WHO ARE ‘TRAINING PEOPLE’ ?

Training People is an agency providing top quality training in fundraising and personal development to not for profit agencies, voluntary groups and commercial organisations throughout Ireland, the UK and further afield.

All Training People courses take into account the specific circumstances and legislation pertaining to fundraising and professional development within the country or area in which they are delivered be that Ireland, the UK or further afield.

ALICE GARRAD has 15 years of fundraising and management experience in the voluntary sector on both sides of the Irish Sea. With a background in marketing in the corporate sector, Alice joined Save the Children’s UK Fundraising team in 1987 and went on to lead a team raising £5.5 million per year from companies. She then pioneered Save the Children’s first ‘Big Gift’ fundraising campaign to mark the charity’s 75th Birthday.

Alice Garrad established her own fundraising and management consultancy in 1995. Consultancy services range from the development and implementation of fund-raising strategies, to feasibility studies for one off appeals and designing and running tailor-made training courses. Alice has lived and worked in Ireland for 7 years and her clients (both UK and Ireland based) include the Samaritans, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association, Concern, Barnardo’s, Help the Hospices and Sightsavers.

TREVOR GILL has worked in the UK and Northern Ireland voluntary sector for 20 years. He has an undergraduate degree in Education and a Masters degree in Marketing. He managed the fundraising work of the well known UK homelessness charity ‘Crisis’ before working for 10 years as the Senior Fundraising Manager of a Northern Ireland mental health charity consortium.

Trevor Gill established his own fundraising and management consultancy in 1997. Since then Trevor has been highly successful in assisting local groups to secure major grant aid from trusts and foundations, lottery sources, government agencies and Europe and in assisting charities to establish and implement effective public relations strategies. Current or recent clients include the Council for the Homeless NI, Lloyd’s TSB Foundation, the Methodist Church in Ireland, the NI Association for Mental Health, the Scout Association (NI Scout Council), the Simon Community NI and Jersey Zoo, Channel Islands.

THE TRAINING PEOPLE APPROACH

Both Alice Garrad and Trevor Gill are experienced trainers with a track record in successful fundraising and consultancy. The Training People aim is to equip participants with the practical skills necessary to improve their fundraising and professional practice. All Training People sessions are delivered in workshop style and are highly participative - this includes small group work, brainstorming, and time for questions and discussion. Training People aim to create a training environment where all those attending feel able to participate equally and where questioning, debate and ‘good ideas’ are actively encouraged.

In addition to courses led by Alice and Trevor, Training People employ the services of a other locally based expert trainers to assist in the leading of courses.