Capacity Building

Charity Governance Awards 2025

The Charity Governance Awards are an exciting not-for-profit initiative created to celebrate outstanding governance and trusteeship in charities across the UK, allowing large and small not-for-profit organisations to inspire and learn from one another. These are the only charity awards that are designed to celebrate trustees, free to enter (with a free awards ceremony), and do not generate profit for the sponsors or partners.

Voice4Change England Catalyst Programme

Voice4Change England’s (V4CE) Catalyst Regions programme offers free workshops and tailored one-to-one support for BME organisations.

The Catalyst Programme supports BME communities through free online and in-person workshops, tailored 121 support, resource sharing and signposting and networking opportunities.

Topics the programme can assist with:

Renting your space for the benefit of your community

Most successful community hubs generate income from diverse streams, with space rental often providing both community value and unrestricted funding. This webinar will help community organisations maximise the potential of space rental.

The training is for groups that are managing an asset.

The session will explore the versatility of spaces, such as multipurpose halls, meeting rooms, and outdoor areas, to ensure optimal usage and benefit for both renters and the community.

Online
Shared Topic Areas

Introduction to working with business for your VCSE organisation

Overview:

Would you like to explore what working with businesses could look like for your organisation?

This is an introductory session is aimed at voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups who support people and causes in Manchester and are interested in developing meaningful relationships with local businesses.

You will:

Online
Shared Topic Areas

Get in financial shape for 2025: insights to navigate challenges and drive success

2024 has been a year of trials and triumphs for charity CFOs, who have been trying to maintain control of their organisation’s financial health despite rising costs, inflation and challenging fundraising targets.

On top of economic uncertainty, finance leaders across a wide range of industries including the charity sector, say they haven’t had the necessary tools for the job, with 86% of them acknowledging that “decisions are often made without sufficient data or insight”. That’s according to a recent report from Accounts IQ.

Online
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