CAPACITY BUILDING
We build the capacity of organizations to think in new ways and to realize the
value of their contribution towards shaping, and flourishing in, a new sustainable
economy. We are passionate about training others in our tools and approaches
as we believe this is an effective way to make a long-term impact.
We do this through a range of training courses, workshops, resources and
toolkits.
We offer tailored online and on-site training and briefings on SROI, Theory of
Change, measuring social impact, commissioning for outcomes and social value,
measuring local economic impact, community economic development, the social
value of research, and more.
Clients include local authorities, universities, public health services, charities,
community groups, membership bodies, and responsible businesses.
In-house and tailored training
From practical hands-on training for teams to strategic-level overviews for
leaders and senior decision makers, we can deliver our courses and briefings
online or on-site, tailoring them to suit your needs.
We will always discuss your needs in full before suggesting an approach or
developing a program
Topics can include:
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Business plan writing
- Entrepreneurship ideas to Enterprise Project
- Enterprise Management: Incorporation, Marketing, Sales and Finance
- Creating a Theory of Change
- Measuring social impact
- Commissioning for outcomes and social value
- Social Return on Investment (SROI)
- Introduction to Community Economic Development (CED)
- Introduction to co-production: for local authorities
- Community engagement: asset-based working in community development.
- Measuring local economic impact
- Etc.
Executive briefings
Strategic overviews for senior decision makers and leaders. The one and
half-day sessions are an excellent precursor to training your teams or
consultancy. Most briefings provide a strategic overview of a specific
methodology or a way of working, its benefits and how you might incorporate it
into your improvement strategy. They are highly interactive with question and
answer sessions and discussions. Topics for briefing sessions include:
- Outcomes-Based Commissioning and Social Value: for leaders in public and health services.
- Social Return on Investment (SROI)
- Measuring social impact: a one-day overview based on our 2-day training course.
- Measuring Local Economic Impact
