u3a

u3a West Midlands Region

Resources for Committees

Recruiting

If you need help with recruiting members, the “Pathfinder” Toolkit is here: Introduction to the Recruitment and Retention Toolkit (u3a.org.uk).  The Trust can give advice and ideas on publicity & recruitment.


Finding Speakers

Find a u3a Speaker helps u3a members who are also speakers, to share their talks with other u3as - which they give FREE of charge. Does your u3a have an entertaining speaker prepared to go on the list?

The u3a has an active national AI  (Artificial Intelligence) group that runs local events online, in person or as hybrid meetings.  They offer free speakers (travel expenses only) on a range of AI topics, and training for groups.

AI may be of interest to u3a members generally, or to Current Affairs, Philosophy, Art and Language groups as well as Science, Technology and Computing groups.

Read more in the AI Library:       https://u3acommunities.org/interest-groups/computing/ai-for-everyone/  

Contact the u3a subject advisor, Barry Claydon via the Subject Advisor page: https://subjectadvisers.u3asite.uk/ai-for-everyone-subject-adviser/

Subject Advisors are u3a members who want to increase the interest in their subject and share their knowledge. Contact them! See u3a - Subject Advice


Recommended Software tools

u3a Beacon Visit the website for help and user guides for the Beacon Membership/Finance system.

u3a Siteworks Visit this website for information and help on the website management system, Siteworks


Other Resources

The Members Area of the national website (requires log in) there is info about all aspects of running your u3a.  Within that, see u3a - Grants for u3as.  and Insurance (u3a.org.uk)

u3a - Trust and Trustee Updates You need to login to the u3a website to see this: it summarises what's happened in each Board meeting.

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