# Making charity training budgets go further

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/04/05/making-charity-training-budgets-go-further/
- Published: 2005-04-05T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Charity Days is a nonprofit group of 80 trainers who provide their training free
of charge to charities, charging only for actual costs such as materials and travel.

Charity Days (not to be confused with CharityDays, the Internet Service Provider
that generates funds for charities), was established in 2003 as a way to help trainers“
give something back” to charity when their diary commitments allowed.

The trainers cover a wide range of topics and between them have a wealth of experience
to offer. While they can not guarantee to find a solution to a charity’s needs they
find they can usually help out. Topics covered include executive coaching; equality
and diversity; disability awareness; management development; finance for non-financial
managers; marketing; presentation skills; recruitment and selection; employment 
law; customer service; communications; and creativity.

The trainers do not charge for their time. All they ask is that expenses are covered:
materials, up to £75, at the trainer’s discretion; mileage, at 50p/mile; and accommodation
at £75 per night, if required.

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Charities interested in making use of this pro bono service should fill in the online
request form which asks for details such as training objective, delegate numbers,
training location, and dates. This is then circulated to the volunteer trainers,
some of whom will express an interest. The charity then gets to pick the most suitable
trainer.

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