Starting Up: How to Become a Charity or Social Enterprise

Starting Up: How to Become a Charity or Social Enterprise

Do you have a brilliant idea but need help to turn it into a great charitable project? If so, this workshop is for you.

By Kingston Voluntary Action

Date and time

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

About this event

Do you have a brilliant idea yet need help to turn it into a great charitable project? If so this workshop is for you. This interactive online session will cover: legal structures, leadership risks, case for support, and how to develop budgets!


This online course is suitable for anyone who is setting up a community group, charity or social enterprise based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames or Royal Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Attend as:

  • an individual
  • with your co-leaders
  • as a new group
  • someone who wants a refresher on charitable trends


This course will help you to:

  • Develop your project ideas into a draft case for support
  • Recognise different kinds of organisational forms and legal statuses
  • Identify the steps / support needed to build your idea
  • Plan ahead to counteract common leadership risks


Trainer's biography: Claudia Demuth

As an experienced coach and trainer, Claudia Demuth helps not-for-profits to set up, effectively deliver, and carefully reflect on income generation, business planning and leadership / governance approaches. A long-standing associate for Kingston Voluntary Action, Richmond CVS and Croydon Voluntary Action; Claudia also undertakes consultancy for Lloyds Bank Foundation, Justice Together Initiative, and other umbrella bodies. Previous, similar work includes the School for Social Entrepreneurs, London Community Foundation, Homeless Link, and the Law Centre Network.

Clients really value Claudia’s ability to quickly identify organisational stumbling blocks and ask hard questions which help challenge long-held assumptions whilst bringing humour, patience and empathy to any developmental process.

Using expert coaching, creativity, action learning techniques and much interaction, her focus is to encourage third sector leaders and managers to keep going in demanding roles.


Collaborating partners:

This course has been organised in collaboration by Kingston Voluntary Action and Richmond CVS.

If nearer the time you realise you are unable to make it, please let us know as soon as possible (and preferably at least 72 hours before) so we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.Please let us know if you can no longer attend by emailing admin@kva.org.uk.

Organised by

Kingston Voluntary Action (KVA) works to improve the quality of life for all of Kingston upon Thames’ communities by supporting voluntary and community action in the borough.

We are passionate about helping voluntary and community organisations be informed, be supported, get connected and have a voice to make this happen.

We offer direct support services, specialist advice, networks and forums, and high quality yet affordable training to organisations to become more effective, sustainable and influential.

Superhighways,and Kingston Eco-op are Kingston Voluntary Action projects.

£14.25 – £30
Oct 16 · 02:00 PDT