Charity employment and HR workshop

This workshop for charities from Employment Law in Action will cover the following areas:

• Contracts of employment – your obligations
• How to deal with poor performance
• Employment legislation – update
• Dos and don’ts of recruitment
• How they add value to charities

Employment Law in Action provides support tailored to your specific requirements. Their experienced team provide a seamless partnership with your HR teams and senior managers to provide practical, down-to-earth solutions; and a comprehensive HR service for SMEs and will support you every step of the way from recruitment through to an individual leaving the organisation.

The event takes place at the Clare Charity Centre on Monday 26 September. Find out more and book your place.

Question of Sport Charity Dinner

Organised by Rennie Grove Hospice Care and supported by the likes of Chris Bantock, BeSeen Marketing,  Damian Irvine, Wycombe Wanderers FC, and Micky Calcott, The Window Film Co., this night of unrivalled corporate hospitality will make a huge difference to families in Buckinghamshire.

The event will feature celebrity guests, be hosted by Sky Sport’s Alan Parry and will feature a:

• Cocktail Reception
• Fully Interactive Sports Quiz
• Three Course Dinner with wine
• Main Auction, Silent Auction & Raffle

The event takes place at Adams Park, High Wycombe on Thursday November 3rd. Earlybird discounts are available until September 30th. Find out more and book your place now.

Time Management with Action Coach

This seminar for charity and not-for-profit leaders will take participants through the 6 steps to building a successful and sustainable organisation; from putting in place the key foundations, to building up the funds through sales and marketing activities, driving efficiency through process and systems and building a strong team.

Sessions are highly interactive, challenging and fun - some feedback from recent business owner attendees includes: 

'Just a quick note to thank you for an enlightening seminar last night'

'Excellent to get me focused on my business opportunities and what needs to be done'

'Great motivation to plan for the future'

'The session has been highly beneficial and has provided me with great insight into reaching my business goals'

The event takes place at the Clare Charity Centre on Friday November 18th. Read more information and book here.

Community Impact Bucks’ annual conference

The conference theme is how charities and businesses can benefit from doing things together. It will help you understand how the two can develop fruitful relationships with businesses, including for the purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

With the challenges that both sectors face in this modern world, this is an excellent opportunity for charities and businesses to meet and learn about current CSR models and practices and what businesses are generally looking for when they engage with local charities.

The conference includes:

• Keynotes from leaders in the charity and business sectors
• Two training workshops (from a choice of six)
• Networking opportunities with local organisations
• Lunch and refreshments

The conference takes place at the Gateway Conference Centre in Aylesbury on Wednesday September 28th. Find out more information and book your place here.

McMillan Coffee Morning at Leigh Duncan Solicitors

Leigh Duncan are hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning in their offices in Beaconsfield new town on Friday 30th September from 10am onwards. There will be teas, coffees home-made cakes and treats for sale with all money taken going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Anyone is welcome to attend to help them raise funds whilst enjoying themselves over a friendly chat. Leigh Duncan Solicitors’ office can be found at 4 Burkes Parade (1st floor), Beaconsfield.

Older People’s Day

In celebration of Older People's Day on Saturday October 1st, Aylesbury Vale District Council have produced a Holiday at Home programme of activities from around the Vale.

Programme entries range from walks and talks and tours to gentle exercise, demonstrations, interest groups and taster sessions including some events specially arranged for this programme. Most events are offered either free of charge or for a donation.

The programme commences on Monday 26th September and runs to Saturday 1st October. See all the activities planned for the week. Where applicable, there will be mentions of how to get involved with each activity, for instance, by volunteering.