The two books and the CD ROM for only £60 or less if you are an acevo member.
Full cost recovery toolkit - book and CD The Full Cost Recovery toolkit will help you to:
The toolkit is an easy-to-use cost allocation template based on the highly successful Funding our Future II, recommended by the Department for Education and Skills and HM Treasury. Make the important strategic decisions about your funding, e.g. in a competitive tender situation, how much should you bid; or how much grant funding do you actually need. The toolkit is applicable to small projects (e.g. a new bed in a hospice) or to an entire area of activity (e.g. patient services). As well as being used to calculate the cost of specific outputs, it can also be used to cost outcomes for the beneficiaries (e.g. patients informed about their condition).
The interactive CD-Rom contains all the information within the guide, and also guides you through the cost allocation template electronically. The final tables can be printed or exported without the 'raw' data. It has easy navigation, has explanations for people less familiar with computers, is compatible with Microsoft Office and can be used on PCs and Apple Macs. The CD-Rom comes with a full explanation of how the template works, and has an extensive 'help' feature as you go through the process.
Do you work in a local infrastructure organisation? If so acevo and NAVCA are running a series of FCR training sessions. Visit our events search to find a training session near you.
Win Win - A Guide to Negotiation Strategy and Tacticts for Third Sector Leaders
We have argued that the sector’s ability to retain its independence will rest on the strength of its leadership – not in seeking isolation, but in managing interdependence. A complex and changeable commissioning environment is placing increased pressure on leaders’ negotiation skills. Acevo’s new guide to negotiation, was launched on 17 May 2007. It provides a comprehensive manual on all aspects of negotiation, illustrated by case studies. The guide itself covers all aspects of negotiation, and is written by Brian Watt, Managing Director of Bottom Line Improvement Processes Ltd. The guide points out that third sector leaders must now regard their funders as “customers” or “clients”, and accept the need to compete, and negotiate, for their business. It outlines the four stages of a negotiation process: Preparation, Discussion, Proposal, and Bargain and Close. Preparation is the most important of the four phases. For most of us, the Bargain and Close phase is the most difficult. The guide provides a step-by-step template for preparing for, and conducting, a successful negotiation. The guide then examines three classic negotiation “styles”: aggressive, assertive, and submissive, explaining how the three interact, and when each should be deployed. It analyses some important aspects of team negotiation including leadership skills, team selection, roles and team co-ordination to enable you to ensure that the team demonstrates a united front to the other side. The guide examines several significant aspects of body language or non-verbal communication. Case studies provide five perspectives on negotiation from third sector leaders, based on their own experiences.
