CEO Lunch with Ceri Smith

13/06/12 04:00

TAF would like to invite you to a CEO Luncheon with Ceri Smith, Director of the Labour Market Directorate at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). Labour Market Directorate is responsible for the regulatory framework that underpins a competitive, efficient and effective labour market that supports economic growth and employment. The Directorate leads on domestic and EU labour law and regulations, from policy development through to compliance and enforcement activity, informed by...

Elena's L'Etoile
W1T 2NG

An invitation to ‘Road-Test’ the new Membership and Association Professional (MAP) Framework

22/06/12 04:00

You may already be aware that we are continuing to develop our Membership and Association Professional (MAP) resource to provide a structured and competency-focused approach to role delivery, learning and development. The process will offer a three stage format: Stage 1 – MAP Code of Conduct Stage 2 – MAP Competency Framework Stage 3 – Formal/Informal Peer Review The draft competency framework was consulted on back in February with over 8 leading membership organisation and association...

Centre Point
WC1A 1DU

Awards and Networking Dinner 2012

28/06/12 04:00

The 10th Annual TAF Best Practice Awards and Networking Dinner is the annual prestigious event that recognises, rewards and promotes best practice amongst Trade Associations in the UK. This year, the event will take place at the Plaisterer's Hall in London on Thursday 28th June 2012. TAF will be announcing the winners of the Best Practice Awards and celebrating our member's achievements at the After Dinner Drinks reception where there will be music and sporting themed entertainment. The Awards...

Plaisterers Hall
EC2Y 5JU

CEO Luncheon with Ian Watmore

20/09/12 12:30

TAF would like to invite you to a Luncheon with Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office and the Government’s Chief Operating Officer. Ian oversees the implementation of the Government’s Efficiency and Reform agenda, working under Francis Maude, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) has a lead role in the central government's efficiency drive, placing an emphasis on joint working and raising...

Elena's L'Etoile
W1T 2NG

Social Media Training Workshop Part 1

26/09/12 09:30

Join us on 1st May for this Social Media Workshop which will give you an insight into a range of social media channels. Morning session (09.30am-12.30pm): The focus will be on social media strategy, looking at high profile success stories such as Starbucks, Dell and Oxfam, and learning some lessons from famous flops. Speaker - Neil Ramsorrun Neil is an award-winning digital media consultant working across video, web and emerging mobile and social media technologies. Over the last nine years he...

CBI, Centre Point
WC1A 1DU

Social Media Training Workshop Part 2

26/09/12 13:30

Join us on 1st May for this Social Media Workshop which will give you an insight into a range of social media channels. Afternoon session (1.30pm-4.30pm): This session focuses on LinkedIn and its potential as a networking, business development and recruitment tool. You'll leave the day with an understanding of all the latest social media speak and equipped with a practical set of actions you can implement as soon as you get back to the office. Speaker - Neil Ramsorrun Neil is an award-winning...

CBI, Centre Point
WC1A 1DU

Seminar for Trade Association Chairmen

02/10/12 09:30

Each year a number of senior business people, with significant experience in running organisations and conducting meetings, are asked to take on the chairmanship of a trade association. However, they may well find the experience rather different from that which they have been used to. The result is that an incoming chairman struggles to get to grips with the role and may have to spend much time establishing a modus operandi - with the governing body and the chief executive. By the time this is the done the...

Centre Point
WC1A 1DU

Membership Recruitment Training Workshop

09/10/12 04:00

This practical and highly interactive course takes delegates, step by step, through the membership recruitment process, building your recruitment strategy as you go. Through a mixture of industry best practice, practical tips, example strategies and group work, this course provides trade associations with the latest recruitment tactics to activity and grow your membership, including: - The fundamentals of membership recruitment. - The research that will lead you to a successful recruitment...

Centre Point
WC1A 1DU

Membership Retention Training Workshop

09/10/12 04:00

Membership retention is one of the biggest issues facing trade associations today. This practical workshop introduces the key stages of the membership retention process and will show delegates how to build an effective membership retention plan. Delegates will learn proven cost-effective retention techniques that can be applied immediately to improve retention rates, including: - How to build a successful member retention plan and what goes in it. - Overcome the top reason for leaving - “perceived...

Centre Point
WC1A 1DU

TA Exchange Nov 2012

01/11/12 09:00