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Is your community venue working for you?

Is your community facility operating at a profit? Have you considered different ways to generate income from this asset? Have you full backing from your local community? If you want to find out how to maximise your assets, check this out.

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Community venue

If you have a community hall or resource centre, come along to this Managing Community Assets Event in NICVA on 27 October 2009 and hear how others have successfully made the most of their assets.

The event has been organised by NICVA in association with Charity Bank, Social Economy Network and UCIT.

Agenda

9.45 am Registration and Tea and Coffee

10.00 am Welcome and Introduction - NICVA

10.15 am Case Studies

- Paula Bradshaw, Greater Village Regeneration Trust

- Paul Roberts, Ashton Community Trust

- Glen Barr, Maydown Ebrington Group (tbc)

11.15 am Can larger organisations help smaller ones? Niamh Goggin, Charity Bank

11.45 am Workshops

- What are the issues and barriers to a) generating income and b) gaining local support and involvement?

- How can we be successful in generating income and involving others?

- What support is needed?

12.30 pm Feedback

12.45 pm Lunch and Close

Cost: £20 per NICVA member - £30 per non NICVA member

Who should attend?

Key staff and Board Members are most appropriate.

Why attend?

Representatives from Charity Bank, Social Economy Network, UCIT and other support organisations will be in attendance. The event will enable you to network with others running similar projects as yourselves; give you the opportunity to hear from three other successful projects; and find out more about the support that's out there.

Register

Please contact Georgie Finlay by 20 October to register on 028 9087 7777, email: georgie.finlay@nicva.org

 

John McCormick | 14 October 2009 - 1:34pm |