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ETF Learning Session: Balancing the Books
Unleash your inner organiser
Has the thought of your groups’ finances got your head in a spin and you’re not sure how to keep your group’s accounts? ETF is holding a one day learning session on Saturday 12th May 2018, 9.30am-3.30pm, Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road. You’ll find out about good record keeping and how to lay out your group’s finance statements. It’s not just for Treasurer’s though – it’s everyone’s responsibility to know about their group’s finance, this course comes highly recommended by previous participants. (Lunch will be provided at this session.) For bookings contact the Federation Office on 0131 475 2509, email by clicking here or book online by clicking here. Housing Association tenants are required to pay a nominal fee, please contact your landlord before booking a place. Places must be booked in advance.
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ETF Learning Session: Consensus Decision Making
Take a breath and stay calm
Conflict happens. And sometimes it strikes whilst important group decisions need to be made. But how can we work through it? How can we prevent communication break-down and instead make disagreement an opportunity for learning? ETF is holding a half day learning session on Thursday 24th May 2018, 2.00pm-5.30pm, Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road. Come to this workshop and learn how to work through conflict, tackle difficult communication situations and work together to make decisions effectively. For bookings contact the Federation Office on 0131 475 2509, email by clicking here or book online by clicking here. Housing Association tenants are required to pay a nominal fee, please contact your landlord before booking a place. Places must be booked in advance.
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Federation Meeting
Come along and share your ideas
The next Federation Meeting will take place on Monday 14th May 2018, 7.00pm-9.00pm, Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL. The meeting will consist of conversations about your ideas for this year’s Work Plan and Service Level Agreement with the Council as well as thinking ahead to ETF developing a longer term vision for our work. You will also have the chance to hear what ETF has done over the past few months as we discuss our quarterly Progress Report. For bookings contact the Federation Office on 0131 475 2509, email by clicking here or book online by clicking here.
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Recruiting New EC Members
Think you got what it takes?
Have a strong passion, voice and interest in tenant’s human rights, want to work more closely and be more involved in the running and work of ETF? The position would involve assisting with decision making, social events, debates and the representation of ETF especially involving interaction with the public and council. If you are interested please contact the ETF office on 0131 475 2509 or email us by clicking here, we are keen to get more people involved with what we do and aim to achieve at ETF. To become an Executive Committee Member you need to be a member of a Tenants' and Residents' group that is registered with ETF.
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Membership Renewals
Lets keep our ETF community alive
As you know, at this time of year, the Federation writes to all our member groups, associate individual members and associate organisation members inviting them to rejoin the Federation for the coming year. This will take place very soon so watch out for this mailing as the applications for membership must be received in the Federation Office by Friday 1st June 2018.
The application forms have changed this year as the Federation needs to follow the rules set down in its new Constitution and to conform to the new Data Protection rules, commonly known as GDPR, which come into effect in May. For member groups, this means that as well as the group applying for membership, they need to nominate a member of their group to be their representative at Federation Meetings and the nominated person needs to give written permission for the Federation to hold their details in the Federation Office. Associate individual members must also give written permission to allow the Federation to hold their details. These permissions can be given by the person concerned by them signing the appropriate section of the membership application form. If you require assistance to complete your application form or would like further information please contact the Federation Office via email by clicking here or phone 0131 475 2509.
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ETF Annual General Meeting
A celebratory key night for ETF members
Edinburgh Tenants Federation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place this year on Friday 15th June 2018, 7pm, Leonardo hotel Edinburgh Capital, 187 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh.
The evening will consist of:
- The AGM for the year 2017/18;
- Steps to wind up the ‘old’ ETF;
- The Inaugural meeting of the ‘new’ ETF as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO);
- Appointment of Executive Committee Members;
- Adoption of Work Plan for 2018/19;
- ETF Volunteer Awards;
- Informal Social Event with a disco and buffet.
Bookings can be made via our website by clicking here, email by clicking here or phone the office on 0131 475 2509. Places must be booked in advance and by Friday 8th June 2018 at the latest.
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Don't forget that Federation Matters, along with other Federation publications, can be downloaded from our website by clicking here. That's all for this month - in our next edition there will be more information about ETF's AGM and details about UK Volunteer Week.
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