Training programmes, learning resources, volunteer training, and development goals — Notion helps you create an organisation that genuinely grows, not just one that survives.
A Notion database that tracks every training programme All Nations runs or participates in. Each entry has: programme name, dates, facilitator, target audience (staff / volunteers / leaders), attendance, and outcomes. Switch to Calendar view for a full year of learning at a glance.
Each programme page includes the agenda, pre-reading materials, post-session notes, and feedback. One source of truth — no more scattered documents per session.
A growing library of curated learning resources, organised by topic: leadership, safeguarding, children's ministry, worship, communications, and more. Each resource has a brief description, who it's suitable for, and a link.
Unlike a bookmarks folder or a list in a group chat, a Notion wiki is searchable, filterable, and can be kept current. Good resources get found; outdated ones get archived.
A compliance and training tracker for volunteers across All Nations. Each volunteer has a record of: what training they've completed, when it expires, and what's still outstanding. Filter to see everyone whose DBS check is due for renewal, or who hasn't completed safeguarding training.
Link this to HR's volunteer contacts database so data isn't duplicated. One database, multiple views for different purposes.
For every workshop or training session you run, create a Notion page containing the full agenda, facilitator guide, slides link, handout links, pre-session notes, and post-session reflection. One page per session — linked from the programme database.
Build these as reusable templates. After running a session once, you have a polished guide for anyone else who delivers it in future.
Private Notion pages (one per staff member) track their personal development goals: what they want to grow in, what training they're planning to do, what they've already done, and progress notes. These link to HR's 1:1 log for full context.
Reviewed quarterly in 1:1 meetings — Notion makes it easy to see what was agreed last time and whether it happened. Development goals stop being something said in a meeting and forgotten.
A shared calendar database showing all planned training, external courses, and learning events for the year. Visible across the workspace (not just HR), so team members can plan around training dates and self-nominate for sessions relevant to their role.
Linking it to your training programmes database means clicking a calendar entry opens the full session details — description, who it's for, how to sign up.
Start with the Learning Resources Wiki — it's immediately useful to the whole team and doesn't require much setup. Then build the Volunteer Training Tracker, where the compliance need is most pressing.
