Learning, Skills and Employment

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The charity Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role has changed. It is no longer only about finance, it now includes governance, compliance, technology, ESG and supporting fundraising and leadership teams. This webinar will look at what is driving that change and what it means in practice. 

Managing expenses efficiently while maintaining financial oversight is challenging for charities. Manual processes, spreadsheets, and confusing expense policies can put an administrative burden on finance teams who are already stretched in an uncertain economy. 

Finance can feel daunting, with the confusing terminology and frustrating processes. Charities of all shapes and sizes find themselves struggling with finances, which can cause myriad problems: lack of transparency, absent accountability, reduced efficiency, inaccurate reporting, and so on.

As part of National Productivity Week 2026 join The Productivity Institute at Alliance Manchester Business School for a workshop designed specifically for leaders in the third and public sectors.

Productivity is often viewed as a private-sector concern, yet it hugely matters for public and third sector organisations facing tight budgets, rising demand and increasing accountability.

Too often framed as simply “doing more with less”, this workshop reframes it as the optimal use of resources to achieve better outcomes for people, organisations and places.

This course is designed to provide trustees with safeguarding awareness, understanding of their roles and responsibilities and confidence to promote best safeguarding practice within their organisations.

This course provides a detailed understanding of the safeguarding duties and responsibilities for Trustees.

The course content includes:

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has partnered with Manchester Adult Education Service (MAES), to create an online, free to use resource bank, designed to support informal, non-accredited ESOL classes across Greater Manchester. It will provide teachers and learners with resources that are user friendly, clearly organised and adaptable to a range of levels.

This is a short session focusing on No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and the broader implications of the Hostile Environment policy.

This session is designed in collaboration with United Impact for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of NRPF and its far-reaching effects.

The session will explore:

Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course will give you practical support to improve your grant fundraising success and inspire you to become a more confident grant fundraiser.

Join Beeston-Clarke accountants on the 6th May, when Catherine Arkley, from Synergies, will be joining as a guest speaker