Online |9 March 2021  from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Fees: Members £10 and Non-members £15

Are you planning to set up a group but not sure what type of legal structure is the most appropriate to meet your aims and objectives?

Are you reviewing your existing legal structure to ensure that it is still the best fit for what you want to achieve?

If your answer is yes, this brand new 3-hour online course is for you.

By the end of the session you will be able to:
- Understand the range of potential legal structures to choose from
- Understand the way in which the key Incorporated models work and the benefits of both Community Interest Companies and Charitable Incorporated models
- Understand how CIOs and CICs are regulated.
- Undertake an analysis of the models (and the two types of CIO model) to best understand the strengths and weaknesses of each as potential structures to achieve your organisation’s vision.
- Explain to others the key roles and responsibilities in CICs and CIOs – Trustees, Directors and Members
- Understand the differences between Company Directors and Charity Trustees
- Explain the role of the governing documents that are the Constitutions for legal structures and the key choices that can be made to adapt them to your meet your needs and preferences.

Online video - available any time

Fee: Free

This short video is designed for you if you have already made an informed choice about the type of legal structure you wish to set up for the delivery of your service and activities and need some guidance on the application process.

If you are unsure what legal structure is right for you and would like more information, come and join us at the 3VA training session on ‘Choosing the Right Legal Structure for your organisation’ on 9th March 2021,before watching this video.

This video focuses on the key information and documentation you will need in order to become a CIO. It will help you get everything in place so that when you come to complete the online application form, you will be fully prepared.

By the end of the video you will be able to:

- understand the principles of registration and the purpose of the documentation to be completed;
- understand the difference between Foundation and Association models;
- make a successful application.

This video is supported by an online 'CIO Q&A session' on 16th March 2021, please see the details below.

Online 16 March 2021 from 9.30 am - 10.30 am

Fee: Free

This online one-hour Q&A session is designed for you if you have already seen the 3VA Video ‘Setting up a CIO’ and made an informed decision, in principle, about the CIO model being right for you.

The Q&A is your opportunity to ask questions arising from this video and join in a discussion with others interested in setting up a CIO.

You will be able to ask questions and share ideas with others about any concerns you may have and specifically about:

Online video - available any time

Fee: Free

This video is for you if you have already made an informed choice about the type of legal structure you wish to set up for the delivery of your service and activities.

If you are unsure what legal structure is right for you and would like more information, come and join us at the 3VA training session on ‘Choosing the Right Legal Structure for your organisation’ on 9th March 2021, before watching this video.

This video is designed to give you all the key guidance and information you will need to help you set up a CIC.

By the end of the video you will be able to understand:

-  the principles of registration and the purpose of the documentation to be completed, namely the IN01, CIC36, Memorandum and the Articles of Association;
-  the role and relevance of the Articles of Association (i.e. the Constitution) in good governance;
-  the choices to be made in the Articles that will impact on the day-to-day decision making and running of the organisation;
-  explain to the public and funders why being a CIC is the best fit for your group;
- the general rights and responsibilities of company Directors.

This video is supported by an online 'CIC Q&A session' on 23rd March 2021, please see the details below.

Online 23 March 2021 from 9.30 am - 10.30 am

Fee: Free

This one-hour online Q&A session is designed for you if you have already seen the 3VA Video ‘Setting up a CIC’ and made an informed decision, in principle, about the CIC model being right for you.

The Q&A is your opportunity to ask questions arising from this video and join in a discussion with others interested in setting up a CIC.

You will be able to ask questions and share ideas with others about any concerns you may have and specifically about:

Online |24 March 2021  from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Fees: Free

We are delighted to offer you another free MHFA England half day online course, which is an introductory four-hour session to raise awareness of mental health. This course is strictly open to groups delivering services across Eastbourne, Wealden and Lewes Districts.

It is designed to give you:

- An understanding of what mental health is and how to challenge stigma
- A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
- An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining well-being
- Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue

On completion of the course you will receive:

- A certificate of attendance to say you are Mental Health Aware
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health.

Online |29 March 2021  from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Fees: Members £10 and Non-members £15

There is an understandable level of confusion and anxiety about reopening community services and what you can and cannot do. Perhaps you want to reopen your building to vulnerable clients? Do people use public transport to travel to get to your services? Perhaps you deliver therapies to vulnerable people?

This three hour online session will look at what the issues are for your team and clients and will help to allay your fears as to how to risk assess so that you can confidently reopen.

This course will:

- Demystify current Covid-19 guidance and show you how to keep up to date
- Determine how it applies to your organisation / sector
- Look closely at how the virus can be contracted and how best to prevent contamination
- Go step by step through the process of risk assessing and how to create a safe as possible environment for your team and your clients
- Help prepare you to open your services

Online - available any time

Fee: Free

This brand new video is designed for volunteers during the coronavirus pandemic, who are supporting their local community, to help them recognise the signs of poor mental health and raise concerns.

This short video covers the following:

- An introduction to what mental health is

- The challenges of spotting poor mental health in the current climate

- Spotting the signs of distress 

- Making the most of the interaction to support well-being (tips and tricks to open questions that could be used to open conversation around how the person is feeling and if they are struggling with anything)

- Feeling confident asking the person you are talking to about mental health

- Resources you can remind people about to support their well-being

- What to do if you are concerned

To access the video, please click on the Watch now button below and complete our short online registration form.