Courses

We offer a two year part-time Certificate in Higher Education: Charity and Social Enterprise Management. It is designed to help those already working in the sector to develop a broader range of skills and understanding needed to manage staff, stakeholders and projects and to help organisations achieve their strategic objectives. We can also deliver a range of short courses that are utilising a combination of academic staff and industry experts.

Subjects include:

• Introduction to Management
• Leadership and Strategy
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Social Impact Measurement
• Social Enterprise

Research

Our research work ranges from project-level evaluations to major quantitative and qualitative surveys to feasibility studies and toolkits. We can also help in other ways such as, for example, joint student research projects.

We have undertaken a wide range of projects including:

• Impact of the Downturn on the Essex Third Sector
• Mapping Social Enterprise in Essex
• Toolkit for Volunteer Involving Organisations
• Mapping Social Enetrprise Support in the East of England

Social Return on Investment

Our Social Return on Investment (SROI) accredited practitioner can offer support and advice on your organisation to measure your social outcomes. Whether it is a full SROI analysis or support with identifying outcomes and establishing data collection processes, we can support you.

Our SFEDI accredited specialist Social Enterprise advisers can help you with business planning, marketing, strategy and much more.

For further information, please get in touch with Andy Brady, 3rd Sector Futures Programme Manager or visit www.3rdsectorfutures.co.uk.

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