WMCA Managing finances
Multiple dates and times
Online, Zoom
Description
Financial stability is at the heart of every successful organisation. By gaining control of your finances, you’ll be empowered to make informed decisions, reduce financial stress, and position your organisation for long-term growth. This workshop is designed to give you confidence and clarity in managing your financial resources.
Who It’s For
This workshop is ideal for:
- Leaders of social enterprises and charities who want to improve their financial management skills.
- Team members responsible for budgets, reporting, or financial planning.
- Organisations seeking to ensure long-term financial health and sustainability.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, you will:
- Understand the essentials of budgeting and how to create a realistic financial plan.
- Gain the ability to forecast cash flow effectively and avoid financial pitfalls.
- Learn to use financial reporting tools to improve decision-making and transparency.
- Develop strategies to manage finances for growth and resilience.
This workshop is part of 'West Midlands social business boost'
Through a series of workshops, participants will learn the essential skills needed to generate income through trading
Programme aims
Generating trading income will allow them to shore up their finances, become less grant reliant and generate unrestricted income that has the flexibility and scalability to help them grow sustainable and resilient organisations.
Learning outcomes
Participants will gain the ability to:
- Access new markets and customers
- Demonstrate the value of what they do
- Understand and communicate their impact
- Grow efficiently with few resources
- Grow sales of products and services
- Manage their growth
Workshops available
- SMART Marketing Strategy for Social Enterprises and Charities
- Digital and Using AI for your Social Organisation
- Building Income for Social Impact Through Sales
- An Introduction to Social Impact Measurement
- Managing Finances
How it works
- Choose and book the workshops.
- All workshops cost £10 each.
- We will run a check to ensure you are based in the West Midlands.
- 1 person can book each workshop per organisation to ensure these workshops reach as many organisations as possible.
- You will be sent a Zoom link two days before the workshop.
- Please let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend so that someone can take your place.