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Leadership training

List of Leadership training providers

Introduction

This list is the result of an audit of providers in March 2009 of the leadership training and development opportunities that are available to individuals in VCS organisations in the North East. VONNE is interested in promoting and supporting leadership for the sector for developing well-run VCS organisations and for giving the sector a voice, on issues of concern and for campaigning. Most are providers are based in the region, however a range of national providers are also included to reflect specialised training opportunities available to the sector.

Current Courses
For a list of current courses being offered visit www.voluntaryskills.com, the biggest online training database for Third Sector skills and training in the North of England.

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Grassroots (Social Enterprise with a community focus)

Regional

SkillShare North East - Tees Valley (new course in Northumberland)
Bellevue Sports Centre, Kendal Road, Hartlepool TS25 1QY
Tel: 01429 868353
Email: info@skillsharene.co.uk
Course Type: short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 0-100
Training Type: leadership; comms;
Bursaries available

Based in Hartlepool, provides courses for the Tees Valley area. Provide a range of training geared to empower and develop individuals and communities. Clients range from community activists to employees of third sector organisations.

One Voice - Co Durham
The Knoll, Granville Terrace, Wheatley Hill DH6 3JQ
Tel: 01429 823 067
Course Type: short;
Accredited:
Price Band: 0-100;
Training Type: leadership; comms;
Bursaries available

For community and voluntary groups in County Durham. Its sister organisation, the OVN Voluntary Sector Academy works with partners to develop the workforce of the voluntary and community sector. Their website contains a Directory of courses specifically for the voluntary sector.

Tedco (The Tyneside Economic Development Company Ltd)
TEDCO Business Centre, Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear
Tel: 0191 428 3300
Email: jarrow@tedco.org
Course Type: coaching; mentoring
Accredited: no
Price Band: free
Training Type: leadership

TEDCO helps new and established businesses by providing information and advice on every aspect of running a business, including business start-up, survival, success and growth. Their Business Mentoring service matches an experienced person to a business planning to expand and become more profitable. The company has offices located in South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Berwick upon Tweed.

Acumen Development Trust
Head Office, 1 Palmer Road, South West Industrial Estate, Peterlee, County Durham SR8 2HU
Tel: 0191 587 8000
Email: info@acumentrust.org.uk
Course Type: mentoring; coaching;
Accredited: no
Price Band: free
Training Type: leadership; comms;

Acumen's aims are to achieve social and economic regeneration through learning, employment and enterprise. They offer personalised one-to-one training, to raise the levels of enterprise and business start-up within disadvantaged communities through the Acumen business coaching model.

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Short Courses and Programmes

Regional

Assessment North East
Business & Innovation Centre, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland SR5 2TA
Tel: 0191 516 6464
Email: training@aneltd.co.uk
Contact: Mr John Raine
Course Type: programme; short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 500-1000
Training Type: leadership

ILM registered training provider offering a range of accredited and non accredited programmes. ILM is Europe's leading qualification provider for managers and leaders. Key focus on delivering return on the investment in management development with key links to organisational needs. From those new into management to experienced leaders, all levels catered for.

Cadenza Associates
PO Box 276, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5WU
Tel: 0845 094 0524
Email: trish@cadenzaassociates.co.uk
Contact: Trish Brady
Course Type: Varied - coaching, action learning sets, in-house, custom/bespoke, mid-length programmes
Accredited: (some)
Price Band: Tailored. Organisations may be able to claim partial grant funding.
Training Type: Leadership development, coaching, mentoring, organisational development and change, NLP

Cadenza Associates provides coaching and other developmental interventions for organisations with specific expertise and experience in work with voluntary and other third sector organisations

CATC Ltd
Southlands Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough TS3 0HB
Tel: 01642 313211
Email: enquiries@catc-ltd.co.uk
Contact: Pam Wright or Duncan Northend
Course Type: short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 50-100;
Training Type: comms

Specialise in short courses increase workforce efficiency. Wide range of accredited courses available.

Common Purpose Local offices in Tees and Tyne & Wear
Tees Office c/o Northumbrian Water Ltd, Tees House, Trenchard Avenue, Thornaby on Tees TS17 0EQ
Tel: 0870 6084820 (35461)
Email: tees@commonpurpose.org.uk
Tyne and Wear Office
PO Box 681, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 4WG
Tel: 0191 227 0390
Email: tyneandwear@commonpurpose.org.uk
Course Type: short; programme;
Accredited: no
Price Band: 500-1000;
Training Type: leadership; comms; networking
Bursaries available

Common Purpose is a not-for-profit organisation that offers a wide range of open, intensive and customised programmes designed to suit every kind of leader.

Denovan Leadership & Management Development
12 Newlands Avenue, Sunderland SR3 1XW
Tel: 0191 522 6182
Email: denovan@dlmd.co.uk
Contact: Prof D K Wilson
Course Type: coaching; short;
Accredited: yes
Price Band:
Training Type: leadership

Denovan offers a wide range of ILM qualifications and bespoke short courses in leadership and management. Local training centre for ILM.

Dunelm Associates Ltd
North Sands Business Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland SR6 0QA
Tel: 0191 5654748
Email: info@dunelmassociates.co.uk
Contact: Gordon Spencer
Course Type: short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 50-150;
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available: yes

Specialises in short accreditied courses for example ILM (registered training provider), also provides tailored training for Business Link. Train to Gain Funding is available for some of their courses.

Kaplan Professional
1st Floor, Vine House, Vine Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7PW
Tel: 0191 2113905
Email: newcastle@kaplan.co.uk
Course Type: distance; short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 100-500;
Training Type: leadership

ILM registered training provider.

Mark Butcher Associates (MBA)
Suite 12, John Buddle Work Village, Buddle Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 8AW
Tel: 0191 2267304/6
Email: maciek@mba-consulting.co.uk
Contact: Mark Butcher or Maciek Mis
Course Type: short; programme;
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 50-500;
Training Type: leadership; comms; networking

MBA, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, is one of the UK's leading providers of training and consultancy to voluntary, community, and statutory sector organisations. They offer training, consultancy, information, and mentoring, with Leadership being one of there key areas. This includes their management development programme -Lead the Field 2009 - special voluntary sector training programme. ILM accredited training provider.

North East Chamber of Commerce
The Stamp Exchange, Westgate Road, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 1SA
Tel: 0300 303 6322
Email: enquiries@necc.co.uk
Course Type: short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 100-500;
Training Type: leadership; comms;
Bursaries available

Also offices in Durham, Sunderland and Middlesborough. Train to Gain funding is available for their courses, and there is a reduction in cost to members. Very wide selection of courses provided for employers and employees including Leadership and Management, Communication Skills.

Open College Network NE (Peterlee)
1 Palmer Road, South West Industrial Estate, Peterlee SR8 2HU
Tel: 0191 518 6550
Email: admin@ocnner.org.uk
Course Type: short; programme;
Accredited: yes
Price Band: free, 50-100
Training Type: leadership; comms;
Bursaries available: no

National organisation with regional offices. Some courses free to Members or reduced fees. Experience with the voluntary sector, courses such as "Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations".

PNE
7-15 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DW
Tel: 0191 261 6009
Email: development@pne.org
Course Type: short; programme;
Accredited: yes
Price Band: free; 100;
Training Type: leadership; comms; networking
Bursaries available

PNE specialises in delivery innovative programmes for the voluntary sector with a range of short courses and development programmes. They also provide a valuable resource for finding training courses in the North East region through their voluntaryskills.com website.

Workers Education Association (WEA) North East Region
21 Portland Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1QQ
Tel: 0191 212 6100
Email: northeast@wea.org.uk
Course Type: short;
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 0-100;
Training Type: leadership; comms;
Bursaries available

Offers a wide variety of basic short courses including management and communication skills.

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National

ACEVO
1 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NU
Tel: 0845 345 8481
Email: info@acevo.org.uk
Course Type: programmes; short; mentoring; online
Accredited: yes
Price Band: free; 50; 500; 1000
Training Type: leadership; networking
Bursaries available: yes

ACEVO is the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. They connect, develop and represent the third sector's leaders and providing support and advice to our members. They run event, courses and workshops in leadership, for example "Leadership and Governance" workshop on how to achieve good charity governance. They also run courses aimed at established, new and aspiring chief executives. Bursaries are available for some courses, for up to 100%

ACEVO also collaborates with VONNE in running the North East Chief Executives Forum, which aims to provide a safe space for third sector CEOs in the North East to share challenges and discuss solutions.

Capita Learning and Development
Customer Centre, Quadrant Court, 49 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TH
Tel: 0800 022 3414
Email: webenquiries@capita-ld.co.uk
Course Type: programmes; university; short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 500; 1000
Training Type: leadership

ILM accredited training provider. Wide range of Leadership courses but not specifically aimed at the third-sector.

Centre For Strategy and Communication
Third Floor, 140 Old Street, London EC1V 9BJ
Tel: 020 7490 3030
Email: info@the-centre.co.uk
Course Type: short; mentoring;
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 500;
Training Type: leadership;comms;
Bursaries available

The Centre specialises in three areas: communication training, management training and administration training. Training programmes range from one-day high impact training to in-depth management development programmes. There Certificate in Leadership and Management course is a joint project with Royal Holloway College, University of London. They have experience working with charities and other voluntary sector organisations.

Clore Duffield Foundation
South Building, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Tel: 020 7420 9409
Email: info@cloresocialleadership.org.uk
Course Type: programme
Accredited: no
Price Band: 500; 1000
Training Type: leadership

The Social Leadership Programme is run as a Fellowship programme (applications are required). The purpose of the Programme is to identify, develop and connect aspiring leaders in the wider third sector working for the benefit of individual people and progressive social change in communities across the UK.

Directory of Social Change
24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP
Tel: 020 7391 4800
Email: enquiries@dsc.org.uk
Course Type: short
Accredited: no
Price Band: 200-400
Training Type: leadership

DSC runs over 300 courses and training events for the charity and voluntary sector throughout the UK. Their Leadership training includes courses such as "It's Tough at the Top - Leading Senior Teams and Working with the Board " (1day), "Introduction to Management in the Voluntary Sector" (3 days). Grant and Big Lottery funding may be available in future for their courses.

Fair Say
c/o The Hub, 5 Torrens St., London EC1V 1NQ
Tel: 0207 993 4200
Email: duane@fairsay.com
Course Type: short;
Accredited: no
Price Band: 500;
Training Type: lobbying

FairSay provides advice, support and services to help win campaigns, working with the voluntary sector.

Institute of Leadership and Management
Stowe House, Netherstowe, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6TJ
Tel: 01543 266867
Email: customer@i-l-m.com
Course Type: distance
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 500;
Training Type: leadership

ILM offers a wide range of qualifications covering all aspects of leadership and management, along with specialist programmes in coaching and mentoring and has accredited training centre nationaly.

Learndirect Business
Tel: 0800 101 901
Email: learndirectbusiness@learndirect.net
Course Type: e-learning
Accredited: no
Price Band: 50;
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available: no

Provides e-learning cources in association with Business Link

NCVO The National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
Tel: 020 7713 6161
Email: ncvo@ncvo-vol.org.uk
Course Type: short
Accredited: no
Price Band: 150-250;
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available

NCVO is a highly effective lobbying organisation and represents the views of its members, and the wider voluntary sector to government, the European Union and other bodies. It also runs training, events and conferences, such "What Next for Leadership? The Civil Society Leadership Summit"

Sheila Mckechnie Foundation
Room 3.5, The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA
Tel: 0207 7700 8189
Email: ruby.coote@sheilamckechnie.org.uk
Contact: Ruby Coote
Course Type: programme; short
Accredited: no
Price Band: 10;100;
Training Type: campaining
Bursaries available

The Foundation runs programmes for individuals and groups providing support, advice and a place to share information on key areas of effective campaigning: from strategy, tactics, and targets to evaluating successful campaigns.

Social Enterprise Academy
5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR
Tel: 0131 243 2670
Email: learn@theacademy-ssea.org
Course Type: programme; short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 100-500
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available

ILM regisered training provider which specialises in providing Leadership training to the voluntary sector.

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Tailored courses

Regional

Aware Plus
16 East Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9PH
Tel: 0191 266 9451
Email: admin@awareplus.co.uk
Contact: Dr Simon Raybould
Course Type: short;
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: comms; leadership
Bursaries available

Aware Plus was formerly Curved Vision. It offer training in communication, interpersonal and management skills for a range of clients in the North East. Courses are run as a range of skills-based training days delivered to small groups.

Business Link North East
Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, Durham SR7 7TT
Tel: 0845 600 9006
Email: enquiries@businesslinknortheast.co.uk
Course Type: short; coaching;
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership; comms;
Bursaries available

Provide a wide variety of training and advice, tailored to your business requirements. Money available for training (from ONE NE) via Train to Gain (Enquiry Line - 0800 015 55 45) eligibility depends on type of training and location.

Carol Barwick Associates
Ouseburn Building, Albion Row, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 1LL
Tel: 0191 265 0055
Email: info@carolbarwick.co.uk
Contact: Paul Taylor
Course Type: coaching; in-house
Accredited: yes
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership; comms;

Provide individually designed programmes in Leadership and Managment training and advice. A partner organisation with Business Link.

Community Development Foundation
CDF North, Suite 4D, Joseph's Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds LS3 1AB
Tel: 0113 246 0909
Email: north@cdf.org.uk
Course Type: coaching; mentoring
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership; comms; networking

CDF is a national organisation with local regional offices. They provide grassroots grants managed by the Community Foundation in the North East for the voluntary sector with coaching and mentoring to improve Leadership within the organisation.

CPCR Limited
The Charcoal, Blagdon, Newcastle upon Tyne NE13 6DB
Tel: 01670 785100
Email: people@cpcr.co.uk
Course Type: coaching; action learning sets
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership; networking

Provide coaching, board development and bespoke leadership programmes which meet real personal and business objectives.

Governance Works
4 The Terrace, Ovingham, Northumberland NE42 6AJ
Tel: 01661 832296 Email: christine@governance-works.org
or Tel: 0845 456 2510 Email: rhona@governance-works.org,
Contact: Christine Morrison or Rhona Howarth
Course Type: coaching; mentoring; in-house
Price Band: 500;
Training Type: leadership; networking
Bursaries available

They provide support and training to the boards of not-for-profit organisations to ensure they have the necessary understanding of governance and the skills to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Also organise events on Leadership in the region eg. Regional Leadership & Governance Forum for the North East 3 April - organised with VONNE.

Organisational Advice and Support
70 Whitecroft Rd, Newcastle NE12 7EY
Tel: 0191 268 1522
Email: info@orgadvice.co.uk
Contact: Nick Price
Course Type: mentoring; coaching;
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership

They specialise in providing personally tailored practical advice and support to community groups and voluntary organisations and to SMEs. Key aim is to enable everyone in a leadership and management position to be clear on their current role and future direction.

P3 Associates
PO Box 197, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 7LJ
Tel: 0191 266 4626
Email: enquiries@p3associates.com
Course Type: mentoring; programme
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership; comms; networking
Bursaries available

Their Leadership Development Programme (12 months) has bursary places funded by the Northern Rock Foundation. A bespoke leadership development and leadership coaching programmes are also available as either open or in-house, tailored to a companies needs.

The Learning Team
Tel: 07783 740257
Email: angie@thelearningteam.net
Contact: Angie Martin
Course Type: mentoring
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available

The Learning Team clients include Voluntary & community groups, Registered charities and Social enterprises, they specialise in the not-for-profit sector. Their key area is Workplace Mentoring and Change-Management Support for Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) Organisations. They offer workplace mentoring to VCS organisations funded by Northern Rock Foundation.

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National

The Management Centre
Blue Jay Works, 117 Gauden Road, London SW4 6LE
Tel: 020 7978 1516
Email: katy@managementcentre.co.uk
Contact: Katy Murray
Course Type: short
Accredited: no
Price Band: 650;
Training Type: leadership

Provides training and consultancy exclusively to not-for-profit organisations. Key Leadership programmes include: Emerging Managers Programme, Leadership Development Programme and Straegic Leadership. Also provides Communication skills training.

Urban Forum
33 Corsham Street, London N1 6DR
Tel: 020 7253 4816
Contact: Tony Hilman, Communications Manager
Course Type: custom
Accredited: no
Price Band: tailored
Training Type: representation

Specialise in lobbying, you will need to be a member to gain access to their training. Holds conference and events.

Whitehall and Industry Group (WIG)
22 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA
Tel: 020 7222 1166
Email: leadershipprogrammes@wig.co.uk
Course Type: mentoring
Accredited: no
Price Band: 1000;
Training Type: networking

Managed the North East People Exchange programme.

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Further and Higher education

Regional

Newcastle College
Student Services, Newcastle College, FREEPOST NT920, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7SA
Tel: 0191 200 4000
Email: enquiries@ncl-coll.ac.uk
Course Type: programme; short
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 500-1000
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available

Offers a Foundation Degree In Leadership And Management, ILM courses and coaching.

New College Durham
Framwellgate Moor Campus, Framwellgate Moor, Durham DH1 5ES
Tel: 0191 375 4000
Email: help@newdur.ac.uk
Course Type: Programme
Accredited: yes
Price Band: 500-1000
Training Type: leadership
Bursaries available

Offers a Foundation Degree Working in the Voluntary and Community Sector

Northern Leadership Academy
Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 343 2643
Email: r.l.malby@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Contact: Becky Malby

The Northern Leadership Academy (joint venture between Liverpool, Leeds and Lancaster Universities) aims to develop more and better leaders throughout the North of England by raising the awareness of the benefits of leadership skills development. Its website provides a guide to suppliers of leadership provision as well as resources on Voluntary Sector Leadership.

Newcastle University Business School
Citywall, Citygate, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JH
Tel: 0191 2430824
Email: nubs@ncl.ac.uk
Contact: Juli Campey

MBA courses and Executive Development Programmes. Experience with the voluntary sector, for example events organised by the School include - "Overcoming Management Challenges in the Third Sector"

Newcastle Business School (Northumbria University)
City Campus East, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
Tel: 0191 227 3322
Email: info.nbs@northumbria.ac.uk

Courses include full-time, part-time, modular, sandwich, off-campus and the Executive Development Centre, which offers Executive Coaching.

Sunderland University
Edinburgh Building, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD
Tel: 0191 515 3171
Email: pauline.wonders@sunderland.ac.uk
Contact: Pauline Wonders

Offers MBA and MBS programmes as well as Workforce Development courses in Leadership and Management.

Teesside University
Middlesbrough, Tees Valley TS1 3BA
Tel: 01642 218121
Email: enquiries@tees.ac.uk

As well as MBA/Msc courses Teesside offers the option of Work-based Studies (WBS) with reduced course fees to achieve undergraduate and post graduate Leadership and management courses. Teesside Business School delivers five leadership development programmes as part of The Northern Partnership (TNP) in the area of Leadership in Eductation. Postgraduate Bursaries of up to £2,400 are available.

Durham University (Business School)
Durham University, Mill Hill Lane, Durham DH1 3LB
Tel: 0191 334 5200 Email: dbs.marketing@durham.ac.uk
Training type: Full Time, Executive (PT), Distance Learning, Executive MBAs

One of the longest established business schools in the UK, offers MBA, part-time, modular and short courses as well as Management Development.

Knowledge House (University collective)
1 Hylton Park, Wessington Way, Sunderland SR5 3HD
Tel: 0191 516 4408
Email: enquiries@knowledgehouse.ac.uk

Collaboration between: Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside universities.

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National

A list of Universities and Business Schools which offer MBA and professional development courses which offer development opportunities for the voluntary sector:

Aberystwyth School of Management and Business
MBA programme, flexible course which can be tailored to voluntary sector requirements.

Birkbeck College - University of London
The Faculty of Lifelong Learning offers a range of courses in community-based projects and leadership, working in partnership with the Community Development Foundation and the Civil Renewal Unit of the Home Office

Cambridge University - Judge Business School
Offers programmes relevant to the voluntary sector.

Cranfield School of Management
Long established Business School offering programmes specifically for the Third Sector, including a leadership programme developed with ACEVO.

Lancaster University Management School
The Lancaster Leadership Centre (LLC) is a world-class focus for leadership and enterprise studies and their development. Part of The Northern Leadership Academy (along with Leeds and Liverpool Business schools) which aims to provide new opportunities for leadership development for existing leaders and those with leadership potential throughout the North.

London South Bank University
Provides specialised courses in leadership and management in the Third Sector. The Centre for Government and Charity Management is based here.

Open University
The Open University runs specific programmes designed for Third Sector employee development.

Roehampton University
The Centre for the Study of Voluntary and Community Activity is based here which runs the Masters course in Voluntary Action Management.

University of Derby
Offers the Foundation Degree in Voluntary Sector Management as well as One-day Leadership Programme.

Warwick Business School - Institute of Governance and Public Management
Diploma in Public Leadership & Management provides managers and executives in the public and third sectors with clear perspectives on the dilemmas of leadership, management, and modern organisations.

University of Leicester - Lifelong Learning
Specialises in Distance Learning courses relevant to the voluntary sector.

University Of Wales, Lampeter
The Department of Voluntary Sector Studies Distance Learning course is currently free.

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Umbrella organisations with an interest in regional leadership and/or VCS leadership

They are not necessarily providers but they may provide some funding.

Regional

Northern Rock Foundation
The Old Chapel, Woodbine Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1DD
Tel: 0191 284 8412
Email: generaloffice@nr-foundation.org.uk
The foundation is a grant-giving body, which provides funds for training cources (eg The Leaning Team) but no direct training. Due to the current curcumstances of Northern Rock the amount of funding available to the foundation has been greatly reduced. Leadership is not one of their current priority areas for funding.

One NorthEast Offices in Tees and Tyne & Wear area
Tyne & Wear Office, Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 8NY
Tel: 0191 229 6200
Email: enquiries@onenortheast.co.uk
Tees Valley Office, Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park, Stockton on Tees, Tees Valley TS17 6QY
Tel: 01642 853 600
Email: Enquiries-Teessideoffice@onenortheast.co.uk
One North East is the Regional Development Agency set up to help the people of the North East create and sustain jobs, prosperity and a higher quality of life. It a funding body but does not provide training directly. All ONE North East funding for training is routed via Business Link (Enterprise North East).

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National

Capacity Builders (national support services)
(Head Office) 77 Paradise Circus, Birmingham B1 2DT
Tel: 0121 237 5100 (main switchboard)
Email: info@capacitybuilders.org.uk
Neil Bennett - Regional Manager North East. They provide training in partnership with other people

NAVCA
The Tower, 2 Furnival Square, Sheffield S1 4QL
Tel: 0114 278 6636
Email: navca@navca.org.uk
Course Type: short
Accredited: no
Price Band: 50;
Training Type: representation
Bursaries available
Umbrella organisation for local VDAs.

Novas Scarman Group (campaigning)
C/o Etec, Hudson House, 1 Moor Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland SR1 2JH
Tel: 0191 514 6156
Areas of expertise include; Community Development Training and Delivery, Coaching, Campaigning and policy advocacy work - "connecting the streets with the corridors of power". No current leadership funding in the North East but they have past experience in this area.

Third Sector Leadership Centre
Henley Management College, Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 3AU
Tel: 01491 571 454 ext. 2184
Email: info@thirdsectorleadership.org.uk
The Centre is run as a joint venture between NCVO and ACEVO. Latest news was that Capacity Builders have pulled funding from the centre and the it would close at the end of March.