Development and Alumni Relations - Staff Learning & Development course timetable
March 2023
| Thu 16 |
Psychological Safety – we have heard the term, but what does it mean on a practical level? In this focused workshop we will bring the term to life – exploring what it means, and most importantly, sharing practical ideas of how we can each promote a culture where we each feel safe to be ourselves, safe to fully contribute and feel valued. We will focus on two key areas – Psychological Safety (feeling safe to put oneself at risk) and Psychological Standing (feeling entitled to speak up and to act). Pearn Kandola has worked with organisations for nearly 40 years to promote inclusive and high performance cultures. In addition to working with Higher Education, they draw on their experience of working across a range of sectors in the UK and internationally. |
| Thu 30 |
The joint induction aims to provide a broad introduction and overview to all development and alumni relations staff, providing information about the ins and outs of Collegiate Cambridge, as it relates to our area of work. It is also an opportunity for you to network with other new members of staff across the collegiate community. The session comprises:
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April 2023
| Wed 12 |
How do those reports and documents get such a professional look? Everything just looks so good... This InDesign course will allow you to do just that. By using paragraph and character styles, installing new fonts, arranging the layout of the page you can create professional looking documents and create them fast. You will also learn how to check your document for errors. Getting Started with Adobe InDesign
Designing a Document Using InDesign
Use InDesign to Customise a Document
Working with Page Elements in InDesign
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| Wed 19 |
Microsoft Excel has lots of underutilised features that can help to save time and improve productivity. The primary objective of this workshop is to show you how to use these features and to demonstrate their effectiveness, challenging you to do things differently. We will cover:
The course includes access to a month's free support on any of the topics covered. |
| Thu 20 |
Successfully managing upwards depends on your confidence, diplomacy and influencing skills. This workshop will empower you to handle tricky situations with your manager or colleagues:
You will also learn how to adapt to different personal styles in order to build an effective working relationship and understand how different drivers and motivators may affect someone else’s thinking, (why do they do that?). |
| Tue 25 |
Many people find delivering constructive feedback to be a challenge, frequently declining opportunities to do so, whether from a desire to spare the person’s feelings, avoid an uncomfortable conversation, preserve their image of themselves as ‘nice,’ or save time. This effective feedback workshop aims to give you a full range of approaches, skills and techniques to help you manage the different feedback situations you face and to give you different frameworks for having constructive conversations. Objectives
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| Fri 28 |
Many people find delivering constructive feedback to be a challenge, frequently declining opportunities to do so, whether from a desire to spare the person’s feelings, avoid an uncomfortable conversation, preserve their image of themselves as ‘nice,’ or save time. This effective feedback workshop aims to give you a full range of approaches, skills and techniques to help you manage the different feedback situations you face and to give you different frameworks for having constructive conversations. Objectives
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May 2023
| Tue 2 |
Many people find delivering constructive feedback to be a challenge, frequently declining opportunities to do so, whether from a desire to spare the person’s feelings, avoid an uncomfortable conversation, preserve their image of themselves as ‘nice,’ or save time. This effective feedback workshop aims to give you a full range of approaches, skills and techniques to help you manage the different feedback situations you face and to give you different frameworks for having constructive conversations. Objectives
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| Thu 4 |
Many people find delivering constructive feedback to be a challenge, frequently declining opportunities to do so, whether from a desire to spare the person’s feelings, avoid an uncomfortable conversation, preserve their image of themselves as ‘nice,’ or save time. This effective feedback workshop aims to give you a full range of approaches, skills and techniques to help you manage the different feedback situations you face and to give you different frameworks for having constructive conversations. Objectives
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| Tue 16 |
Many people find delivering constructive feedback to be a challenge, frequently declining opportunities to do so, whether from a desire to spare the person’s feelings, avoid an uncomfortable conversation, preserve their image of themselves as ‘nice,’ or save time. This effective feedback workshop aims to give you a full range of approaches, skills and techniques to help you manage the different feedback situations you face and to give you different frameworks for having constructive conversations. Objectives
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| Thu 18 |
Many people find delivering constructive feedback to be a challenge, frequently declining opportunities to do so, whether from a desire to spare the person’s feelings, avoid an uncomfortable conversation, preserve their image of themselves as ‘nice,’ or save time. This effective feedback workshop aims to give you a full range of approaches, skills and techniques to help you manage the different feedback situations you face and to give you different frameworks for having constructive conversations. Objectives
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July 2023
| Thu 6 |
The joint induction aims to provide a broad introduction and overview to all development and alumni relations staff, providing information about the ins and outs of Collegiate Cambridge, as it relates to our area of work. It is also an opportunity for you to network with other new members of staff across the collegiate community. The session comprises:
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October 2023
| Tue 10 |
Negotiation Skills
Finished
This programme explores the techniques and behaviours used by skilled negotiators and the importance of developing a sound negotiation strategy, which takes full account of the context in which the negotiation takes place. Objectives By the end of this session you will know how to:
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| Tue 17 |
Negotiation Skills
CANCELLED
This programme explores the techniques and behaviours used by skilled negotiators and the importance of developing a sound negotiation strategy, which takes full account of the context in which the negotiation takes place. Objectives By the end of this session you will know how to:
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| Wed 18 |
This course prepares you to effectively carry out the recruitment and selection process taking you through the stages of producing a person specification, short listing effectively against selection criteria, designing questions, structuring and conducting interviews, and making the final decision. University policies and procedures will also be covered. |
| Thu 19 |
Negotiation Skills
CANCELLED
This programme explores the techniques and behaviours used by skilled negotiators and the importance of developing a sound negotiation strategy, which takes full account of the context in which the negotiation takes place. Objectives By the end of this session you will know how to:
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| Tue 24 |
Negotiation Skills
POSTPONED
This programme explores the techniques and behaviours used by skilled negotiators and the importance of developing a sound negotiation strategy, which takes full account of the context in which the negotiation takes place. Objectives By the end of this session you will know how to:
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November 2023
| Wed 1 |
This course prepares you to effectively carry out the recruitment and selection process taking you through the stages of producing a person specification, short listing effectively against selection criteria, designing questions, structuring and conducting interviews, and making the final decision. University policies and procedures will also be covered. |
| Tue 21 |
The joint induction aims to provide a broad introduction and overview to all development and alumni relations staff, providing information about the ins and outs of Collegiate Cambridge, as it relates to our area of work. It is also an opportunity for you to network with other new members of staff across the collegiate community. The session comprises:
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| Tue 28 |
Negotiation Skills
Finished
This programme explores the techniques and behaviours used by skilled negotiators and the importance of developing a sound negotiation strategy, which takes full account of the context in which the negotiation takes place. Objectives By the end of this session you will know how to:
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January 2024
| Wed 24 |
Development and Alumni Relations: Lunch and Learn - AI in Advancement: What is going on at CUDAR?
Finished
Come along to our lunchtime session for an explainer and an introduction to AI tools that could be useful to you. We will present some examples of using them in our work in communications and service delivery, and talk about why we all need to follow simple guidelines to maximise the benefits and minimise possible harms. There will be time for discussion so if you are already experimenting or using any AI tools then please bring and share an update of your experiences. |
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Development and Alumni Relations: Major Gift Officer Learning Series, Participant Manager Training
Finished
A short, intensive workshop exploring the role of the manager in supporting participants through the Major Gift Officer Learning Series. The half day workshop will cover;
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Participants review coaching tools introduced in the Major Gift Officer Learning Series:
Participants plan how they will lead by example to best equip their teams to apply each tool habitually. Participants step through each of the nine Navigation Points and experienced managers discuss how they have embedded these concepts in their work—what has worked well, and what they would like advice on improving. Participants discuss their common challenges in coaching team members to greatest advantage and brainstorm how to address these challenges. Participants create an action plan to commit to supporting their team members regularly, strategically, and intentionally before, during, and after the series. |
February 2024
| Wed 7 |
The session will help us all reflect and prepare for the next iteration of our Gallup Q12 survey. We would explore the role of line managers on the satisfaction and motivation levels their team members, in addition to the office-wide initiatives that we have in place. What is the responsibility of Leadership Team, of Senior Management Group, and of individual managers to help employees feel engaged, satisfied and motivated, and ultimately to positively impact retention. |
| Wed 14 |
An intensive programme providing skills based training on capabilities and strategies for major gift fundraising within the University and Colleges. The programme consists of four sessions over a five month period;
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