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NEWS AND EVENTS
SEMINAR
Friday 5 February
12.30-2.30
1st Floor, Downstream Building
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG
THIRD SECTOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
THE REAL STORY
In times of economic crisis mergers are often seen as the way forward in the private sector and now, increasingly, in charities and social enterprises. However, private sector experience shows that many mergers fail to achieve the anticipated benefits. So what are the key drivers for mergers for third sector organisations? What practical measures need to be addressed during merger discussions? How should newly merged organisations act to maximise the benefits?
Our panel of speakers all have direct experience of mergers - either as the major or minor partner - and will share these with our audience. They include:
- Helen Dent - Chief Executive of Family Action
- Carole Easton - Chief Executive of the newly merged CLIC Sargent in 2006, prior to that Chief Executive of Childline which she merged into NSPCC
- Richard Prince - private and third sector experience including long term strategic planning following acquisition of Burmah Castrol plc by BP in 2000.
Seminar cost: £20.00 including buffet lunch (£10 for members)
PRIMETIMERS WINS MAJOR DOH CONTRACT - December 2009
PrimeTimers is to form a key part of the consortium that has just won a major contract from the Department of Health to manage the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund. The fund has been set up by the Department to assist organisations that provide volunteers to the NHS...more
CHARITIES MUST USE PRE-ELECTION TIME TO ENGAGE WITH POLITICIANS - September 2009
Charities face a fresh set of challenges in dealing with a new government irrespective of which party is in power, delegates were told at a London seminar this week. "Most charities have poor networking skills with little understanding of the political structure or how to engage with the people who take the key decisions" said Kevin Davis, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Yeovil and guest speaker at yesterday's event hosted by PrimeTimers....more
DEMAND FOR INTERIM INCREASES IN THIRD SECTOR - Sep 2009
As the recession continues to put a constraint on budgets and funding for third sector organisations, the demand for high calibre, short-term expertise to plug staff and skills gaps or to manage a period of change, has increased. With this in mind, PrimeTimers has produced a dedicated guide to interim management within the third sector...more
INTERIM MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: Doing the dirty work or holding the fort? - July 2009
We were delighted to welcome over 60 attendees at our recent seminar on interim management, a combination of nfp organisations, interim managers and those considering interim as a career path. Guest speakers from key charities including Bow Childcare, Sporting Equals and the British Youth Council and their respective interims shed some useful light on the mysteries of when to employ an interim, how it differs from consultancy, how to get the best out of an interim manager and what the pitfalls may be.
In a competitive and challenging climate, where it's crucial to have the right skills in place at the right time, we believe that interim management is going to be the way forward in the third sector over the next few years and our panel of speakers roundly endorsed this view.
PRIMETIMERS STRENGTHENS TEAM - April 2009
Bernice Rook and Jo Simpson have joined PrimeTimers as a job share for the newly created role of Executive Consultant. The new appointment brings a variety of skills to the PrimeTimers team as Jo has formerly worked for Nottinghill Housing trust as a Project Manager for Shelter;Bernice's experience lies in recruitment consultancy, latterly with Randstad as a Resourcing Manager, and the health and social care sectors.
FINANCE EXECUTIVES SWITCH TO THIRD SECTOR - April 2009
As third sector organisations grapple with the challenges of the current economic climate, substantial expertise from the financial sector is becoming increasingly available as city, banking and financial services executives look to the third sector for job opportunities...more
GOVERNMENT'S DEGREE REVOLUTION MIRRORS UNIVERSITY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY - November 2008
Ideas from Higher Education Secretary, John Denham, for enabling thousands more students to study part-time using an accumulative credit system, are strikingly similar to those put forward for a University for Civil Society by PrimeTimers...more
FORMER DEUTSCHE BANK MD ON BOARD WITH PRIMETIMERS
October 2008
Tony Buckland, a former MD at Deutsche Bank ag, has joined PrimeTimers, business skills supplier to the third sector, as a senior non executive director from September 30th...more
PRIVATE SECTOR LOSSES WILL BE CHARITY SECTOR GAINS
October 2008
An opportunity exists for third sector organisations to gain substantial expertise if the executive fall-out from the private sector continues says PrimeTimers, leading business skills supplier to the third sector...more
PRIMETIMERS APPOINTED AS PART OF CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN YOUTH THIRD SECTOR
September 2008
A consortium which includes PrimeTimers was recently announced as the successful bidder to act as the managing body for the Government's £100 million Youth Sector Development Fund...more
BARBARA ROCHE GIVES PRIMETIMERS MEMBERS INSIGHT INTO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS - July 2008
At a network seminar for members and selected charity personnel, former government minister, Barbara Roche, gave an insight into government from the inside with a fascinating and highly informative talk at 1 London Bridge. Having held several ministerial offices, the most recent being in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, she was able to explain the diversity of the departments, the different characters and cultures and, consequently, how lines of communication vary from one to another.
EMMAUS UK INVITES RECYCLING AND HOMELESS CHARITIES TO SHARE RESEARCH FINDINGS - May 2008
At a recent seminar, research carried out for Emmaus by PrimeTimers highlighted the key issues that social enterprises involved in recycling and resale should consider if they are planning for growth. ...more
THIRD SECTOR VOICES SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY AT PRIMETIMERS 'COLLOQUIA' - April 2008
"The idea of civil society through the years has been a driving force all over the world and, in the shape of a university, could provide the intellectual challenge the third sector is currently lacking" said Professor Martin Albrow at the final PrimeTimers debate about lifelong learning and the third sector. Chairing the well attended debate was David Walker, editor of The Guardian's Public Magazine. www.civilsocietyuniversity.org.uk