Funding Matters Conference

Get Involved 2011 - Funding Matters Conference

This year the conference’s focus is money! Where, why, how you get it and how to stay in control and to get the most from it.

The Conference will begin with an introduction by the renowned inspirational speaker Satish Kumar, followed by focused workshops covering a wide spectrum of funding, financial and finance topics from leading experts in the field.

What can I expect?

• Inspirational speakers and funder updates
• A wide range of quality workshops on topical issues
• Advice from Funding and Development Experts Including governance, sustainable fundraising, social enterprise, commissioning, outcomes and advice from funding experts and one-to-one funding surgeries.
• Exhibition stands Meet and explore opportunities with a range of funders and support agencies at the conference exhibition stands.

Why attend?

This is a significant local opportunity to access a high quality voluntary and community sector conference in Devon:

It provides a local opportunity to:

• explore and discuss current financial and funding challenges
• meet and share experiences with other local organisations
• hear motivational and topical presentations
• access a wide range of free materials and specialist advice
• gain up to the minute funding information
• engage in a range of topical, practical workshops

There will be 8 Workshops this year including:

• Diversifying Your Income: Lateral thinking and income generation
• Personalisation: What’s In It For Me? - An introduction to personalisation
• Why SHOULD I fund you? - Proving your work makes a difference.
• Writing Better Funding Applications: (leave the day ready to bid)
• New Income/Trading: what are my options? Choices, risks & opportunities
• Relationships with the business sector: benefits and challenges
• Getting The Most Out Of What You Do Have: maximising your finances
• But aren’t volunteers free? - effective volunteer management

This will be a opportunity to explore funding and operational opportunities, to review funding options and consider a sustainable route through the current financail climate.

How can I book a place?

A programme for the day can be downloaded as an acrobat file on the following link: Conference Programme (627 kb).

Booking and workshop choices are made using our booking forms. There is an editable (in Word) Booking Form which can be completed on screen and attached to e-mails.

There is also the option of an acrobat version of the booking form which can be printed out and posted.

What is the cost?

Voluntary / Community Group or Social Enterprise

• £25* (groups with paid staff)
• £17* (groups with no paid staff)

* £5 discount if you are a member of Involve or any other Devon CVS

Private or Public Sector £35

More Discounts

There is a 10% early bird discount on delegate bookings received before 26th August 2011.

There is a discount for Multiple delegates from the same organisation; up to a £5 discount on bookings received before 31st August 2011.

Check the booking form for details.

Outlines and reviews of the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 annual conferences are given below:

Get Involved 2010 - "Painting it the way it is"

"Get Involved Twenty Ten" was Involve's 7th annual conference. The theme this year was "painting it the way it is".

The Keynote Speakers were Muhammad Ali, Regional Director, CEMVO and Nick Cater Independent media consultant & journalist

There were 6 workshops to choose from:

• Risk and Liability
• The role of marketing in the charitable sector
• How healthy is your organisation?
• Making the most of the media ... 10 ways to hit your targets
• Painting a picture for Funders
• Adapt and survive with a flexible employment strategy

Our thanks go to our sponsors Tozers, this is the 3rd and final year of their sponsorship agrreement and we will be seeking new sponsors in 2011.

A Review of the 2010 Conference is on a PDF file (1.44MB)


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"Get Involved" Conference 2009.

Involve's 6th Annual Conference was held at the Tiverton Hotel. There were 9 speakers, 6 workshops, free resources and publications.

The key note speaker was Vanessa Cobb, author of "The Colour Caster".

There were 6 workshops to choose from:

• A Master Class on Charity Law
• Train to Gain
• Employment in a Recession
• What am I Missing? (social networks)
• Finding your Voice as a Community Leader
• Get the most from local businesses

For the second consecutive year the conference was sponsored by Tozers, a leading local law firm.

A Review of the 2009 Conference is on a PDF file (1.44MB)


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"Get Involved" Conference 2008.

Involve's 5th Annual Conference was held at the Tiverton Hotel. There was a range speakers, workshops, free resources and publications.

The key note speaker was Jonathon Farnhill, author of "The Porcupine Principle".

There were 6 workshops to choose from:

• Commissioning and Procurement
• Common Volunteer and staffing pitfalls
• Motivation
• Getting it Right (Charity Law)
• Websites and income from Yahoo!
• What are Outcomes?

The conference was sponsored by Tozers, a leading local law firm.

A Review of the 2008 Conference is on a PDF file (1.38MB)


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"Refresh and Energise" Conference 2007

Involve's 4th Annual Conference was held at the Boniface Centre, Crediton. The theme for the conference focused on making the most of your resources, getting new resources and proving that what you do works.

• Hallmarks of an effective charity
• Effective Communications
• Working Relationships that work
• Proving & Improving -making evaluation work for you
• Funding Toolkit - tips and ideas

A Review of the 2007 Conference is on a PDF file (2.66MB)