Are you a Finance Officer, Bookkeeper, Trustee or Administrator of a charity? Interlink presents Financial Management for Charities, a comprehensive training for women. TUESDAY 8 MARCH 202210:30am – 12:30pmvia Zoom This training covers: Financial Cycle Budgeting Managing Restricted Funds Forecasting (budgets and cashflow projections) Management Accounts/Reports Annual Accounts and Trustees’ Report Financial Controls Financial Policies … Continued

Join our Before You Start course for men. Our course covers:– What makes a charity– Who can set up a charity– How to set up a charity– Benefits and restrictions of charities– What trustees do– Financial record-keeping– Compliance  TUESDAY 1 MARCH 202211:15am – 1:15pmvia Zoom Free for members | £25 per person for non-members Pre-registration … Continued

Our Advanced Safeguarding Training Course is designed for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) or Designated Safeguarding Children Officers in schools and other organisations working with children. Delegates will typically be responsible for the safeguarding elements at their workplace and this course will give them the skills, competences and understanding to fulfil this role. The course duration is 5 hours, split … Continued

Interlink prepared a document with an alphabetical list of Charedi voluntary organisations and groups providing Covid-19 response work either, instead of, or alongside other charitable activities and services. It was drawn up at around the time of the first wave of Covid-19 and is dated June 2020. Some of the entries are now notably out … Continued

Interlink’s pilot DSL Supervision Groups in London and Manchester for Designated Safeguarding Leads and senior leaders were extremely well-received. Attendees were able to discuss a range of case studies and receive support and guidance on their responsibilities. Attendees have expressed interest in meeting once each term and we plan to meet this need going forward. … Continued

As demand for safeguarding training is ongoing, we are running these at a greater frequency than in the past. We are arranging two Basic Safeguarding Training sessions in Manchester and one in London over the next month. Basic Safeguarding Training provides delegates with the comprehensive basic information and awareness that is required for anyone working … Continued

We are launching an exciting new ‘product’ in our safeguarding training offer: supervision groups for Designated Safeguarding Leads, Headteachers and other Senior Leaders with safeguarding responsibilities, such as SENDCOs. Being responsible for safeguarding can be a challenging and isolating job. It has become expected practice for DSLs to have supervision, to share good practice and … Continued

Our ‘Before You Start’ Training is designed for individuals or trustees who are considering setting up, or have recently set up, a charity. The course will take place on Tuesday 16 November ’21 at 10:30am – 12:30pm, via Zoom. This course is free for members. Non-members will be charged £25. To book your place, click here.

March 2021 – Important Information

NEW* DEFRA Covid-19 Food and Essentials Grants In order to meet immediate needs and help those who are struggling to afford food and essentials due to Covid-19, Hackney Council has been issued with funding from DEFRA. As key partners in the local effort to tackle food poverty, voluntary and community organisations working in this area are being … Continued