using group discussions, lived experiences and real-life case studies; we discuss the safeguarding “red flags” and examine how you can play a vital part in the safeguarding process.

Who should attend
Essential knowledge for all, but especially those currently working with children and young people in the borough.

When
Face-to-face: Wednesday 24 January 2024: 10.00am – 12.00pm

Where
Committee Room 2, Crowndale Centre,
Third Floor, Crowndale Centre,
218 Eversholt Street
NW1 1BD

To find out more or to secure your place
Please email our Safeguarding Lead Dianne Carlton-Ogunyemi on: dogunyemi@vac.org.uk

Camden New Groups Network- VAC exciting new project
2023-11-14 15:00 - 16:00
Camden New Groups Network- VAC exciting new project

Whether you think of starting a new group, incorporating an organisation, are drafting your Articles of Association, or have recently registered your organisation and are developing a fundraising strategy, this group is for you!
Connect, Learn and Share
Our Camden New Groups Network is now ready to go, and we are cordially inviting you to our introductory meeting on Tuesday, 14th of November from 15:00. The meeting will be held online, and we are very much looking forward to meeting you. Please follow the link below to Eventbrite to register for the meeting and we will send you the MS Teams link closer to the day.
This is a Network for all the new groups that VAC have provided with consultancy support recently and for any community group or individual considering starting a charity or social enterprise. We will be discussing the ToR for the Network and the common challenges and requirements that you face when starting a new charity, social enterprise, or community group. You will have the opportunity to share experiences with others and seek the advice and support of your peers.

If you are thinking about starting up a charity, community group or social enterprise and would like to be included in our New Groups Network , please, get in touch with VAC by emailing Vania at vguetova@vac.org.uk now, so that you won’t miss our first meeting.
To Book
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camden-new-groups-network-vac-exciting-new-project-tickets-748386091947?aff=oddtdtcreator
