Hard to Reach? - Engaging Diverse Communities

In partnership with Capacity Global

Hard to Reach? - Engaging Diverse Communities

A course about engaging with diverse and excluded communities on climate change and the environment

Wednesday 27th January 2010 or Tuesday 13th April 2010 10.00 – 4.30

Location: NCVO, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL..

See website for details: www.capacity.org.uk or www.talkaction.org

To book a place email: projects@capacity.org.uk or call 0203 117 0102


The course will help you to:

• Gain a wider understanding of working with diverse communities and groups on climate change and environment
• Assess and understand the demographics of an area and the implications of these figures for your work
• Enhance your skills on engaging excluded organisations
• Understand how relevant legislation and work on impact assessments affects and informs your work
• Identify ways to get funding and resources for this work
• Develop an engagement plan to work with diverse communities and groups

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who wants to work better with diverse communities and groups on environment and climate change.

So if you work (or volunteer) for a charity, local authority, central government, business or a local group and want to better engage with a wider group of people then this course will give you the skills and knowledge you need.

Facilitators: Maria Adebowale, Director, Capacity Global, Chris Church, and David Bryan, Capacity Global Associates, have delivered training and advice on environment, climate change, diversity and equality to local authorities, charities, communities and government over twenty years.

Amongst others: to the Foreign
and Common Wealth Office, Defra, Arts Council, Jagonari Women’s Centre, BTCV, Impact, The British Council, Ruskin College, Groundwork, Mayville Community Centre and Southwark Council.

Previous comments on the facilitators:

‘Extremely useful in providing answers to difficult questions we may face’ Natalie Rothwell (The Environment Agency)

‘Very good – organisation, presentation and humour’ Stephen Whitehead (New Economics Foundation)

‘Good pace, enough information and perfect participation balance – Great!’ Helen Cornforth (London Borough of Richmond)

Cost:

Large Charities, Public Sector and Businesses: £280 per person.

Smaller Charities and Individuals (under 8 staff): £120 per person.

A small number of subsidised places are available at £40 per person. Please contact odiri@capacity.org.uk if you would like to apply for a one of these places.

In House: The course can also be provided in house for groups at a date and location that suits you.

This is a joint event between Capacity Global and Talk Action