How Boards Work
Leadership
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Members price: £50.00+VAT
Non members price: £80.00+VAT

New to Management
Management - People
To become more equipped to fulfil the role of manager in ways that enable us and those around us to flourish.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Managing Time and Tasks
Personal Effectiveness
To provide time away from the usual work environment to allow participants to explore ways of managing competing work priorities more effectively by using time as a tool.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Tax, NI and VAT
Finance
To discuss tax and National Insurance issues as they relate to employers within the performing arts.
Members price: £50.00+VAT
Non members price: £80.00+VAT

End of Year Accounts
Finance
Using Accounts and Accountants
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Creating Successful Grant Applications
Funding
This course will develop your skills in writing successful funding applications, focusing mainly on statutory funding and trusts and foundations. You will be given the opportunity to find solutions to the particular issues that your organisation faces in presenting its work to funders. You will also explore techniques in presenting your organisations work and writing applications that will catch the attention of funders and increase your chances of success.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Governance and Legal Responsibilities
Leadership

Members price: £50.00+VAT
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Introduction to Press Relations
Communication and Marketing
To introduce busy arts administrators to the basic principles of Press and Media relations and to provide tips on how to maximise opportunities for free press publicity and how to avoid getting a “bad press”.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Taking and Writing Minutes
Personal Effectiveness
This course provides an opportunity to learn how to take and write up both formal and informal minutes; what to include and leave out; and how to work with the Chair to ensure minutes are accurate
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Delivering Workshops and Managing Projects
Working with Young People
To give participants a practical and specific insight into how an established company plans and delivers workshops for young people, both inside and outside the school environment, and how projects are negotiated, supported and evaluated. This is an opportunity to either review existing skills and practices or create a foundation for future work.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Effective Front of House Management
Communication and Marketing
This course aims to equip participants with the skills to create a consistently excellent audience experience and a productive front of house team.

Managing your front of house team is becoming an increasingly demanding role for performing arts organisations, particularly those seeking to welcome new audiences. Front of house managers and duty managers often have to lead a diverse range of staff dealing with stressful situations, while at the same time ensuring the team stay motivated, making a positive impact on the audience.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Audience Participation: using digital media
Working with Young People
This course will help you identify creative ways of making the performing arts practice through using digital and interactive media.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Starting a Performing Arts Company
Careers and Business Development
To provide an overview of the different management areas that needs to be addressed in setting up and running a performing arts company.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Staff & Personnel Issues for Board Members
Leadership
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Members price: £50.00+VAT
Non members price: £80.00+VAT

Finance for Board Members
Leadership
To provide an overview of basic financial and accounting terminology, and a guide to the integrated nature of financial statements for new and potential Board members.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Transform your Meetings
Leadership
To encourage senior arts people to bring creative leadership into the meetings and conferences for which they are responsible.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Leading with an Open Mind
Leadership
This course will explore and explain how learning, self-knowledge, not-knowing, open-mindedness, new ways of thinking, dialogue and diversity all play a part in successful leadership and management.
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Negotiating & Influencing
Leadership
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Members price: £50.00+VAT
Non members price: £80.00+VAT

Governing With Impact
Leadership
Discover how to govern your board effectively
Members price: £100.00+VAT
Non members price: £160.00+VAT

Networking and Presenting Yourself
Personal Effectiveness
Through a range of engaging, participative sessions to explore the elusive skills and techniques that help to build effective networks, make lasting contacts and leave people with a friendly but professional impression.
Members price: £50.00+VAT
Non members price: £80.00+VAT

The Chair / Chief Executive Relationship
Leadership
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Members price: £50.00+VAT
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Negotiating & Influencing
Leadership
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Members price: £50.00+VAT
Non members price: £80.00+VAT