Influencing decision makers and commissioners

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Course structure

• What you want to influence and why
• Who you want to influence
• Connecting with decision makers and commissioners
• Communicating and tailoring your message

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course you will:

• feel confident about putting together a plan of action for influencing
• get more clarity on your target audience
• be able to tailor your message as appropriate and evaluate your progress.

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Find out about your trainer

Racheal Jones is the Social Growth Programme Manager at Knowsley Community and Voluntary Services, a local infrastructure organisation in Merseyside. She has worked in the voluntary sector for 20 years, over 6 of them with infrastructure organisations successfully influencing new approaches to strategic partnerships and collaborative working in Knowsley. She has also established an independent Third Sector Consortium which has secured contracts to the value of £400K within its first 2 years. Racheal has influenced and successfully positioned the social sector to secure resources and has had lead roles in collaborative strategic programmes in the locality, including HeadStart.

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