Training and Events – Calendar
Manual Handling for Paid Staff and Volunteers in Non-Profit Organisations
Bedrock Basics Project is delighted to offer you free training opportunities. This training is free for paid staff and volunteers with non-profit organisations delivering services in west Cumbria.
We are pleased to be working with Morgan Sindall Infrastructure. The courses will be delivered by Mark Spencer, Human Factors Performance Coach with Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
Children and Young People Link Worker/Connectors: Community of Practice (North Cumbria)
This event will bring together people working with children and young people in North Cumbria in any kind of connector or link worker role.
That could be social prescribers, family support workers, youth workers and many more.
Speakers and activities will be confirmed, but the aim is to help us all understand more about what support is out there for young people and who can help them access it.
Creating targeted supporter profiles for effective marketing
Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
How targeted is your marketing?
How well do you know your supporters?
Do you want to develop a better understanding of them?
Do you want to develop more relevant supporter communications?
This 1-hour workshop will help you develop ‘personas’ that will help you understand the needs and expectations of your supporters and communicate with them more effectively.
Writing stories with a hook
Date: Monday 17th March 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Great fundraising stories serve us well, both in terms of conveying the impact we are having as an organisation and of course, when looking to secure further funding. They do, however, need to catch the readers’ attention and engage on an emotional level.
Discover how to put your beneficiaries in the centre of the narrative, capturing funders’ attention by sharing the story behind the need and highlighting why your charity is uniquely equipped to address the issue.
Cumbria Trustees’ Network Meeting
Date: Tuesday 18th March 2025
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Trustee Network brings together trustees & directors from different organisations voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises (VCFSE) to share experience, good practice, ideas and offer peer support.
This session will cover:
- Diversifying Your Trustee Board
The meeting will take place on-line via zoom. To book you space, please click here
Connect the Connector: North/West Cumbria
This event is a co-production between Cumbria CVS Health Partnerships Team, and the GP-based Wellbeing Service in Keswick and Solway, It will bring together people who are either the first point of contact for people seeking support, or who can signpost or refer on to other services.
We will be using scenarios and case studies to explore the routes through which people might access help, what their options might be and how their support journey might continue.
Introduction to Canva for non-profits
Date: Monday 24th March 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Struggling to create eye-catching content for your organisation’s social media, newsletters, or presentations?
Sign up to one of Bedrock Basics Introduction to Canva for non-profits learning sessions.
What does Devolution in Cumbria mean for your organisation?
Date: Tuesday 25th March 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Government has confirmed that Cumbria is in its priority programme of areas for devolution.
But what might devolution mean in practice?
Cumbria CVS and Cumbria Third Sector Network are hosting an online event where you’ll be able to learn more.
Andrew Seekings, Chief Executive Officer, Cumberland Council & Alison Hatcher, Assistant Chief Executive, Westmorland and Furness Council will give a presentation covering:
Developing a digital volunteering vision
Date: Tuesday 25th March 2025
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Town: Workington
GETTING CONFIDENT WITH DIGITAL VOLUNTEERING
A series of events exploring digital volunteering and helping organisations get more confident with finding and working with their digital volunteers. Each session with explore a different theme around digital volunteer: Vision, Journey, Systems and Learning.
South Cumbria Mental Health Partnerships Workshop 3 – Workforce
Date: Wednesday 26th March 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
An exciting series of workshops in January February & March 2025 open to all third sector organisations delivering services for and in support of mental health and mental wellbeing in South Cumbria.
All the workshops will be delivered by our sector for our sector.
All the sessions are fully interactive and will aim to develop ideas and actions to improve:
