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Jun42013
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Project Cycle Management (all-day) @ BerlinJun 4 – Jun 7 @ Berlin Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany
Summary
Today’s development projects / programmes are increasingly complex and implemented under extremely tight time and financial constraints. Projects also require the participation of numerous stakeholders, coordination between specialists from different fields, and the need to apply efficient management to solve challenging problems. While project managers in NGOs often have the knowledge of the content their project covers, management knowledge is often limited to what they have learnt by doing. There are, however, a wide range of project management tools and techniques that could make their work much more efficient, but these are often not known to NGOs. This course aims to equip and empower project managers with project design, planning, financial and monitoring tools, and more.
Objectives
• Acquire a range of practical tools which will enable them to adapt their methods and responses to a variety of situations which arise during the project cycle.
• Be able to design, plan, implement, and monitor projects in a more consistent, reliable and predictable manner
• Understand the most important principles of financial management
• Understand the most useful monitoring and evaluation tools
• Be able to communicate more effectively with staff, donors and beneficiariesParticipants
The Project Cycle Management course is tailored to the needs of development, humanitarian, human rights and peace-building NGOs seeking to streamline their project management skills. It is especially useful for managers who want to increase their understanding of what makes a project successful or not, and be able to react appropriately to the various operational challenges.
Trainer Sonia Herrero Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants Project Cycle Management @ Berlin ( all-day, Jun 4 - Jun 7 ,Berlin Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany )
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Jun102013
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Monitoring and Evaluation – Key Techniques for NGOs (all-day)Jun 10 – Jun 11 @ Oslo Norway
Summary
This course will equip participants with practical tools and give them basic guidance on how to develop and improve their internal M&E systems, and be able to design and implement an effective and contextually appropriate M&E system.
Objectives
• Define the main terms and concepts associated with the processes of monitoring and evaluating projects and programmes
• Understand the purposes of monitoring and evaluation, and learn how to set up systems that satisfy multiple stakeholders
• Be able to identify characteristics of an effective M&E system
• Select and use a range of tools with confidence
• Apply results of M&E processes to both accountability and organisational learning
• Be able to design and implement an effective and contextually appropriate M&E systemParticipants
The course is especially intended for staff from organisations in charge of M&E who are trying to improve and enhance their current systems, and/or supporting partners aiming to develop and implement effective M&E
Monitoring and Evaluation Skills
Trainer Iosu Arizkorreta Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants Monitoring and Evaluation – Key Techniques for NGOs ( all-day, Jun 10 - Jun 11 ,Oslo Norway )
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Jun112013
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Webinar Series: European Commission Funding: How to Write a Winning Concept Note13:00 – 14:30
Summary
This web-based seminar will help participants develop an effective concept note drafting technique and maximise their organisation’s chances of obtaining funding.
Objectives
By the end of the webinar, you will:
● Understand how to accurately read and interpret the call for proposals guidelines.
● Understand the criteria on which the European Commission base their proposal assessment and how to best respond to them.
● Understand how to adapt your own project to the guidelines of the call for proposals.
● Have gained new tools to help you draft an attractive and highly competitive concept note following the EC format.
● Have obtained answers to the questions you always wanted to know about the European Commission.
Participants
This course is ideally suited for fundraisers who want to build their fundraising capacity, executive directors/NGO managers who are responsible for donor relations, and individuals who want to develop their professional skills.
Click here to find out the start time in your own time zone.
Trainer Sonia Herrero Costs 70$ / 50$ Training programme Download PDF file 13:00Webinar Series: European Commission Funding: How to Write a Winning Concept Note
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Jun132013
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Consciousness Coaching: Master I – The Awareness Process (all-day)Jun 13 – Jun 16 @ Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany
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Summary
This eye-opening four-day course will help you tap into the best you have to give, showing you how to adapt your behaviour in order to achieve the results that you really want in life. The trick is to learn how to listen to yourself in a certain way so that you can change your beliefs from automatic to conscious. This takes them from the unconscious (or subconscious) part of your mind directly into your conscious and aware mind where you then can “look them in the face” and decide if they are welcome in your life.
This is a unique opportunity to gain deep insight into the most important person in your life: YOU!
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Objectives
By the end of the training, you will:
- Obtain profound insights into who you truly are: understand how you think, behave, make decisions and identify your negative patterns, and what is blocking you from having the results and experiences that you want in life.
- Understand why certain things happen in your life: discover how your behaviour influences how others relate to you and discover new and more fulfilling ways of interacting.
- Acquire the self-confidence and practical tools to achieve what you really want in life: become aware of assumptions that you make and how you can avoid them, improve your self-expression by identifying what you really want and need.
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Participants
This course is suitable for anyone looking for improvement in their personal lives, and people who are open to new experiences and new ways of thinking. It is also recommended to all those who are seeking to become more effective in their work, build better relationships with their colleagues and stakeholders, and help their organisation succeed. Finally, it is recommended for people who want to become a coach certified by the International Coach Federation, as Master I is the first course of a series of four courses that need to be taken in order to become a coach.
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Training programme Download PDF file Consciousness Coaching: Master I – The Awareness Process ( all-day, Jun 13 - Jun 16 ,Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany )
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Jun262013
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EU Advocacy for NGOs: how to get your message across to the European Union (all-day)Jun 26 – Jun 27 @ Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Ixelles Belgium
Summary
The European Union carries significant weight in shaping development policies. However, navigating complex EU decision-making procedures (particularly after the Lisbon Treaty Reform), understanding the various institutional roles, and deciding when and how best to intervene are often very difficult. This course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate these obstacles.
Objectives
• Have an overview of the landscape of the European Union and its institutional structure related to external relations and development policies
• Understand the institutional changes triggered by the Lisbon Treaty in the external relations context
• Get a better insight on how to develop an advocacy campaign tailored to the EU institutions
• Acquire knowledge on how to increase communication and negotiation skills
• Improve the advocacy techniques and tools needed to develop a sound advocacy campaignParticipants
The course is tailored to the needs of development, humanitarian, human rights and peace-building NGOs seeking to streamline their EU advocacy practices through an enhanced understanding of the “EU machinery.” Staff members involved in influencing EU decision makers through advocacy, public campaigning and communication are particularly suited for this course.
Trainer Sonia Herrero Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants EU Advocacy for NGOs: how to get your message across to the European Union ( all-day, Jun 26 - Jun 27 ,Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Ixelles Belgium )
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Sep102013
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EC Proposal Drafting: How to Obtain European Commission Funding (all-day)Sep 10 – Sep 12 @ Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Ixelles Belgium
Summary
E.C. programmes are a significant potential source of funding for NGOs, but navigating the complex rules and budget lines, and deciding what will work in a given situation is often daunting. NGOs don’t always realise that there is a technique and degree of control behind it. This training will help participants to develop that technique and maximise their organisation’s chances of obtaining funding.
Objectives
• Be able to identify and understand the relevant European Commission funding programme in the field of development aid and external actions
• Understand which are the relevant documents that you need to get familiarised with
• Understand how to adapt your own project to the guidelines of the call for proposals
• Acquire techniques to draft an attractive and highly competitive concept note following the EC format
• Enhance your skills to draft a sound full proposal using as a basis the logframe and to develop the accompanying full proposal and the budget
• Better structure and present the content of your projectsParticipants
The course is tailored to the needs of development, humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding NGOs seeking to streamline their understanding of the EC funding machinery and enhance their proposal drafting skills. The course is ideally suited to fundraisers and project managers who want to build their fundraising capacity.
How to obtain EC Funding
Trainer Sonia Herrero Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants EC Proposal Drafting: How to Obtain European Commission Funding ( all-day, Sep 10 - Sep 12 ,Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Ixelles Belgium )
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Sep192013
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Consciousness Coaching: Master I – The Awareness Process (all-day)Sep 19 – Sep 22 @ Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany
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Summary
This eye-opening four-day course will help you tap into the best you have to give, showing you how to adapt your behaviour in order to achieve the results that you really want in life. The trick is to learn how to listen to yourself in a certain way so that you can change your beliefs from automatic to conscious. This takes them from the unconscious (or subconscious) part of your mind directly into your conscious and aware mind where you then can “look them in the face” and decide if they are welcome in your life.
This is a unique opportunity to gain deep insight into the most important person in your life: YOU!
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Objectives
By the end of the training, you will:
- Obtain profound insights into who you truly are: understand how you think, behave, make decisions and identify your negative patterns, and what is blocking you from having the results and experiences that you want in life.
- Understand why certain things happen in your life: discover how your behaviour influences how others relate to you and discover new and more fulfilling ways of interacting.
- Acquire the self-confidence and practical tools to achieve what you really want in life: become aware of assumptions that you make and how you can avoid them, improve your self-expression by identifying what you really want and need.
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Participants
This course is suitable for anyone looking for improvement in their personal lives, and people who are open to new experiences and new ways of thinking. It is also recommended to all those who are seeking to become more effective in their work, build better relationships with their colleagues and stakeholders, and help their organisation succeed. Finally, it is recommended for people who want to become a coach certified by the International Coach Federation, as Master I is the first course of a series of four courses that need to be taken in order to become a coach.
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Training programme Download PDF file Consciousness Coaching: Master I – The Awareness Process ( all-day, Sep 19 - Sep 22 ,Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany )
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Sep262013
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Monitoring and Evaluation – Key Techniques for NGOs (all-day)Sep 26 – Sep 27 @ Kulturhuset Islands Brygge Islands Brygge 18,2300 København S Denmark
Summary
This course will equip participants with practical tools and give them basic guidance on how to develop and improve their internal M&E systems, and be able to design and implement an effective and contextually appropriate M&E system.
Objectives
• Define the main terms and concepts associated with the processes of monitoring and evaluating projects and programmes
• Understand the purposes of monitoring and evaluation, and learn how to set up systems that satisfy multiple stakeholders
• Be able to identify characteristics of an effective M&E system
• Select and use a range of tools with confidence
• Apply results of M&E processes to both accountability and organisational learning
• Design and implement an effective and contextually appropriate M&E systemParticipants
The course is especially intended for staff from organisations in charge of M&E who are trying to improve and enhance their current systems, and/or supporting partners aiming to develop and implement effective M&E
Monitoring and Evaluation Skills
Trainer Iosu Arizkorreta Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants Monitoring and Evaluation – Key Techniques for NGOs ( all-day, Sep 26 - Sep 27 ,Kulturhuset Islands Brygge Islands Brygge 18,2300 København S Denmark )
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Oct222013
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EC Project Management: How to manage a European Commission funded project (all-day)Oct 22 – Oct 23 @ Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Ixelles Belgium
Summary
The success of your EC project depends entirely on the quality of your staff and their ability to understand the rules and manage the project. This two-day intensive project management training aims to give you the knowledge, tools and experience to effectively manage your EC-funded project.
Objectives
• Gain a general overview of the management of a grant
• Know the rules and steps of the implementation of an EC grant agreement from the award to the closure
• Be able to apply the EC financial rules in order to avoid any financial risks
• Be able to find relevant information in the legal documentsParticipants
This course is designed for project managers, administrators and financial staff involved in the management of grant contracts financed in the context of the European Commission external actions programmes.The course will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis up to a maximum of 15 participants.
Trainer Sonia Herrero Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants EC Project Management: How to manage a European Commission funded project ( all-day, Oct 22 - Oct 23 ,Rue d'Edimbourg 26 1050 Ixelles Belgium )
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Nov122013
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EC Proposal Drafting: How to Obtain European Commission Funding (all-day)Nov 12 – Nov 14 @ Kulturhuset Islands Brygge Islands Brygge 18,2300 København S Denmark
Summary
E.C. programmes are a significant potential source of funding for NGOs, but navigating the complex rules and budget lines, and deciding what will work in a given situation is often daunting. NGOs don’t always realise that there is a technique and degree of control behind it. This training will help participants to develop that technique and maximise their organisation’s chances of obtaining funding.
Objectives
• Be able to identify and understand the relevant European Commission funding programme in the field of development aid and external actions
• Understand which are the relevant documents that you need to get familiarised with
• Understand how to adapt your own project to the guidelines of the call for proposals
• Acquire techniques to draft an attractive and highly competitive concept note following the EC format
• Enhance your skills to draft a sound full proposal using as a basis the logframe and to develop the accompanying full proposal and the budget
• Better structure and present the content of your projectsParticipants
The course is tailored to the needs of development, humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding NGOs seeking to streamline their understanding of the EC funding machinery and enhance their proposal drafting skills. The course is ideally suited to fundraisers and project managers who want to build their fundraising capacity.
How to obtain EC Funding
Trainer Sonia Herrero Training programme Download PDF file References Previous participants EC Proposal Drafting: How to Obtain European Commission Funding ( all-day, Nov 12 - Nov 14 ,Kulturhuset Islands Brygge Islands Brygge 18,2300 København S Denmark )
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Nov212013
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Consciousness Coaching: Master I – The Awareness Process (all-day)Nov 21 – Nov 24 @ Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany
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Summary
This eye-opening four-day course will help you tap into the best you have to give, showing you how to adapt your behaviour in order to achieve the results that you really want in life. The trick is to learn how to listen to yourself in a certain way so that you can change your beliefs from automatic to conscious. This takes them from the unconscious (or subconscious) part of your mind directly into your conscious and aware mind where you then can “look them in the face” and decide if they are welcome in your life.
This is a unique opportunity to gain deep insight into the most important person in your life: YOU!
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Objectives
By the end of the training, you will:
- Obtain profound insights into who you truly are: understand how you think, behave, make decisions and identify your negative patterns, and what is blocking you from having the results and experiences that you want in life.
- Understand why certain things happen in your life: discover how your behaviour influences how others relate to you and discover new and more fulfilling ways of interacting.
- Acquire the self-confidence and practical tools to achieve what you really want in life: become aware of assumptions that you make and how you can avoid them, improve your self-expression by identifying what you really want and need.
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Participants
This course is suitable for anyone looking for improvement in their personal lives, and people who are open to new experiences and new ways of thinking. It is also recommended to all those who are seeking to become more effective in their work, build better relationships with their colleagues and stakeholders, and help their organisation succeed. Finally, it is recommended for people who want to become a coach certified by the International Coach Federation, as Master I is the first course of a series of four courses that need to be taken in order to become a coach.
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* Read more in the course description.
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Training programme Download PDF file Consciousness Coaching: Master I – The Awareness Process ( all-day, Nov 21 - Nov 24 ,Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany )
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Dec52013
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Consciousness Coaching: Master II – The Creation Process (all-day)Dec 5 – Dec 8 @ Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany
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Summary
Where Master I opens up a whole new world of possibilities for you, Master II expands on them; going deeper, stretching wider and building on the solid foundations laid out in Master I. It offers advanced consciousness development and coaching training, with a four-day course, followed by two months of coaching practice. This includes six personal coaching sessions with a certified Professional Consciousness Coach® (PCC).
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Objectives
Master II empowers you with:
- Advanced consciousness development: Here you are challenged and trained in the art of creation. By ‘creation’ we mean you acquire the power to create the life you love to live. You actively apply the distinctions you attained in Master I and get to examine, integrate and apply new practical tools.
- Learning to become a master at communication: Master II teaches you the basics in the art of coaching. By ‘coaching’ we mean the ability to conduct relationship interactions in such a way that both parties are left empowered, uplifted and a little more enlightened. These interactions could be in your love relationship, with your children, boss, colleagues or professional coaching clients.
- Professionally accredited coach training: Master II is the first step towards becoming an accredited Personal/Life Coach or Business/Executive Coach. By applying leading-edge communication skills and unlimited success through the power of Consciousness Coaching®, you will witness how your life transforms in front of your eyes as you engage in transforming the lives of others. Start realising your dreams with Consciousness (and) Coaching® as a new way of living!
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Participants
This course is suitable for all those who are seeking to become more effective in their work, build better relationships with their colleagues and stakeholders, and help their organisation succeed. It is also recommended to anyone looking for improvement in their personal lives, and people who are open to new experiences and new ways of thinking. Finally, it is recommended for people who want to become a coach certified by the International Coach Federation, as Master II is the ssecond course of a series of four courses that need to be taken in order to become a coach.
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..Training programme Download PDF file Consciousness Coaching: Master II – The Creation Process ( all-day, Dec 5 - Dec 8 ,Anklamer Straße 38 10115 Berlin Germany )
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