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Discover free and affordable events and training hosted by Spark Somerset and our partners to help your organisation connect and grow.

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Training: Lunch & Learn: legacy giving and ethical storytelling

Online, Tuesday, 23 June

Free

Learn more about legacy-giving, will-writing, and promotional approaches. Legacy fundraising is a very cost-effective way for charities to raise funds but it can be quite...

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Training: Drugs and Alcohol Use in Children & Young People

Online, Tuesday, 30 June

Free

Find out what support is available to the children and young people you work with. Across the UK, 14,352 children and young people (aged 17...

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Training: Calm Under Pressure: de-escalating challenges in mental health crises

Online, Tuesday, 30 June

Free

People experiencing a mental health crisis may present with aggressive behaviours, from abusive language to threats of violence. Join us for this two-hour online workshop,...

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Training: Disability & Reasonable Adjustments Training

Online, Wednesday, 1 July

Free

An introduction to our new training programme with Evenbreak. Reasonable adjustments are ways in which we can change our working environment or arrangements to make...

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Training: Sexual Health and C-Card Training

Yeovil, Thursday, 2 July

Free

Gain practical sexual health knowledge and become a trained C-Card partner supporting young people. As professionals supporting young people, you play an important role in...

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Event: Adults Safeguarding Forum

Online, Thursday, 2 July

Free

Learn about the support available for VCFSE Safeguarding leads in Somerset. All voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations play a key role in...

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Event: Somerset Youth Alliance Action Day: Navigating Emerging Challenges

Stoke St. Gregory, Tuesday, 7 July

Free

Designed to encourage collaboration, professional development, and practical learning. Join Somerset Youth Alliance members and youth sector colleagues on Tuesday 7 July for our next Action Day, bringing...

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Training: Reeling Them In: storytelling lessons from 20 years of television

Online, Wednesday, 8 July

Free

Find and shape the stories to make funders lean forward, and the people you serve feel seen. Your organisation is doing extraordinary things. But when...

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Training: An Introduction to Financial Resilience

Online, Thursday, 9 July

£15

In these challenging times, having a greater understanding of our organisational finances is critical. Join us for this 2-hour training session as we explore: What...

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