Planning and strategy

A Guide to the CIC Online Process

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 opportunity to learn how to successfully complete an online CIC incorporation application from start to finish. There will also be an overview of Community Interest Companies provided, along with some guidance on preparing your Articles of Association and completing form CIC36. 

Ethical Property Foundation: Does your charity need a property?

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 free webinar to help charities and voluntary organisations make informed decisions about property.

In particular, this practical and reflective session will support you to think carefully about the role property plays in your work. It will also help you decide whether having premises genuinely adds value to your mission.

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Blume: AI & Funders – what are Trusts & Foundations seeing, thinking and doing?

AI is changing the funding process for charities and funders alike. Find out how funders view these changes and what happens next.

You've heard the warnings about ‘AI slop’. You've seen fundraisers swear off AI completely, convinced it only creates generic, boring applications. But you're also hearing that AI is a game changer for some charities…

So what do the funders think?

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Digital Candle: Navigating AI as a charity: a human-centred approach

Feeling overwhelmed by AI hype? Boy oh boy you are so not alone. 

This practical webinar cuts through the AI noise and gives you a responsible, human-centred framework for exploring AI tools at your charity. 

James Gadsby Peet will share how his organisation co-created their own AI policy with our team, focusing on augmenting expertise, upholding inclusive values, and managing data responsibly. 

What you'll learn 

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NPC: Everyone's Environment: Local – Training 3 (Taking climate action for your organisation)

NPC are delighted to share that the 2026 schedule for Everyone’s Environment: Local is now confirmed — along with th

St. Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law)

Now the Protect Duty (Martyn's law) has been passed by parliament many organisations are now going to have to work out how this affects them.

This workshop will look at what you have to do in the standard tier (buildings with a capacity between 200 and 799 people) to meet the legislation and also simple things to make your life easier. Some of the things are also sensible to consider for those buildings who are not in scope of the legislation.

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Shared Topic Areas

Directory of Social Change: Understanding and Quantifying Your Social Value

The capacity to better identify, quantify and communicate the social and environmental impact of an organisation is becoming increasingly important to manage limited resources and guide strategic decision making, as well as engaging effectively with external stakeholders such as funders, customers, volunteers and the media.

Who should attend?

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