# Most committed to learning and development

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/05/24/most-committed-learning-and-development/
- Published: 2013-05-24T12:37:22+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The non-profit organisation that demonstrates a commitment to accessing and providing
tailored learning that supports and develops their staff at every point in their
career.

The shortlisted entries are:

 *  Action for Children
 *  Cats Protection

## Action for Children

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Action for Children has invested in a bespoke training plan for all fundraisers 
that includes private coaching sessions, fundraising workshops, an in-house IoF 
certificate programme and a two-day annual fundraising conference. All fundraisers
have an annual private coaching session, and due to the success of these, Action
for Children ran a competition among staff to receive quarterly coaching sessions.

Additionally, one-day workshops are specifically tailored to the needs of the fundraising
team and take place at locations across the UK. Since 2011 15 fundraisers have embarked
on the in-house IoF certificate programme, and the charity will shortly be introducing
the IoF Diploma option as well.

## Cats Protection

Cats Protection is committed to supporting learning and development and professional
development across the organisation, including volunteers, who play a key role in
Cats Protection’s fundraising activities. The Volunteer Champions Programme is delivered
across the charity, with the fundraising team taking a leading role in managing,
supporting and developing volunteers. The fundraising directorate uses performance
management reviews as goal setting for L&D.

Two fundraisers have achieved the IoF Certificate in Fundraising, two are working
towards it and two more are completing marketing qualifications. Sharing of fundraising
knowledge continues and in 2012 11 workshops were delivered for volunteers nationally.

 * **[Volunteer fundraiser of the year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/05/24/volunteer-fundraiser-year-2/)**(
   24 May 2013)
 * **[Results of The Data Agency’s data bursary for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/06/03/results-data-agency039s-data-bursary-maggie039s-cancer-caring-centres/)**(
   3 June 2013)
 * **[Why is Help for Heroes so successful?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/06/05/why-help-heroes-so-successful/)**(
   5 June 2013)