Trainer: Caroline Egan is the Training and Development Manager for Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups and focuses on developing and delivering customised training and organisational supports for groups engaged in organisational capacity building and governance development. Caroline has twelve years third level experience lecturing and training in the areas of industrial relations, human resource management, strategy and marketing, delivering programmes in Ireland and Finland. She is also an experienced international marketing manager and has been involved with the boards and management committees of voluntary community groups for over ten years. Caroline holds a Master of Business Studies degree from NUI Galway and her research interests include the management of voluntary organisations and community entrepreneurship.
Target Audience
Build relationships with the key people who can support your organisation

Content
Do you want to ensure that your local community understands and supports your work? This short course will provide you with practical tips and techniques to help you to develop a cost-effective approach for building grass-roots support.

Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

*      Explore how to "map" a locality to identify key influencers

*      Understand how best to communicate what your organisation does

*      Understand how to build relationships with local media

*      Understand how to write a press release of interest to local media

Fees 
Carmichael Centre members and associate members  €40
Voluntary and Community Groups with no paid staff € 40
Voluntary and Community Groups employing staff € 50
FAS project participants, statutory sector staff  € 60

Booking Information
Venue: Carmichael House.

If you would like further information about this course or future training events, please call Caroline Gobe on 01-8735285 or Fax 01 8735283 or email tssinfo@carmichaelcentre.ie

Please note that all course bookings are provisional subject to availability.