The Arts Society Beds & Herts Area

Training

The Arts Society aims to ensure that any volunteer has the opportunity to attend information days in order to develop their skills or acquire new ones.

There are a number of opportunities for getting to know more about the organisation, to meet others, to forge connections, and to explore the challenges and solutions experienced by other societies.

To find out what events are available or planned, please contact:

• your Area Trainer 
• Visit the Training Calendar in the resources area of The Arts Society website
• Email training@theartssociety.org

Getting to Know The Arts Society Day

It is ideal for people who are new to a society's committee and, perhaps more importantly, those who are considering becoming a committee member.

The day gives a thorough overview of The Arts Society organisation, its history, its contribution to the wider world of art, heritage and conservation, and reveals the scope of volunteering opportunities.    By sharing what others get out of volunteering, the difference we make, and demonstrating the depth of support available, we hope to remove any hesitancy people might feel about playing a more active role within a society.

Membership Recruitment & Retention Workshop

Ideal for membership secretaries, website & press secretaries, and non-committee volunteers forming marketing & publicity sub-groups.

Drawing on the skills of the Arts Society's Promotions, Marketing and Membership staff, the aim is to explore the experience of, and opportunities for, managing a Society's membership. The workshop will cover publicising a society, promoting membership loyalty, and includes plenty of opportunity for discussion and sharing practical tips to strengthen your society.  It is invaluable to any society with concerns about membership numbers.

Planning a Programme, including Special Interest Days

It provides essential information for any new programme secretary or special-interest day organiser.

Participants choose in advance from a menu of topics the aspects of programme planning they most wish to explore.  We consider how to deliver a programme that matches members’ interests and expectations; how to find the best speakers; who chooses them and how; negotiating a fee; managing costs; hosting a speaker, including overnight stays; and putting plans in place for emergencies.

Society Treasurers’ Training Days

The aim is to stimulate discussion on a variety of financial issues and to share ideas, practices and experiences amongst treasurers.  It offers particularly useful insight to anyone considering taking on the treasurer role. treasurers’ training days are run by the Finance Department at The Arts Society House. For further details please email leslie@theartssociety.org

Confident Speaking

The prospect of speaking in public can hold terrors for anyone. It may even make people reluctant to take on certain roles in a society for which they are well suited. Through small, informal, sessions - encouraging lively participation in a non-critical and safe atmosphere - the aim is to build confidence and effectiveness and reduce anxiety.  

Young Arts Information and Support Day 4^th June 2019

An ideal introduction to organising young arts projects for anyone new to the role or considering becoming involved.

For further details please email caroline@thebarnesteam.co.uk