Community Action Network

Eligibility for DBS checks
2024-06-18 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online event
We welcome Mel Berry, Regional Outreach Adviser (South West England) from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Mel’s free online workshop will help you understand the DBS process, what counts as regulated activity and who is eligible for which DBS check. This will help develop your knowledge and confidence in the process
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Financial Governance for Trustees (May)
2024-05-29 19:00 - 20:30
All trustees have a responsibility to look after the finances of their charity. But what does that mean and how should trustees carry out their role legally and responsibly?
This course builds on our introductory level course and is suitable for all trustees. This course will go into more detail about roles, responsibilities and good practice. Steve Place, CAN’s Senior Advisor, will use presentations and activities to help you develop better knowledge and skills in this area.
It is suitable for any trustee who wants to know more about financial governance especially if they are a treasurer or sit on a finance committee. There will be plenty of chances for Q&A.
Steve has worked with charities for over 40 years, has been a trustee for most of that time and is currently the treasurer for a small childcare charity.
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Researching & Writing Grant Applications (May)
2024-05-23 11:00 - 12:00
During this FREE session, our experienced Funding Advisor, Louise Stewart, will provide guidance on making grant applications, including:

finding potential grant funders and researching their criteria
writing your application and presenting your case for support
considerations for monitoring and reporting
building relationships with funders
presenting a solid case for support
common reasons why applications fail.

Part of a series of four webinars including:

Introduction to Fundraising
Researching & Writing Grant Applications
Making the Most of Grant Search Engine ‘Open4Community’
CAN’s Fundraising Toolkit

Book your free place for one or all sessions via Eventbrite

Trustee's Annual Reports
2024-05-09 14:00 - 15:00
Trustee’s Annual Reports – tell the world about the fantastic stuff you do!
It’s that time of year – time for charities to write their Trustees Annual Report (TAR). For many of us, it’s a chore we want to get out of the way, but it’s a real chance to tell your story and the world (including your trustees, staff, volunteers, supporters, funders, users, etc.) about your fantastic work and the difference it makes.
In this 1-hour webinar, CAN’s Senior Adviser Steve Place will go over what your report needs to cover (including common mistakes/missing sections) and explore how to make it exciting!
This webinar will be useful for anyone tasked with drafting the TAR and any trustee who wants some guidance about deciding if their TAR is fit for purpose before agreeing to it.
Book your free place.

Having Difficult Conversations with Staff
2024-04-25 14:00 - 15:00
A specialist webinar with Populo HR
This 1-hour webinar will consider the types of workplace conversations which may be difficult for managers to have and outline some key points to facilitate constructive communication.
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Overview of Investing in Volunteers by Stars Dorset
2024-04-12 09:00 - 09:30
If you’re keen on learning more about the Investing in Volunteers accreditation or striving to achieve it, join us for this session where Stars Dorset will share their first hand experiences of attaining this prestigious accreditation.
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Network for Early Years
2024-04-04 12:00 - 13:00
Our apologies for needing to postpone our February network due to staff illness, but we’re back now and raring to go! Please join us at our Network to meet other Early Year’s support organisations from across Dorset. Networks give you the chance to find out more about local offers, as well as spreading the news about the support you offer.
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Cyber resilience for small charities (March)
2024-03-26 10:00 - 12:00
Charities are not immune to cybercrime.
Perpetrators do not distinguish between victims, and charities are just as likely to be targeted as private firms or the general public. The valuable funds, assets and good reputation of charities are at risk from the increasing threat of cybercrime. That is why everybody involved with charities – including volunteers, employees and trustees – has a role to play in protecting the sector from cyber-related harm.
This 2-hour webinar with Bekki Stalker will cover:

Practical tips to help improve your group’s resilience to cybercrime.
Guidance on good practice
How to seek out and apply relevant advice.

Take one of your first steps to better security and sign up for this free, friendly webinar and better protect your charity from harm.

Meet the Funder - Lloyds Bank Foundation
2024-03-19 14:00 - 15:00
£19.6m awarded in funding in total – Empowering Change with Lloyds Bank Foundation
Lloyds Bank Foundation work in partnership with small and local charities, people and communities, changing lives and working towards a more just and compassionate society. They strengthen the small and local charities that support them and the communities they live in and advocate for a better future.
“We work in partnership with charities and communities that understand the needs and aspirations of people and can make a lasting difference to their lives. We provide flexible, unrestricted funding and additional support to develop to help charities grow stronger and thrive beyond the lifetime of their grant.
Our focus is where our combination of funding and additional support can make the greatest impact on those we partner with. Our programmes aim to give charities the stability and freedom to use the funding as they best see fit.
We will be opening an additional funding programme later this year”.
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Meet the Funder - National Lottery Community Fund
2024-03-05 14:00 - 15:00
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery.

Apply for funding under £20,000
Apply for funding over £20,001

Book your place now!
