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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Marketing & Communications, Introductory, Free courses and resources
10 top ways to recruit volunteers
CourseGuest speaker Vicky Hall from Volunteer Centre Dorset covers the top ways to get the volunteers you need. If 76% of volunteers volunteer locally, what challenges and opportunities does that present for you?
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Introductory
Writing your annual report
CourseThis taster-level course looks at the different types of annual report and how you can use them effectively. This includes the Charity Commission templates. so you have them to hand.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Partnerships and Stakeholders, Introductory
You said we did - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course talks about why it's important to feed back the results of consultation to your stakeholders; to show them what you have done following a consultation or survey.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Supporting your people, Introductory
Writing an operational risk assessment
CourseThis course looks at how you can manage the risks at events, in the workplace and where you have challenging service users - the key risks for operational delivery.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, From Need to Impact, Introductory
Why measuring impact is important
CourseThis course explains why it is important to understand the difference your work makes.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Financial systems, Introductory
Why having a budget is important
CourseThis course looks at why it is important to have a budget and how to set about it.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Intermediate
When we set up a community enterprise
CourseThis video tells the story of a group starting an arts and music project in a former mining town. Their journey to becoming a social enterprise, forming strategic partnerships along the way, is a fascinating case-study.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Introductory
What is public benefit? a Top Tip
CourseThis short course tackles the concept of "public benefit" which all registered charities must fulfill.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Intermediate
What is induction? a Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at the important process of induction and how to do it well.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, Introductory
What is income generation?
CourseThis course is the starting point for understanding "income generation". You can then develop your expertise with our other courses.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
What is good governance?
CourseThis longer course looks at what "good governance" means for Trustees. It looks in detail at Charity Commission Guidance and the Charity Governance Code. This course includes bonus content; two "top tips" and a DCA factsheet.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Creating a business plan, Introductory
What is business planning?
CourseThis taster-level course looks at the basics of making a business plan.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Plans and planning, Intermediate
What does good look like?
CourseThis course looks at the basics of quality assurance and quality marks. It is a paid-for course.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Partnerships and Stakeholders, From Need to Impact, Introductory
What are stakeholders and how do you communicate with them?
CourseThis video introduces "stakeholders" and how you can keep them engaged. Paula Bennetts, DCA's Operations Manager talks about the key issues.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Partnerships and Stakeholders, Introductory
What are "stakeholders"? - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course explains the term "stakeholders" which is so often used in our sector.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Introductory
Volunteer roles in marketing and communications - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at how having volunteers working on social media can be a huge bonus to an organisation.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Introductory
The volunteer management cycle
CourseThis taster-level session looked at the basics of volunteer management from recruitment through training to exit.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, From Need to Impact, Intermediate
Using outcomes measures
CourseThis course looks at how using existing "outcomes frameworks" can help you to measure the difference you are making.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Introductory
Understanding the mandatory policies
CourseThe basics of the "must have" policies and procedures that address the main risks in your organisation. This course includes bonus material; two "top tips" and a template policy with notes.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Intermediate
Trustee skills audit - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at why auditing Trustees' skills, knowledge and experience is a good idea.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Intermediate, Free courses and resources
Trustees as champions
CourseThis conversation with Simon Wraw, DCA's Chair looks at how Trustees represent the organisation externally.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Plans and planning, Intermediate
Trustees and strategic planning
CourseThis discussion with Chris Spackman, Vice-Chair of DCA looks at how Trustees are involved in strategic planning.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Intermediate
The Trustee Board Year - a Top Tip
CourseThis video will look at the annual cycle of Trustee Board meetings. It comes with a useful template.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Intermediate
Terms of office - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course discusses the pros and cons of having limited time terms of office for Trustees and Officers.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Introductory
Telling your stories
CourseThis packed course introduces you to the value of your stories and case-studies.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, From Need to Impact, Plans and planning, Introductory
Targets & Milestones - a Top Tip
CourseThis top tip talk will help you to improve your planning by setting clear and useful targets and mid-point milestones.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Intermediate
Taking oversight
CourseThis is a conversation with Chris Spackman, Vice-Chair of DCA about how Trustees take oversight or operational matters - rather than getting too involved in operational matters.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Intermediate
Supporting staff
CourseIn this short video, Paula Bennetts, Operations Manager at DCA, describes management techniques for supporting staff.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Plans and planning, Intermediate
Strategic planning for the future
CourseThis course will start you on the process of strategic planning; what it is, how to do it and how to involve everyone. Includes bonus material including Top Tips and a free Factsheet.
£25
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All of our courses and other resources, Plans and planning, Introductory
SWOT analysis - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at how to do a SWOT analysis which looks at strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Plans and planning, Introductory
STEP analysis - a Top Tip
CourseS.T.E.P. the essential planning tool of environment scanning. It helps you spot things in the wider word that will affect what you do; positively or negatively.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Introductory
Marketing your services
CourseThis taster course looks at the basics of marketing; who are you marketing to and what are you trying to say?
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Supporting your people, Introductory
Safeguarding and how to create a safeguarding policy
CourseThis course looks at what abuse is and how we can protect our service users, staff and volunteers.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Plans and planning, Intermediate
The rolling strategy - a Top Tip
CourseStrategic planning and how to roll it forward year-on-year.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
Roles and responsibilities of Trustees
CourseThis short course is a conversation with Chris Spackman, Vice-Chair of DCA. Chris is an experienced Trustee and he talks here about the roles and responsibilities of Trustees.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Introductory
Registering as a Co-operative - a Top Tip
CourseThis course explains about the legal structure of a Co-operative - one of the legal options for a not-for-profit organisation.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Introductory
Recruiting your first staff
CourseThis taster session goes through the basics of recruiting an employee from writing a job description to appointing a new member of staff.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Supporting your people, Village Halls & community spaces, Intermediate
Policies & procedures for working with vulnerable people
CourseThis longer course goes through the whole process of creating a policy from identifying the risk to implementation, with particular reference to procedures you need to have when working with vulnerable people.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Plans and planning, Intermediate
The Planning Hierarchy - a Top Tip
CourseThis informative short talk looks at how all the various plans fit together.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Plans and planning, Introductory
Planning for the future
CourseThis course looks at how to re-evaluate where you are,and where you want to go and some tools and tips for planning. It also includes bonus material, some top tips and a DCA factsheet on related topics.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Introductory
Performance Review
CourseThis short course looks at how you can give effective and constructive feedback to colleagues.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Intermediate
Operational Management; Infection Control
CourseThis course looks at how you can understand and manage risks of infection in your operations. As relevant now as it was at the height of the pandemic.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Intermediate
Monitoring risky areas in operations - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course takes an operations perspective when looking at how to monitor the biggest areas of organisational risk - how to make sure you have the right procedures in place.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Introductory
Managing who talks to the media - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at how to prevent a communications crisis by making sure everyone knows who does, and doesn't, post on social media or talk to the press.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Intermediate
Managing risk
CourseAssessing and managing organisational risk such as funding ceasing, premises burning down or financial mismanagement.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Creating a business plan, Introductory
Managing organisational risk
CourseThis informative video covers the whole of the organisational risk management process.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance
Managing it all for busy Trustees
CourseThis taster course looks at how Trustees, who may wear several hats, can differentiate between governance tasks and day-to-day ones and why that focus is important. It looks at how to build capacity and competence.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Intermediate
Leading by example
CourseThis taster course looks at leadership and what it means to lead a non-profit. Trustees and directors are the holders of the mission, often the founders of the organisation. How do you share your passion for the cause?
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Intermediate
Knowing the Need
CourseFundamental to raising money for your organisation is being able to articulate the need that you are serving. This presentation will tell you how to tackle this piece of work.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Introductory
Keeping your policies updated
CourseThis session will show you the simple steps to keeping your policies and procedures bang up to date. It includes some short-cuts and ways of making this process easier.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, Introductory
Is this funder for you - a Top Tip
CourseThis Top Tip looks at the basics of grants and how to choose whether to apply to a specific funder.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Intermediate
Improving diversity, a recruitment strategy - Top Tip
CourseThis Top Tips talk looks at how the benefits of a diverse team - and how to get one.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Introductory
How to start communicating online
CourseThis taster session will get you started on "coms". Whether it's telling people about an event, engaging with your community or promoting your organisation, here's how to take your first steps and how to choose the best channels for the purpose
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
How to take good minutes - A Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at the Charity Commission guidance on how to take good minutes so that you can ensure that you are compliant.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, Introductory
How to make your first bids
CourseThis video explains from first principles the process of finding funding opportunities and making your first bids.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
How to make decisions as a committee
CourseThis conversation with Simon Wraw, Chair of DCA is about how Trustee Boards can make decisions as a committee.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
How to have the right governance policies - A Top Tip
CourseThis short course goes through the procedures you need to have in place for effective governance.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Roles & responsibilities in governance
How to have great meetings - Available to listen to now
CourseThis bundle of downloadable short recordings from 5 - 15 minutes covers many aspects of meetings.
£7
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All of our courses and other resources, Financial systems, Introductory
How to draw up a basic budget
CourseThis course will take you step by step through the process of drawing up a budget and using it to monitor progress.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, From Need to Impact, Intermediate
How to do a needs analysis
CourseThis course will look at what a needs analysis is, why it's important and the best sources of information. It is a paid-for course.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Intermediate
How to develop your marketing
CourseThis presentation will look at the five Ps of marketing and demystify the process, which will help you to reach more people.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, From Need to Impact, Creating a business plan, Intermediate
How do you show provision meets requirements?
CourseThis course looks at an essential area when delivering funded projects; how do you prove you are doing what is requested? An essential skill for working with larger grants and funders.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Financial systems, Raising money, Intermediate
Full Cost Recovery
CourseWhat full cost recovery (FCR) is and why it matters.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, Intermediate
Getting to grips with raising money
CourseThis course looks at the various ways of making money for your organisation, shows you how to get going, decide what mix of types of income are best for you and build up a plan.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Introductory, Free courses and resources
Finding the right volunteers
CourseThis taster session looked at the basics of recruiting and selecting volunteers including how to make your organisation "volunteer-friendly".
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Financial systems, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Intermediate, Free courses and resources
Financial reporting to Trustee Boards
CourseThis short video will cover what financial reports need to go to a Trustee Board meeting.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
The Essential Trustee
CourseThis taster course looks at the fundamentals of being a Trustee by drawing on the Charity Commision's resources.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Financial systems, Introductory
Ensuring your financial systems are effective
CourseThis taster-level course goes through the Charity Commission's guide: Internal financial controls for charities (CC08) and shows you how to use it to ensure you have al the correct procedures in place.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications
The Elevator statement - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course helps you to work out how you could tell someone about what you do if you had just a few minutes to "sell" your idea.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Introductory
Doing a risk assessment with common risks
CourseThis taster-level course demonstrates how to assess risks.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, From Need to Impact, Introductory
Direct and indirect outputs - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course looks at how you can measure your work both directly and indirectly.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Policies, procedures, risk and quality assurance, Supporting your people, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Plans and planning, Intermediate
Delegating responsibility
CourseThis course looks at how Trustee Boards can delegate responsibility.
Free
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All of our courses and other resources, Introductory
Coping with word counts - a Top Tip
CourseThis short video will help with writing funding applications which often limit the number of words you can use to answer what can be very big questions.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Marketing & Communications, Partnerships and Stakeholders, Introductory
Competitor analysis - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course asks the question; do not-for-profit organisations have "competitors" and if so, how do you work out where the boundaries lie?
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Partnerships and Stakeholders, Raising money, From Need to Impact, Intermediate
Community consultation and engagement
CourseThis video looks at the basics of working with your community to ensure that what you are doing fulfils local need.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Supporting your people, Intermediate
Blind recruitment - a Top Tip
CourseThis short talk looks at how shortlisting anonymously can help diversity and inclusion.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
The Basics of meetings - a Top Tip
CourseThis short video goes back to basics; how to have really effective meetings.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Raising money, Introductory
The Basics of Income Generation
CourseThis course covers what you need to know to get started; types of income, tools and techniques and much more. This video comes with bonus material that looks at how to make a strong "pitch" and how to cope with word-counts when doing funding bids.
£32
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Roles & responsibilities in governance, Introductory
Avoiding conflicts of interest - a Top Tip
CourseThis short course examines what "conflict of interest" is and how Trustee Boards should deal with it.
£5
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Introductory
Applying to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
CourseThe basic issues around constituting as a CIO. This short course is packed with information. It comes with two bonus "top tips" explaining the concept of public benefit and looking at having AGMs.
£17
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All of our courses and other resources, Compliance, constitutions & legal, Introductory, Intermediate
AGMs - when to have them - a Top Tip
CourseThis course looks at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and shows you how to take it to the next level.
£5
Charging policy
DCA is committed to producing as much affordable training as we can. From April 2023 we will be introducing an administration fee to ensure the smooth running of the Academy. Our courses still remain some of the best value in the industry.
We will offer money-off vouchers and special offers every month, so do look out for Academy news and promotions in our e-newsletters and at networking events. Sponsored courses will be free of charge.
You will receive a receipt upon purchasing this course, so don't forget to claim the course fee back from your organisation if you are able to do so.
We are a registered charity and our number is 1060910. You can donate towards our work here. Your support is appreciated.
