Professional development

Emerging Chairs - a programme to support those taking on charity leadership roles.

Chairing a charity board is a balancing act of strategy, diplomacy, and accountability, and as a high-level voluntary position can be both a privilege and a challenge. 

Strong leadership and good governance doesn’t come by chance, and without effective training, even the most passionate leaders can struggle to turn good intentions into lasting impact. 

That’s where the Emerging Chairs Programme comes in. 

An opportunity to meet fellow Fundraisers and discuss the challenges and new opportunities arising in our sector.

There has never been a greater need for fundraisers to get together and share knowledge and experience. Get Grants FREE Virtual Fundraisers Networking Events bring fundraisers together to access friendly peer support from our UK-wide Get Grants Community.

In an ever-changing external landscape, responsive and adaptive strategies are more important than ever. How can trustees support adaptive strategies whilst keeping your mission at the centre? 

We (NPC) will cover: 

This event will be an informative 30 minute session sharing the latest developments in AI and digital transformation in the sector over the past year, providing practical takeaways for trustees to equip them with key tools to navigate AI in their charities.

This event is free and for trustees who want to know more about AI for their charity.

This hour long session will cover the new charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) guidelines and how they relate to trustees.

This event is free and for trustees.

Most organisations learn: some formally through structured processes, others informally through day‑to‑day practice. The challenge is to understand how learning already happens in your organisation and then identify the right interventions to intentionally grow and strengthen a learning culture.

In this session, we (NPC) will look at learning as a culture‑change process through four lenses:

Did you know around 20% of the population live with a disability? Yet despite this, much of the content we create online still isn’t fully accessible. Whether it’s a newsletter that’s isn’t screen reader friendly, or a social media post without alt text, many people can be unintentionally excluded from your charity’s messaging due to inaccessible content.

Join Beeston-Clarke Accountants on the 1st April where they will be joined by guest speaker Ian McLintock from Charity Excellence.

Back for its eighth year, Charity Digital's Digita

This webinar will focus on how organisations can intentionally design cultures that align values with everyday behaviours, decisions, and systems. Atkinson HR's panel will share  examples of what helps values stick in practice, even when organisations are going through change.