Training calendar January 2022 – November 2022 Charity Finance Group (CFG) programme of training enables finance professionals in the charity sector to develop leadership and financial management skills, develop their understanding of topical finance issues, network and share knowledge with peers. For more info on events and training, click here or email us.
Charity Finance Management Training Foundation Charity Finance Level: Foundation When: 15 Mar 2022 (online) Price: £135 members, £175 non-members or When: 16 Jun 2022 (in person), 6 Oct 2022 (online) Price: £135 members, £190 non-members Hours of CPD: 6h 45 m This popular one-day introductory course is aimed at exploring the world of charity finance for people who have some finance knowledge. The main sessions will focus on accounting under the SORP and direct tax and VAT regimes. Other topics include the annual report, audit, fraud, investments and charity sector financials.
Advanced Charity Finance Level: Advanced When: 26 Apr 2022/30 Nov 2022 (online), 14 Jul 2022 (in person), Price: £95 members, £125 non-members Hours of CPD: 4h This course is aimed at either senior members of charity finance teams or those with responsibility for finance. It will cover VAT and charity trading, grants vs contracts, making the most of trustees’ reports, financial sustainability, scenario planning and the role of the board and post-Covid concerns.
Audit Committee Training Level: Intermediate When: 2 Nov 2022 (online) Price: £85 members, £110 non-members Hours of CPD: 2h 30 m This course introduces the main functions of audit committees and discusses their role in charities, covering: the role and composition of an audit committee, guidance from the charity regulators and other sectors, assurance, risk, reporting and audit.
Introduction to VAT Level: Foundation When: 7 Jun 2022 (in person), 17 Nov 2022 (online) Price: £85 members, £125 non-members Hours of CPD: 3h 30 m This course is tailored for the needs of charities when it comes to VAT. It will give attendees the insight and knowledge they need to minimise irrecoverable VAT and how to budget for what cannot be recovered.
CFG training will provide you with hours towards your Continuous Professional Development (CPD). CFG members benefit from reduced rates on training and conferences. If you are interested in becoming a CFG member, click here or email us.
Investment Training Foundation Investment Training
Finance Training for Non-Finance people
Operational Training HR for charities
Level: Foundation
Finance for Non-Finance Managers
Level: Intermediate
When: 1 Feb 2022/21 Jun 2022 (online), 29 Mar 2022 / 27 Sep 2022 (in person)
Level: Foundation
When: 24 March 2022 (online)
When: late spring 2022 (person) / winter 2022 (online)
Price: £35 members, £65 non-members
Price: Free Hours of CPD: 2h 15m This bitesize investment training with investment specialists Sarasin & Partners will help attendees to build expertise in investment and explore practical investment routes which work for your organisation, covering the investment returns, risk, multi-asset portfolio and more.
Advanced Investment Training Level: Advanced When: 22 Mar 2022/15 Nov 2022 (online), 10 May 2022 / 13 Sep 2022 (in person)
Price: TBC Hours of CPD: 3h This course will explain charity finances for those from a non-financial background. By the end of the day participants will have more understanding and greater confidence when working with budgets and accounts. If you want to register your interest for this training, please email events@cfg.org.uk
Finance for Fundraisers Level: Foundation When: 7 Apr 2022 (online)
Price: Free
Price: £95 members, £116 non-members
Hours of CPD: 2h 15m
Hours of CPD: 5h
This bitesize investment training with investment specialist Sarasin & Partners will on the knowledge of asset classes covered in the Foundation course, turning theory into practice and ensuring you develop the right investment policy for your organisation, understand environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and more.
This course, delivered in partnership with Crowe, will cover the key principles of financial reporting for fundraisers working in charities, how to analyse and use charity accounts and how tax and VAT impact them. If you want to register your interest for this training, please email events@cfg.org.uk
Hours of CPD: 2h This course, delivered by the employment team at Mills & Reeve, which specialises in work for charities, will look at the issues arising for employers in a post-Covid, or even mid-Covid, world. They will explore hybrid working and flexible working, how to minimise the risks if it is necessary to make staff redundant and will deliver a general employment law update.
Cyber-security Training Level: Intermediate When: Sep 2022 Price: TBC Hours of CPD: 2h This course will look at the simple measures you can implement to help protect your organisation against cyber-crime. It will also cover the importance of cyber and crime insurance policies, and how these organisations respond in the event of a cyber-attack. If you want to register your interest for this training, please email events@cfg.org.uk
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