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Sat 15th January

10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

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National LGBT Forum: Skill Share
Training Event

Your contact for this event is
Scott Cuthbertson


Are you a member of an LGBT group, organisation, forum or sports club? The National LGBT Forum – LGBT Skill Share is a day of workshops designed to help LGBT groups develop and grow.

The event will take place on Saturday 15th January from 10.30am until 4pm at the Barceló Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, Edinburgh. The event is free, places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

If you would like to register for the event or would like more information please contact scott@equality-network.org or call the EQUALITYNETWORK on 0131 467 6039. Registration forms can be downloaded by clicking here.

**This event was moved from 11th December due to the bad weather**

Workshops 1

Fundraising

What are outcomes, and how to raise money for your group.

Transgender Inclusion

What you need to know to include transgender people in your group.

Social Media for Beginners

A crash course in Social media and the most popular tools.


Workshops 2

Creating Constitutions

Your governing document is important, but how do you set about writing it?

Supporting & Involving

The concept of idea building and how best to support vulnerable members of a group.

Working with Public Bodies

How relationships with public bodies can help your group and make change.


Workshops 3

Marvellous Meetings

Your meetings don’t have to be dull, ideas for great meetings.

Including BME People

Including black and minority ethnic people in the work of your group.

Working with Volunteers

Volunteering is crucial to strong groups. Making volunteering work for you.

Funded by the Scottish Government and developed by the Equality Network, supported by LGBT Youth Scotland and Stonewall Scotland