Target Audience
For Approved Housing Bodies categorised as ‘Micro’ (less than 20 dwellings) and ‘Small’ (between 20 and 100 dwellings).
Outline
The Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA) is an independent authority, established in February 2021. The organisation is tasked with the regulation of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the purposes of protecting housing assets provided or managed by such bodies. Section 37(8) of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 requires all AHBs to comply with the Standards. The AHBRA establish a set of outcomes that AHBs are required to achieve to demonstrate the protection of housing assets provided or managed by AHBs.
Compliance with the Standards is a statutory requirement and clearly this presents many challenges for AHBs at the smaller end of the scale, particularly from a human and financial resource perspective.
The primary objective of the training programme is to provide AHBs categorised as ‘Micro’ (less than 20 dwellings) and ‘Small’ (between 20 and 100 dwellings with a clear understanding of the Standards for AHBs, enabling them to effectively implement and maintain compliance.
The training content supports:
- develop an increased awareness of the Standards for AHBs and what it means for them;
- enhance operational efficiency and help understand to a greater extent how compliance can be demonstrated; and
- undertake gap analysis to identify weaknesses or non-compliance with the Standards.
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Target Audience
For anyone needing to make the most of their time in a busy work environment.
Course Outline
- The psychology of time management
- Self awareness of your own time management skills and improve
- Arrange and prioritise tasks
- How to prioritise
- What are your time wasters
- The advantages and disadvantages of multi-tasking
- Strategies to improve time management
- Focus
- How to deal with interruptions
- Urgent vs non urgent
- Time thieves
- Other tips
- Stress management and time management
- Effective communication and time management
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Target Audience
Boards, senior managers and staff of non-profit organisations, large and small.
Outline
Artificial Intelligence is being used by millions of people, including cybercriminals, who can use it to improve their tactics and techniques. In this 45-minute session, we will cover:
- How AI has changed the cybercrime landscape
- Types of AI-powered cyber attacks
- How to protect your business
Target Audience
This course will be beneficial for chairs of boards, CEOs, senior managers leading executive teams, officers engaging in community outreach, education/training workers, and staff leading meetings.
Outline
In this workshop you will be introduced to methodologies, tools and techniques for effective online facilitation. The workshop includes live demos of interactive collaborative tools which will save you time and provide skills to bring your events alive.
Methodology
Delivered online via Zoom.
Target Audience
New Board Members, Directors, Charity Trustees of non-profit organisations.
Outline
A comprehensive induction is an important first step in ensuring that new Board Members, Directors and Charity Trustees have the understanding needed to carry out their roles, responsibilities and obligations effectively. This workshop aims to form part of that induction process.
Below is an outline of the topics covered:
- Governance Overview
- Board Members’ Roles and Responsibilities
- The Chairperson
- Board Relationship with CEO/Staff
- Company Limited by Guarantee – Directors
- Charity – Charity Trustees
- What more to expect from a Board Induction
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Target Audience
Anyone involved in advocacy or looking to influence policy or legislation in an area of work relevant to their non-profit organisation.
Outline
Ever wondered how can our organisation secure a legislative or policy win? This workshop has been developed to share an insider-outsider perspective on how to succeed in influencing policy or legislative change for your organisation. The workshop will inform and provide a practical roadmap.
Overview of workshop
Part 1: Understanding – knowledge building
- The Oireachtas
- The legislative calendar and process
- Seanad Commencement Matters and Dáil Topical Issues
- Parliamentary Questions
- Tips on how to inform and influence TDs and Senators
Part 2: Influencing – how to effect change
- Defining your issue and policy/legislative solution
- Setting goals and objectives
- Identify the target audience and who to influence
- Stakeholder mapping and building partnerships/alliances
- Creating effective communications
Ending: Questions and Answers – draw on Jillian’s expertise for your organisations’ campaign.
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at people who already have some experience with digital fundraising/marketing in charities and not-for-profit organisations. Preferably, people who have been doing digital for 4 years or more.
Outline
- What is digital fundraising
- Benefits of digital fundraising
- DF Methodology
- Facebook Updates & Ads
- Other advertising opportunities
- 4 digital advertising campaigns (examples)
- Google ad grant
- Digital led content
- GA4
- AI and ChatGPT prompts
Methodology
Delivered online via Zoom.
Target Audience
Board Members, CEOs and Finance Managers of Charities.
Outline
SORP requirements for Charities and the responsibilities of the Board of Directors under the Charities Act.
The main areas covered will be:
- What are the responsibilities of the Board of Directors under the Charities Act
- What are SORP’s (Statements of Recommend Practice)
- What is the purpose of SORP
- Why are they necessary in charity financial reporting
- What are the requirements of SORP for Charities
- What is the connection between the Charities Act 2009 and SORP
- What are the key requirements of SORP FRS102 (latest SORP)
- How to lay out Financial Annual Accounts in SORP Format
- What is a Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and how to construct it
- The rules on Income recognition under SORP
- The rules of allocation Overheads by Charity Activity
- What is happening in the Regulators office for implementing a SORP in Ireland
- Latest information on the consultation process
- What is an Activity Report which is required from all charities regardless of size.
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Target Audience
Managers and staff of charities and not-for-profits.
Outline
This training course is designed to engage non-technical management and staff of charities and non-profits, helping them understand the significance of incident response planning in safeguarding their organisations. The topics are presented in a practical and accessible manner to inspire confidence in the attendees that they would have the ability to handle an unexpected incident, cyber security related or otherwise.
1) Introduction
a) What is incident response?
b) Why is it important for charities and non-profits?
c) Common types of incidents that such organisations face
d) The benefits of having an incident response plan
2) Planning for Incidents
a) Identifying your organisation’s assets and risks
b) Developing incident response procedures and playbooks
c) Assembling an incident response team
d) Testing your incident response plan
3) Responding to Incidents
a) Review of the incident response plan template
b) Detecting and analysing incidents
c) Containing and eradicating incidents, by using playbooks
d) Carrying out risk assessments
e) Recovering from incidents
f) Communicating with stakeholders during an incident
4) Conclusion
a) Best practices for incident response
b) Resources for charities and non-profits
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Google Meet. It will be an interactive workshop, including a breakout room for participants to see how they would respond to a particular scenario. A copy of the slides will be provided as well as a link to download an incident response plan template and a couple of example playbooks.
Target Audience
Managers and staff of charities and not-for-profits.
Outline
Organisation Resilience Planning is also commonly known as Business Continuity Planning, with IT Disaster Recovery (BCP and IT DRP). This training course is designed to engage non-technical management and staff of charities and non-profits, helping them understand the significance of resilience planning in safeguarding their organisations. The topics are presented in a practical and accessible manner so the attendees would have the ability to put in place the requisite plans to handle a crisis event, cyber security related or otherwise.
1) Introduction
a) What is Organisation Resilience Planning?
b) The elements of resilience planning:
i) Organisation Impact Assessment (OIA)
ii) Organisation Continuity Plan (OCP)
iii) IT Disaster Recovery Plan (ITDRP)
c) Why are these important for charities?
d) Common risks for charities
e) The benefits of having organisation continuity and IT disaster recovery plans
2) Planning for Resilience
a) Identifying your organisation’s critical functions
b) Assessing the risks to these critical functions using an OIA
c) Developing organisation continuity and IT disaster recovery plans from the OIA
d) Best practices for testing your plans
3) Responding to Crises
a) Activating your organisation continuity and IT disaster recovery plans
b) Managing the crisis
c) Communicating with stakeholders during a crisis
d) Recovering from the crisis
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Google Meet. It will be an interactive workshop, including a breakout room for participants to see how they would assess their own risks and then plan for that scenario. A copy of the slides will be provided as well as a link to download templates for Organisation Impact Assessment (OIA), Organisation Continuity Plan (OCP) and IT Disaster Recovery Plan (ITDRP).
