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HOW TO JOIN THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

Independent Specialists
in Management, Governance and Organisational Development
with Voluntary Organisations

MDN membership is open to individuals based in the UK who meet all the following criteria:

Independent: they are independent of the organisations to which they provide consultancy or training.
Self-employed: their work is done primarily on a freelance or self-employed basis. This also includes members of workers' co-operatives, partners in a partnership, and individuals who have set up their own limited company.
Specialising in and prioritising work with voluntary organisations: they work exclusively or primarily with charities and other voluntary organisations.
Focus on organisational and management development: the focus of their work is on management, governance and organisational development issues such as planning, quality, roles, organisational structures, working relationships, organisational cultures, or systems and procedures for managing people, money or information. Specialisms such as fundraising, marketing and public relations are less likely to be appropriate.
Established: they have met all the above criteria for two years or more.

COST

There are two types of charge:

an annual fee of £30 per member (for the year from 1 October to 30 September), to cover mailings, copies of handouts from MDN events, administrative costs, a copy of the MDN members' directory, and directory updates;
a charge for seminars, workshops and other events. This covers lunch, refreshments and special papers and is typically £35-50 for an all-day event, or £20-25 for a half-day or evening event.

HOW TO JOIN

If you meet the criteria, print out the application form and send it to MDN with three copies of your publicity material (or description of your background and work) and the annual fee. The address is below.

If you are not sure whether you meet the criteria, please contact Sandy Adirondack on 020-7232 0726 to discuss your situation.

If you meet the criteria but are not certain about whether you want to join, you will be welcome to attend one of our seminars or workshops, on payment of the charge for the event. To arrange this please contact Shirley Otto on 0131-228 6267.

If you have not yet been a freelance management consultant or trainer in the voluntary sector for two years, you can let us know when you will meet the two-year requirement, and we will send you a reminder at that time.

DECISION-MAKING AND ADMINISTRATION

The Management Development Network is an unincorporated association, with major decisions made at members' meetings. These are held twice a year, immediately after seminars or other events. Members based in Scotland meet separately as MDN in Scotland and organise a separate programme of events. These events are open to all MDN members.

MDN is administered on a voluntary basis by three "convenors" who are independent management trainers and consultants in the voluntary sector. Current convenors are Sandy Adirondack (publications and administration), Roger Jones (membership), and Shirley Otto (MDN in Scotland, and London events). Members outside London and Scotland are encouraged to organise events locally.

For further information contact:
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
39 Gabriel House
10 Odessa Street
London SE16 7HQ

tel 020-7232 0726
fax 020-7237 8117
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