Hunts Forum is pleased to announce the ‘Good to Know’ training session for members.

Starting in May, we will be hosting a number of one-hour online information sessions; a speaker will lead each session with knowledge of a community or subject relevant to Hunts Forum Members. From Cyber Security to Organisational Strategy, these sessions will be held on Wednesdays from May through to July;

These speaker-led informal hour sessions allow you to quickly learn the top tips on a subject while also allowing you to ask questions of an expert and have peer support.

We have the following training sessions already in place:

Be a cyber super sleuth (ways to protect yourself, your community and your organisation from cybercrime) Wed 24th May – 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm online

Do you know how to recognise a suspicious email or text message which could result in you disclosing private information or sending money to the criminal?

Raise your awareness of the threat of cybercrime and the measures you take to protect your organisation, yourself and beneficiaries.

Nigel Sutton’s, (Cambridgeshire Police) briefing on how criminals use technology to try and steal our private information is aimed at everyday users of computers and phones. You can find out more about protecting your devices prior to the talk by visiting www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware

Navigate to your pot of gold (top tips to getting the best from IDOX online search tool) Wed 31st May 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm online

Support Cambridgeshire hosts a funding database which is free for local organisations and groups to use Home | Support Cambridgeshire 4 Community (idoxopen4community.co.uk)

The database holds details of thousands of funders, that could support your organisation, but how do you find the right ones?

Get yourself set-up to use the IDOX funding tool to plan your organisation’s funding strategy, allowing you more time to apply, with more chance of success.

Matt Godfrey, IDOX account manager, will show you handy tips and tools when using the database, all designed to make your life easier.

Tips for creating a strategy that helps, not hinders – Wed 14 June 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm online

Running a small charity we often feel like we don’t have enough time to do it all. And one of the things we struggle to create time for is strategy. But having a strategy can help you prioritise, make better decisions, motivate your team, and ultimately achieve great things.

 

In this session, Alison Lyons shares top tips from her 20 years working in local charities, on how to do strategy in a way that doesn’t feel like it’s adding to the burden, but lifting some of the weight.

When to check people out (A quick guide to disclosure and Barring service and when to use it) Wed 28th June 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm online

Have you ever wondered whether you should be doing more or less DBS checking ? Georgina Mitchell from Disclosure and Barring Service https://www.gov.uk/dbs will give you information to help you clarify your current procedures.

In this session, we’ll be covering: what level of check a role may be eligible for, what each level of checks shows, filtering rules, what counts as regulated activity with children and adults, the importance of barring referrals and appropriate DBS checks.

Armed forces kitbag (who are the armed forces community and how you can work with them) Wed 12th July 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm online

Did you know Huntingdonshire has the highest number of serving and veteran armed forces residents in the County? Our armed forces community is a valuable resource but at times, a community in need your of support.

Has your organisation ever considered how it can be actively involved with the armed forces community?

Join this session for a quick tour of how you can understand and work with armed forces community in Huntingdonshire, hosted by Cambridgeshire’s Armed Forces Covenant Officer, Thomas Kelly.

More interesting than a screen (a guide to getting young people involved) Wed 26th July 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm online

Are the legalities of involving young people in volunteering, decision-making and benefitting from your organisation stopping you from including them? Would you like to think about how young people could be involved in the future?

Kerri Tonks, Community Youth Officer from Cambridgeshire County Council, will hold a discussion to why young people should be involved, plus the barriers and opportunities for local voluntary and community groups

If you’re interested in attending, please email Kathy (kathy@huntsforum.org.uk)

All sessions on-line Wednesdays between 12:30 to 1:30pm

Terms and conditions apply. Please take a look at the Hunts Forum website for more information. www.huntsforum.org.uk