Training & Development
The Community Futures Programme provides staff support and training and development opportunities for community organisations and community projects. For more information about the sessions or to let us know about your specific issues contact Colin Roxburgh tel: 01764 670499 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
March 2009
Staying Alive!
This session covered how community organisations ‘stay alive’...how they sustain themselves over a long period of time, how they stay relevant and how they sometimes change. The session explored how to work with and look after volunteers, how to delegate and involve committee and members and how to develop new leadership.
October 2008
Make it Happen
This session covered ‘How We Did It’ case studies and good practice in preparing, developing and running projects. We looked at:
- successful examples of project development
- case studies on how community organisations have planned and raised funds for projects
- how they have developed and managed them
- what the benefits have been
- update on current funding sources
- Climate Challenge Fund, Rural Development Programme, LEADER & others
The case studies were all relevant to projects that communities are currently trying to develop in the National Park.
June 2008
Make it Clear
This session covered communication and the importance of getting your message across. It involved information & networking, small group sessions and one to one surgery sessions with communication specialists. It covered newsletters, websites, presentations, making a pitch, and communicating with members, the wider community, funders, agencies and the media.