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SUMMARY:Writing for impact (part 1) training
DESCRIPTION:Members – £220+VAT         Non-members – £395+VAT   (150 CPD points)\nDo you want to make your writing more compelling? Are you interested in understanding  the fundamentals of good writing? Do you regularly work with data but want to practise and understand how to weave that into a narrative? This training session has all this and more. \nIn this half-day session we will cover the basics of good writing focusing specifically on mechanics and style. We also look at how to incorporate data into your writing – an area particularly important for think tanks. This session offers a thorough grounding in what makes good writing and forms the building block our other writing training sessions are built on. \nThe trainer will use a mix of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. You will leave the training with a clear idea of ways to improve your writing that you can enact immediately. All attendees will be asked to submit an unedited and unpublished piece of writing (700 – 800 words). The trainer will review these ahead of the session so they can offer you valuable individual feedback and guidance in a short private meeting during the session. \n\nCourse outline\nUnderstanding what makes good writing \n• What is plain writing?• Writing for your audience \nThe mechanics of good writing \n• Writing concisely• Making your writing accessible• Moving from the passive to active• Sentences\, paragraphs and summarising \nStyling your writing \n• Making your writing readable• How to include background and quotes in your work• Using language effectively \nData \n• Common mistakes when writing about data• Finding the story in the dat• The two-pronged approach• Making use of infographics \nYou will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and learn from each other. \n\nRegister for your place*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/writing-for-impact-part-1-training/
LOCATION:57 Tufton Street\, London\, SW1P 3QL
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SUMMARY:Fundraising fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295+VAT         Non-members – £495+VAT   (150 CPD points)\nDo you have to undertake fundraising in your role? Are you likely to have to start fundraising for your work in the future? Do you want to be confident pitching and asking for money? Then this training is for you! \nOur all-day training session takes you through the fundamentals of fundraising in a UK think tank from why and how donors like to fund and where to find them through to how to plan your approach and make the ask as well as how to maintain your donor relationship to ensure repeat funding.  \nThe day will be a mixture of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. Attendees will leave the day with clear actions they can implement in their day-to-day job. All attendees will be asked to submit beforehand a project / event / report they either need to raise funding for or that they can use as an example to make the training as practical as possible. You will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and share their previous fundraising experiences. \nCourse outline\n\nThe basics of fundraising\n\n– Who funds think tanks?– Why do they fund think tanks?– What do donors fund? \n\nFinding donors\n\n– Tactics for searching and finding new donors– How to use your network \n\nMaking an approach\n\n– Preparing for a donor meeting– Costing up your proposal– Preparing the correct fundraising documents \n\nMaking the ask\n\n– The importance of storytelling and spontaneity– Roleplaying making the ask– Potential pitfalls and how to prepare for them \n\nMaintaining the relationship\n\n– The road to repeat donations– Donor communications– Database management and other practicalities– Embedding fundraising relationships into your think tank \nLunch will also be provided so attendees can continue the conversation throughout the day with peers across different think tanks. \n\nSOLD OUT – register for waiting list*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed. \nThis training session is worth 150 CPD points.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/fundraising-training/
LOCATION:Kings Building\, 16 Smith Square\, Westminster\, SW1P 3HQ\, 16 Smith Square\, London\, SW1P 3HQ
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SUMMARY:How think tanks can use Big Data for research
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you and your colleagues to our next member-only webinar. There is no limit on places per think tank for this webinar so please feel free to share widely. All spaces are included in your membership subscription!\nBig data has changed what’s possible for think tanks. With the right tools\, research teams can now go deeper\, move faster\, and deliver more detailed analysis – even on fast-moving sectors that SIC codes still miss. \nBut more data doesn’t always mean better data. \nIn this webinar\, Paul Swinney\, Chief Economist at The Data City\, will explore how big data is changing policy research and how to make the most of it. You’ll learn how leading think tanks are using real-time company data to uncover emerging sectors\, map local economies\, and publish sharper\, faster insights. \nThis is a practical session for researchers and analysts who want to do more. \n\nSpeaker bio\nPaul is Chief Economist at The Data City\, where he oversees the production of and research undertaken using the company’s data. \nBefore this he spent 16 years at Centre for Cities. Here he authored a long list of data driven reports whose research was cited in Budgets\, white papers\, select committees and national print and broadcast media. \nThis webinar is worth 50 CPD points.\nRegister for your place
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/using-big-data-for-research/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250625T093000
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SUMMARY:Writing for impact
DESCRIPTION:Members – £295+VAT         Non-members – £495+VAT\nDo you want to make your writing more compelling? Do you want to understand what makes good writing? Do you want to feel more confident in the entire writing process? Then this training is for you! \nOur all-day training session takes you through how to better write for impact with a specific focus on writing in the think tank sector. It is a practical\, tailored session that will take you through the mechanics of writing and style\, how to incorporate data and plan your work as well as adapting your work for different mediums and to more effectively tell a story. You will be editing your own writing during the session to make sure that the course content is practical and actionable.  \nThe day will be a mixture of exercises\, group activities and theory with a heavy focus on interactive learning. You will leave the training with a clear idea of ways to improve your writing. All attendees will be asked to submit an unedited and unpublished piece of writing (700 – 800 words) and a plan or idea for a report. The trainer will review these ahead of the session so they can offer you individual feedback and guidance in a short private meeting at lunchtime. \nItinerary\nWriting mechanics and style\n\nWriting for your audience\nThe mechanics of good writing\nIncorporating good writing into your writing process\nStyling your writing\n\nData\n\nCommon mistakes when using data\nUsing infographics\nWriting data\n\nPlanning of reports\n\nThe structure of a report \nMapping out your ideas and research\nAttendees then plan out their own report\n\nStorytelling\n\nWhat is it and how to bring it into your work\n\nOp eds and blogs\n\nOp eds – analysing the difference in style and looking at how you can adapt your own writing style\nWriting a blog – shorter vs longer form blogs and drawing out a blog from your own report or research\n\nLunch will be provided so you can continue the conversation throughout the day with your peers from different think tanks. You will be working with your peers from other think tanks and attendees will be encouraged to share best practice\, build networks and learn from each other. \nThis training is worth 150 CPD points. \n\nRegister for your place*\n\n*Your organisation will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed.
URL:https://stmembers.co.uk/event/writing-for-impact/
LOCATION:57 Tufton Street\, London\, SW1P 3QL
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