Your People FirstOur mission is to assist not-for-profits to succeed in mobilising their people through our training, consultancy and coaching services.
Martin J Cowling with group at IAVE Conference in Taiwan

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New! Martin J Cowling in Taiwan

Martin J (pictured above) attended the International Association for Volunteer Effort's Asia Pacific Conference in Taiwan in November. He presented on International Volunteerism.

New! 2010 Training Catalogue

Our newest training catalogue outlines our range of training courses including:

  • Dealing With Difficult Behaviours/Behaviors

  • Services for Clients With Complex Needs

  • Suicide Intervention Skills

  • Work/Life Balance

  • Safety In Organizations

  • Stronger Volunteering Organisations

 

New! 2010 Australasian Retreat for Vol Management

The 2010 Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management will be held in Adelaide March 17 to 19.

The Faculty will include: Martin J Cowling, Jayne Cravens (USA) and Andy Fryar. Limited to 52 participants, this Retreat is an amazing experience. More info

 

Social Media and the Not for Profit

This workshop addresses the 850 social media tools available and which one(s) are relevant to your agency? This session considers the impact, potential and caveats for the use of social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc For more on our training

 

Newsletter back issues here

Half Price Training Offer for the USA here

NCVO approved

People First -Total Solutions is an approved consultant by National Conference on Voluntary Organisations, the UK peak body for 7000 NFPs indicating our "commitment to providing high quality service".

 

 

not-for-profits Training Courses

Key Offerings

People First -Total Solutions supports the community sector through our services including:

Assessments:

Engage People First -Total Solutions to provide the most comprehensive assessments of:

 

Consulting:

People First -Total Solutions knowledge, expertise and international reach enable agencies to achieve their goals including investigating client needs, restructuring Not for Profits, Strategic planning, writing policy, considering the impact of government legislation and reviewing services,

72% of clients say we exceeded their expectations

 

Coaching and Mentoring:

We are currently working on an exciting new program for 2010. Watch this space for further developments on January 15, 2010.

 

Highly Regarded Training:

100% of our clients recommend our training, seen as:

  • engaging
  • innovative
  • informative.

Contact us for cost effective training which will make a real impact on your people. Click here for more on our training including rates and 2010 Training topics

 

Martin J Cowling, CEO

Leading international trainer and consultant heads up People First-Total Solutions. Learn more about Martin J.

 

Our Skilled Team

Check out our team here, available to conduct workshops and provide consultations on volunteer management and other human resource issues, strategic planning, organizational development, Board and governance and policy work

 

ABN

Our ABN is: 57 174 771 713

 

Clients include:

American Red Cross, Hands On/ Points of Light, FaHCSIA, St Vincent de Paul Australia,Travellers Aid Society of Victoria, Consumer Legal Center, Knox City Council, NZ Red Cross, SERVE Michigan, SERVE Idaho, MOVE Singapore, Click here for full client list.

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Contact us

Email: pfts@pfts.com.au
Telephone  
USA & Canada: 1 888 606 7387
United Kingdom: 020 8133 7991
Australia: 1300 781 357
New Zealand 04 889 2450
International: +61 3 9016 3450

Testimonials

Our Client Ratings.

People First -Total Solutions clients are asked to rate our training. You can see what they think of our training!! These are the average scores for our work from all of our clients. Click heading for more information about our ratings:

 

Training Results 93%

 

Consulting Results 94%

 

 

"When you engage a consultant it is always difficult to predict what that organisation is going to come up with and whether it will understand the the current climate of an organisation. Your consultancy was able to reflect this - You did your homework and the Board could see that. You understand people" Anne Maree McCarten, St Vincent de Paul New Zealand

 

"Facilitation of Session? 11 out of 10! what more can you ask!!" Alexandra Maggi, Melton Shire Council , Australia

"Information was clear, concise, exactly what we had asked for, and was delivered well - our course participants gave overwhelmingly positive feedback"
Jan Glover and Jude McNabb, Volunteer Nelson

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