Leadership training and events
Welcome to the training page where you will find information and current training opportunities relevant to the voluntary community and social enterprise sector in the city of Manchester.
10 March 2026, 10:00am - 3:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: From £67
Provider: NCVO
This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance
Event details
This course will explore some basic tools to help you:
make…
10 March 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: From £67
Provider: NCVO
This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership…
11 March 2026, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Kreston Reeves
Join Kreston Reeves on Wednesday 11 March at 3:00 – 4:30pm for a focused webinar designed to help charities understand the key changes to the Charities SORP 2026 and what they mean in practice.
This…
12 March 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: From £67
Provider: NCVO
All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights…
12 March 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: NPC
This online launch will mark the upcoming publication of How Will the Climate and Nature Crises Impact Women and Girls? – a major new briefing produced jointly by the WEN (Women’s…
16 March 2026, 9:30am - 17 March 2026, 12:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £170 per person
Provider: Ann Craft Trust
This online course will explore the roles and responsibilities of managers in terms of safeguarding adults at risk.
We’ll (Ann Craft Trust) look at the key changes within safeguarding as part of the…
17 March 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Provider: Companies House: The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
Join the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies on 17 March for a step-by-step guide on how to successfully incorporate your Community Interest Company (CIC) online.
Take this…
18 March 2026, 10:00am - 19 March 2026, 5:00pm
Venue: Central Manchester
Cost: From £95 per person
Provider: Resolve Poverty
Resolve Poverty's Annual Conference will be taking place over two days on the 18 & 19 of March 2026 in Central Manchester. We (Resolve Poverty) will be bringing together policymakers…
19 March 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Ethical Property Foundation
The Ethical Property Foundation (EPF) is pleased to announce their 2026 webinar series. As the UK’s leading property advice charity for the voluntary sector, they are offering a free webinar to help…
23 March 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £6 - £8 per person
Provider: Community Matters
Are you about to review your equality and diversity policy? Or are you setting up a new organisation and want to follow best practice? This session will look at Equality, Diversion and Inclusion and…
24 March 2026, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: St. Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Cost: Free
Provider: NPC
NPC are delighted to share that the 2026 schedule for Everyone’s Environment: Local is now confirmed — along with the sign‑up forms for your organisation.
About the Programme
The…
25 March 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £165+VAT
Provider: Sheila McKechnie Foundation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how information is created, shared, and understood. For campaigners, this brings huge opportunities, and equally big questions. How can AI…
25 March 2026, 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Cost: £0-50
Provider: Association of Chairs
This webinar is for Chairs and Vice Chairs who want to strengthen, refresh and future-proof their boards. While trustee recruitment is important, this session goes deeper - exploring how to deal with…
26 March 2026, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: House of Sport Manchester, Rowsley Street, Manchester, M11 3FF
Cost: Free
Provider: GM Moving
Get practical tips on fundraising, grants, and strategy to boost your club’s financial sustainability—leave with a clear action plan!
This Buddle workshop delivered by GM Moving provides…
16 April 2026, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ
Cost: Free
Provider: Manchester Community Central
Join Manchester Community Central for this event all about helping businesses to work with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in a mutually beneficial way.
Manchester…
21 April 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Manchester Museum, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL
Cost: Free
Provider: NPC
NPC are delighted to share that the 2026 schedule for Everyone’s Environment: Local is now confirmed — along with the sign‑up forms for your organisation.
About the Programme
The…
21 April 2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Online
Cost: £6 - £8 per person
Provider: Community Matters
Reserves are a critical element when building small charity resilience. However, they are often, for very valid reasons, miscalculated.
This session will look at Why we hold reserves, how to…
23 April 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Ethical Property Foundation
The Ethical Property Foundation (EPF) is pleased to continue our 2026 webinar series. Do charities need property? As the UK’s leading property advice charity for the voluntary sector, we offer this…
07 May 2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Online
Cost: £16.63
Provider: Get Grants
This MASTERCLASS will look at how to build and create successful corporate partnerships for your charity.
Corporate fundraising is an area that a lot of charities are looking at to build sustainable…
02 June 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: St. Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Cost: Free
Provider: NPC
NPC are delighted to share that the 2026 schedule for Everyone’s Environment: Local is now confirmed — along with the sign‑up forms for your organisation.
About the Programme
The…