Leadership

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact.

Authentic leadership is crucial in the charity sector, where trust, values-driven decisions, and inspiring others are key to driving meaningful social change.

In this course, you’ll learn how to lead authentically, by enhancing your self-awareness, building stronger relationships, making balanced decisions, and increasing your resilience.

By the end of the training, you'll:

This course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice,

Thanks to its small group size, this course gives you plenty of opportunities to ask questions and put your learning into practice. After the course, you’ll gain access to extra resources and an informal network to help you continue your learning.

This training will take place over two half days. You need to attend both sessions of the same course.

The Wills Act is rooted in 1837, but Will-making has raced into the digital age. Join this practical session to unpack the Law Commission’s reform proposals, explore how digital-first Wills are reshaping who makes a Will and when, and discover what electronic Wills mean for how charities ask supporters to leave a legacy. Clear, actionable insight on where legacy fundraising is headed and how your organisation can stay ahead

Giving you a practical insight to help you plan and deliver digital fundraising successfully for your organisation.

With ever-increasing digital fundraising tools and platforms available, it can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start, and a drain on limited time and resources if you don’t know what is going to work for your specific organisation and fundraising needs.

Most people involved in charities, CICs and community organisations spend a lot of time doing — supporting people, answering emails, chasing funding, solving problems and keeping things moving.

The Thinking Shop is a 90-minute facilitated session exploring a simple question:

How much of what we are busy doing is actually helping us do what we exist to do?

It isn’t a training course. There are no presentations and no expert standing at the front with all the answers.

Join the gunnercooke charities team, Michele Price and Robert Nieri for a 45-minute webinar and short Q&A at 12:00 on Tuesday 20th October, to address recent legal, regulatory, governance and policy developments that may not only impact your charity but that you can harness with confidence to better advance your organisation’s purposes.

Learn more about what it means to be a good employer when it comes to the employment of people with criminal records

What does it mean to be a good employer when it comes to people with criminal records? What is the Greater Manchester way of understanding and rehabilitating the history of offending through employment?

An in person event to explore fresh perspectives on ADHD & autism for adults navigating demanding work, relationships and responsibilities.

Rethinking the way we understand ADHD and autism, with useful insights and practical ideas for everyday work and home life.

This monthly Manchester meetup is open to adults with ADHD, autism or both, including those who are diagnosed, awaiting assessment or exploring whether they may be neurodivergent.