A Guide to Trading as a Charity

Charities are facing a tough time, money is tight and demands on services are high.

Competition for funds and grants has never been more intense, and alternatives like loan-based social investment create their own challenges as well as opportunities.

These courses provide an opportunity for:

• Trustees
• Charity workers
• Development workers and community practitioners
• Those new to the world of charities
• People needing a refresher

To look at what charities can do to:

• Generate independent income
• Understand where income may come from if you take up social investment

This event is a participant-led training course focusing in on the real needs of your charity. We will cover how charities can engage in trade and income generation without threatening charity status, tax regulations and allowances and fundraising limits and planning.

Methodist Central Hall Manchester (map)

£75 per person

CASC is a workers cooperative comprising experienced consultants with a track-record of working with a variety of voluntary and community sector organisations, including arts-based organisations.

The trainer for this session is Steve Conway, a specialist practitioner and consultant with over 25 years of experience in the sector, with extensive knowledge of working with refugee and migrant groups and the organisations that support them. Steve works with groups strategically, supporting governance and sustainability, business planning, budgeting and funding and organisational development using participatory methods.

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