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Community Futures Trust
A long history of supporting Community development
Community Futures Trust has over 30 years of supporting Community development in, and across, Communities
Our Services
Consultancy
Making a positive difference isn’t easy. Whether you’re a charity or funder, social enterprise or philanthropist, business or public sector body, our team of charity experts can help. We can work with you on challenges like how to: Understand your cause and develop a strategy to achieve your mission Manage and measure your impact Develop your Aims, Objectives and deliverables Refine your grant-making to enhance your opportunity for funding Develop your reach and measure your impact Use data and measurables to help achieve your mission Develop a more effective board, staff and volunteers Create and deliver partnerships to improve collaboration Involve communities in designing your services and developing your strategy We’ll draw on our charity expertise and tailor it to your unique challenges and strengths. We’ll work creatively and collaboratively with you, drawing on insights from across NPC, the charity sector and beyond to challenge and inform decisions. Whether you’re ready to get going on a project, or just want a bit more information on what Community Futures Trust can offer, we'd love to hear from you
Training
Community Futures Trust CIC is able to offer you training and support on a host of topics plus bespoke courses to meet particular requirements. We run Away Days, SWOT sessions, Organisation Health Checks, undertake development work, community research and meet many other needs of Voluntary Organisations. We are often called on for help with managing change, helping organisations successfully implement changes in structure, procedure, government or focus. Fundraising is probably our most sought after offering with support on bidding for grants, events, developing donor bases, legacies, sponsorship and social enterprise. We have particular expertise, and success, in applying to Lottery funders. Our Training offer, includes: · Recruitment & Selection; · Supervision & Appraisal (of staff and volunteers); · Working with Groups; · Team Building Skills; · Decision Making Skills; · Time Management; · Action Planning and Target Setting; · Business Planning; · Managing Change; · Activity Planning - a structured approach; · Fundraising from Grant makers; · Fundraising from Events; · Communication & Motivation Skills; · Mentoring Skills; · Researching Needs; · Presentation Skills; · Effective Evaluation and Monitoring; · Problem Solving; · Recording and Reporting; · Basic Sales and Marketing; · Responding to Bullying; · Responding to Substance Misuse; · Dealing with Discrimination; · Faith and Cultural Awareness; · Developing Inter-faith Work; · Youth Participation; · Community Engagement/Involvement; · Recruitment of Trustees; · Effective Governance; · Chairing Meetings; · Developing Policy and Procedures; · Dignity at Work
Development
Community Futures Trust has a wealth of experience in supporting Community groups, Charities, CIC's and all kind of 'Not for Profit' organisations in achieving transformational success. We offer a friendly, professional and supportive service to all sizes of organisation - whether you are thinking of starting your own organisation or running a large Charity!
We can help your charitable organisation become more sustainable, resilient and relevant at any stage of its development.
We offer a range of solutions tailored to your own unique needs, cultural requirements and funding, including:
- Governance
- Policy
- Strategy
- Culture
- Overcoming Crisis
- Interim Leadership, and
- Organisational Health Checks.
Our Consultants all work in the Charity Sector helping run organisations of all sizes so we know first hand the day-to-day realities of running a charitable organisation and have personal experience to mentor you through challenges and achieve transformational success.
Those we work with have overcome serious crises, improved their governance, improved their offer, addressed their vulnerabilities, and empowered the wellbeing and effectiveness of their Volunteers, Staff and Trustee teams.
Let us help your organisation be more resilient, more effective and much more of a benefit to your communities.