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SUMMARY:Making an Impact Alongside Your Day Job - Skilled Volunteer Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Curious about how you can use your professional skills to support a high-impact small charity alongside a day job? \n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday 22 July\, 12:30–1:15pm\, for a practical online session on skilled volunteering. \n\n\n\nWe’ll cover: – What skilled volunteering is and why it matters – The different ways professionals can support small charities – How to use your expertise in a way that is effective\, flexible and rewarding – Tips for balancing volunteering alongside a busy career \n\n\n\nWe’ll also be joined by one of The Fore’s volunteers\, who recently began an advisory role with an exceptional small charity. She’ll share her experience of getting started\, what the role looks like in practice\, the difference her support is making\, and advice for anyone considering volunteering their skills for the first time. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re looking to develop new skills\, give back to a cause you care about\, or simply learn more about the opportunities available\, we’d love to have you join us.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/making-an-impact-alongside-your-day-job-skilled-volunteer-webinar/
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SUMMARY:The Fore Showcase: Scalable Solutions to Homelessness
DESCRIPTION:Event update – 14th May 2026 \n\n\n\nDue to anticipated Tube strikes next week and to minimise disruption for attendees\, The Fore Showcase: Scalable Solutions to Homelessness will now take place fully online. \n\n\n\nAll registered attendees will receive a calendar invite with joining details ahead of the event. \n\n\n\nDo you want to learn about innovative solutions to homelessness?   \n\n\n\nThe Fore is pleased to invite you to our first At the Forefront Showcases highlighting some of the best charities and social enterprises tackling homelessness and housing insecurity.   \n\n\n\nThis event is designed specifically for funders\, philanthropists\, policymakers and sector leaders who want to hear directly from organisations developing new\, scalable solutions in this area.   \n\n\n\nCharities will provide ten-minute presentations on their models followed by time for questions. This is NOT a fundraising event. \n\n\n\nREGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE \n\n\n\nWe have limited venue capacity so in-person attendance will be confirmed after registration.  \n\n\n\nDate: 21st May 2026 \n\n\n\nTime: 12-1pm \n\n\n\nLocation:  Online and in person\, RSA House Strand\, John Adam Street\, London WC2N 6EZ  \n\n\n\nSpeakers:  \n\n\n\nJonathan Tan (Founder and CEO)\, Greater Change – cash transfers to end and prevent homelessness \n\n\n\nChristy Acton (Founder and CEO)\, Standing Tall – connecting those who have experienced homelessness with a stable job and a safe home \n\n\n\nRachel Woolf (Founder & CEO)\, Street Storage – free\, accessible and safe storage for those experiencing homelessness \n\n\n\nZoe Minihan (Programme Manager)\, Hotel School – supporting people who have experienced homelessness to thrive in the hospitality industry \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect  \n\n\n\nGuests will have the opportunity to:  \n\n\n\n• Hear short presentations from innovative charities • Learn about scalable approaches to housing insecurity • Explore opportunities for collaboration and support  \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nRSA House provides step-free access and accessible facilities. As venue capacity is limited\, we will email you separately to confirm in-person attendance. We’ll ask for any disability adjustment requirements at this point also. \n\n\n\nPlease email events@thefore.org if you have any questions.REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE \n\n\n\nWe have limited venue capacity so in-person attendance will be confirmed after registration.  \n\n\n\nCan’t wait for the event? Check out our At The Forefront Podcast Series\, where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges. Watch here or listen here. 
URL:https://thefore.org/event/the-fore-showcase-scalable-solutions-to-homelessness/
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SUMMARY:Proportionate Evaluation workshop with NPC
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for charities who want to evaluate their work and measure their impact\, but have limited resources. How do you decide what to evaluate and measure? What constitutes a proportionate and meaningful way to evaluate in your project or service? \n\n\n\nDuring the workshop we will discuss why charities want to understand their impact\, why we need measurement\, the different types of evidence standards\, and how you can decide what type of measurement is proportionate and meaningful for your charity. We will look at how a theory of change can help you decide on measurement priorities\, and will briefly touch upon the five types of data you could collect. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be interactive\, so there will be plenty of opportunities to ask your questions. The workshop will be given by an expert from NPC\, the think tank and consultancy for the social sector. No preparation is necessary.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/proportionate-evaluation-workshop-with-npc/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240605T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240605T120000
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SUMMARY:Grants Fundraising: Part 1 & Part 2 with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:Grants Fundraising Part 1 – Preparing and Searching (5th June) \n\n\n\nGrants are the most significant source of income for small charities\, but what are the key elements underlying a successful grants income stream? In this session we look at those foundational criteria essential to setting your organisation up for a win and tips how to find the best grants. This session is less appropriate for those with mature Grant funding programmes. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\nGain insight into the overall process of grants fundingUnderstand what fundraisers need to know before writing applicationsGain insight into how to cost effectively find funders‌ \n\n\n\nGrants Fundraising Part 2 – Applying and Reporting (12th June) \n\n\n\nThis session walks through the Grant application process\, with insight\, best practice and top tips on planning\, writing effective copy\, and boosting your chances of repeat funding. This session is less appropriate for experienced Grants fundraisers. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\nInsight into how to create a robust applicationUnderstand of how to maximise your chances of repeat funding
URL:https://thefore.org/event/grants-fundraising-part-1-part-2-with-triceratops-training/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240523T093000
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SUMMARY:Budgeting For Sustainability workshop with Embrace Finance
DESCRIPTION:Budgeting for sustainability in small charities can be challenging. Our business models and the operating environment often makes this difficult. However\, there are things we can do to help us build our financial sustainability. \n\n\n\nIn this session we will revisit good budgeting principles\, explore ways to build sustainability and talk together about the very real challenge of having to do more with less. \n\n\n\nWe will look at: \n\n\n\nUnderstand the benefits of budgetingKnow how to prepare a simple multi project organisational budgetUnderstand how budgeting can contribute to sustainabilityUnderstand the limitations of full cost recovery and budgeting when building sustainability \n\n\n\nWhat you can expect: \n\n\n\nSome slides and Q and AA practical budget building workshopGroup discussionPlease come prepared to share and learn togetherThe session is led by Liz Pepler\, Director at Embrace Finance\, an experienced charity finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in the sector. \n\n\n\nThis is suitable for employed staff or trustees who are managing the finances of a charity or social enterprise with an income up to £1m.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/budgeting-for-sustainability-workshop-with-embrace-finance/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240515T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240515T160000
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SUMMARY:Reporting and Reviewing Impact: What Good Looks Like workshop with NPC
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for small- and medium-sizes charities who want to learn about reporting on their impact. The workshop is suitable for those planning to start reporting on their impact\, as well as those who want to improve their current reporting. \n\n\n\nWe often find that organisations are successfully collecting and assessing data\, but failing to learn and report on their data. Understanding and reporting on your learning and impact is a vital step in the cycle of good impact practice. It can be difficult to work out what information is the most helpful for learning and the key things to include in reports. \n\n\n\nDuring the workshop we will discuss the principles of good impact reporting\, what data to include in your reporting\, how to turn data into learning and the benefits of being open and honest in your reporting by sharing your learning when things haven’t gone to plan. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be interactive\, so there will be plenty of opportunities to ask your questions. The workshop will be given by an expert from NPC\, the think tank and consultancy for the social sector. No preparation is necessary.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/reporting-and-reviewing-impact-what-good-looks-like-workshop-with-npc/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240505T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240505T120000
DTSTAMP:20240207T131523Z
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SUMMARY:Fundraising In Tough Economic Times workshop with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:When times are hard\, it is important that we focus on the essentials. In this session we look at how we can minimise our outgoings\, and focus on the behaviours and decisions crucial to maintaining (and growing) income. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\nHave an enhanced understanding of the different income streams which are availableUnderstand the importance of being strategic in our effortsUnderstand the potential of changing behaviours for stronger fundraising
URL:https://thefore.org/event/fundraising-in-tough-economic-times-workshop-with-triceratops-training/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240430T120000
DTSTAMP:20240207T130201Z
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SUMMARY:Reserves and Resilience: Managing Strategic Financial Risk workshop with Embrace Finance
DESCRIPTION:Financial resilience rarely happens by accident. It is proactive and intentional. Reserves are a key element of building financial resilience. Join us to explore what we talk about when we talk about reserves. \n\n\n\nWe will look at: \n\n\n\nWhy we need a reserves policyWhat good looks likeHow to calculate reserves (both our actual and target figures)How to build reservesHow to manage reservesTop tips and common elephant traps \n\n\n\nWhat you can expect: \n\n\n\nSome slidesSome examplesSome breakout sessionsSome group discussionPlease come prepared to share and learn togetherThe session is led by Liz Pepler\, Director at Embrace Finance\, an experienced charity finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in the sector. \n\n\n\nThis is suitable for employed staff or trustees who are managing the finances of a charity or social enterprise with an income up to £1m.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/reserves-and-resilience-managing-strategic-financial-risk-workshop-with-embrace-finance/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240424T160000
DTSTAMP:20240110T171522Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding The Need You Meet workshop with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:The need(s) we meet are often all too obvious to us\, but how can we evidence this to others? This session will provide you with key questions to understand your need and how we can ‘prove’ this to external parties. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the importance of a robust evidence-based approach to need\n\n\n\nKnowledge of how to build a capacity appropriate research project\n\n\n\nInsight into key principles of communicating your findings
URL:https://thefore.org/event/triceratops-training-understanding-the-need-you-meet/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240423T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240423T150000
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SUMMARY:Five Types of Data for Impact Measurement workshop with NPC
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for charities who want effectively evaluate and measure their impact\, but struggle with getting the right data. This introductory workshop is particularly geared towards small and medium-sized charities. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will start with discussing why charities should measure their impact\, followed by a brief summary of good impact practice. We will then focus the majority of the time on how to design your impact measurement and data collection in such a way that it will help you understand how your programme or service is working and how you can make it better. We will draw on NPC’s five types of data framework\, which are fundamental for monitoring and evaluating services or programmes. The five types of data progress from routine data that you should always be collecting (user\, engagement and feedback data)\, through to data that you will only collect occasionally (outcomes and impact data). We will discuss the importance of each type of data\, the type of questions to ask\, as well as possible appropriate measures to obtain the different types of data. The workshop will end with some practical tips on how to keep your data collection proportionate\, and some tools and tech that can help boost your efficiency. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be interactive\, so there will be plenty of opportunities to ask your questions. The workshop will be given by an expert from NPC\, the think tank and consultancy for the social sector. No preparation is necessary.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/five-types-of-data-for-impact-measurement-workshop-with-npc/
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SUMMARY:Charity Finance: What Does Good Look Like? with Embrace Finance
DESCRIPTION:Small charity finance needn’t be a mystery. Really\, we have just three jobs. We need to get the systems and processes right. We need to take good decisions. And we need to lead with financial confidence. We don’t need to be experts in finance to build a financially sustainable small charity. We revisit what we talk about when we talk about charity finance and what good looks like. Come and congratulate yourself on what you are already doing and find what you can do next to lead your charity to a more financially sustainable and financially resilient future. \n\n\n\nWe will look at: \n\n\n\n\nHow to build robust systems and processes\n\n\n\nHow to take financially sustainable and financially resilient decisions\n\n\n\nHow to lead with financial confidence\n\n\n\nTop tips and common elephant traps\n\n\n\n\nWhat you can expect: \n\n\n\n\nSome slides\n\n\n\nSome examples\n\n\n\nSome breakout sessions\n\n\n\nSome group discussion\n\n\n\n\nPlease come prepared to share and learn together \n\n\n\nThe session is led by Liz Pepler\, Director at Embrace Finance\, an experienced charity finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in the sector. \n\n\n\nThis is suitable for employed staff or trustees who are managing the finances of a charity or social enterprise with an income up to £1m.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/embrace-finance-charity-finance-what-does-good-look-like-2/
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Social Investment with Jem Stein (Daring Capital)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging and accessible introductory course tailored to budding social entrepreneurs eager to navigate the world of social investment. In this session\, we’ll demystify the landscape\, covering three fundamental types of social investment: debt\, equity\, and quasi-equity. \n\n\n\nDo you know your dilution preferences from your fixed charges? \n\n\n\nDo you know the difference between RPA and quasi-equity?* \n\n\n\nWhether you’re considering raising funds for your venture or simply curious about the possibilities\, this course offers practical insights and real-world examples to get you started. We will start with a few slides to set the context\, with the remainder of the session being interactive with the opportunity to ask questions. \n\n\n\nPlease note this session is only relevant to organisations with a traded income as a core part of their model. \n\n\n\nParticipants will: \n\n\n\n\nBetter understand whether social investment is right for their organisation.\n\n\n\nBecome aware of the different types of social investment.\n\n\n\n\nMy name is I’m Jem Stein and I will be your guide. I’ve been around social enterprises for over a decade first as founder of a social enterprise called The Bike Project and now as an investor with Daring Capital. Through Daring\, I help founders raise funds from social investors. \n\n\n\n*that one’s a trick question: they are the same thing!
URL:https://thefore.org/event/jem-stein-introduction-to-social-investment/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240312T120000
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SUMMARY:Events Fundraising and Fundraiser Management with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:Organising events and managing those who organise events for us can be a real time sapper. In this session we consider what is involved in event-based fundraising\, and how to manage and inspire the volunteer fundraisers who work with us. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nAn understanding of what is involved in event-based fundraising\n\n\n\nGreater understanding of volunteer management\n\n\n\nHave the confidence to be strategic with limited resources
URL:https://thefore.org/event/triceratops-training-events-fundraising-and-fundraiser-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240308T110000
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SUMMARY:The Building Blocks of an Effective Small Charity webinar with Vic Hancock Fell
DESCRIPTION:How do we build strong foundations at our small charities to ensure the work we do has impact\, the way we work is effective and we feel confident and in control? In this webinar\, Vic will share her six building blocks of an effective small charity and will allow time for peer troubleshooting and Q&A at the end of the session. Vic will also share details of her upcoming course for small charity leaders and how to find out more. \n\n\n\nVic has led two small charities through periods of transformation using this building blocks approach and has supported many others through consultancy to achieve that same transformation. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will be particularly helpful for small charity founders\, leaders\, managers\, Trustees\, CEOs\, aspiring CEOs – anyone who is or will be responsible for leading ‘everything’ at a small organisation. \n\n\n\nAbout your host \n\n\n\nVic is a small charity sector devotee with more than 15 years experience working within the charity sector as a founder\, fundraiser\, CEO\, Trustee\, consultant and trainer. She has worked with organisations like NCVO\, Lloyds Bank Foundation and The FSI as well as hundreds of small charities. \n\n\n\nShe is the founder of a social enterprise freelancing agency for socially-purposed organisations called Fair Collective and does her own consultancy and training\, specialising in small charities. Vic has a Masters in Charity Management from the Centre for Charity Effectiveness and works with The Fore on our funding rounds as a Strategic Applicant Consultant.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/the-building-blocks-of-an-effective-small-charity-webinar-with-vic-hancock-fell/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240228T130000
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SUMMARY:Building Great Corporate Partnerships workshop with B&G
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating private sources of income can bring numerous benefits to your organisation. Aside from money\, corporate partnerships can help build your organisational profile and networks\, introduce skilled professional volunteers and great new board members to your organisation. However\, the needs of a corporate partner are quite different from those of a trust\, foundation or a public funder. What do you need to know and prepare for to build and then maintain a great corporate partnership? Drawing on our own experiences as nonprofit leaders working with these kinds of partnerships in the UK and US\, we’ll explore their benefits and potential pitfalls. \n\n\n\nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nCorporate Philanthropy \n\n\n\n* types of corporate partnerships that are possible \n\n\n\n* identifying and cultivating the right partnerships \n\n\n\n* pitching to potential corporate partners (We will provide an exercise in the workshop that will help you to structure your pitch. Those who would like to try it out in the session can receive feedback\, but you can also send us the notes for your pitch after the session and receive feedback via email instead.) \n\n\n\n* what corporate partnerships look like post Covid and in the current economic climate \n\n\n\n* Please note that each workshop session is limited to 15 participants in total. If places sell out we will schedule further dates if there is enough demand. If a session is sold out or you have problems booking email us at info@bandgpartners.com \n\n\n\n“This course helped address many questions and concerns I had about corporate partnerships. It was by far and away the most informative and enjoyable course I have attended in all my 11 years as a charity worker and in recent years as a fundraiser. Everything was so useful and I am now armed with some great ideas and advice to move forward and increase the corporate turnover of my charity.” – Fundraising Manager\, Warning Zone Life Skills Centre
URL:https://thefore.org/event/building-great-corporate-partnerships-workshop-with-b-g/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240223T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240223T120000
DTSTAMP:20240110T172758Z
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SUMMARY:Financial Resilience - How to Navigate Financial Uncertainty workshop with Embrace Finance
DESCRIPTION:Financial resilience is the ability to murmurate like starlings. In this session\, we explore what it means to be a financially resilient organisation\, how it is something that we do as much as it is something that we are\, how it is often about saying no rather than saying yes\, doing less rather than doing more and how it is not the same as financial sustainability. We review practical tools which can help us navigate the financial uncertainties ahead. We look at the limitations of most financial reporting and the critical role of forecasting\, reserves\, scenarios and why we need to look beyond the risk register in order to survive and thrive. \n\n\n\nWe will look at: \n\n\n\n\nWhat financial resilience is and how it is different to financial sustainability\n\n\n\nThe role of forecasting\, reserves\, scenarios and indicators in navigating uncertainty\n\n\n\nExamples of financial resilience in practice and useful tools\n\n\n\nTop tips and common elephant traps
URL:https://thefore.org/event/embrace-finance-financial-resilience-how-to-navigate-financial-uncertainty/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240222T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240222T130000
DTSTAMP:20240111T104746Z
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SUMMARY:NPC Survey Design
DESCRIPTION:Most charities use surveys in one way or another\, but with varying levels of success. There’s already lots of guidance available\, but little that directly addresses the challenges faced by charities. For example: \n\n\n\n\nWhat are the most cost-effective ways to run high quality surveys?\n\n\n\nHow do we get beneficiaries to take part?\n\n\n\nHow do we get the most accurate answers from survey respondents?\n\n\n\n\nThis session is for people with a little or no experience in running surveys\, and will cover both survey methodologies and tips on questionnaire design.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/npc-survey-design/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240221T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240221T130000
DTSTAMP:20240207T123155Z
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SUMMARY:Succession Planning for Nonprofits workshop with B&G
DESCRIPTION:This new online workshop focuses on best practice in nonprofit succession planning. A scary statistic from US charity research indicates that the average time a new CEO of a nonprofit lasts after taking over from its founder or a previous long-term leader is 18 months. The reasons for this can be complex\, but planning for the succession in your leadership is a key moment of risk – but also of opportunity – for nonprofit organisations. Getting it right is the responsibility of both the existing leadership and your board of trustees – but it is a key management and governance challenge for which there is often no plan until the last minute. As a result\, bigger challenges can arise. \n\n\n\nThe session is for nonprofits leaders provides an opportunity to share your perspectives and learn from others and a space to start thinking about how to make a proper plan for a smooth succession in your organisation. Based partly on our own experience where it has gone right (and sometimes gone wrong) and best practice and useful tips from others\, it will explore the ways to get your succession planning right and the common pitfalls to avoid. \n\n\n\nYou will learn \n\n\n\n* an ideal timeline for putting in place a succession plan \n\n\n\n* what the key decisions need to be taken to shape a plan \n\n\n\n* who needs to be involved in it and how to take these decisions \n\n\n\n* how to preserve the core of the organisation whilst opening it up to the potential of change with new leadership \n\n\n\n* how to ensure a smooth handover period \n\n\n\nWe will provide some useful resources that will help you to think through and shape your succession plan. \n\n\n\n“This was one of the best workshops I have been on. It really opened my eyes to what the board (and not just me) need to do to get this right. It gave me the permission to have discussions about how we take a lead on this together. I have also suggested that the Chair of our Board attends a future workshop.”  \n\n\n\nCharity Founder & CEO on Succession Planning for Nonprofits Pilot Workshop in Summer 2023
URL:https://thefore.org/event/succession-planning-for-nonprofits-workshop-with-b-g/
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SUMMARY:High Net Worth Donors with B&G
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating private sources of income can bring numerous benefits to your organisation. Major individual donor philanthropy (aka High Net Worth Donors) can increase your unrestricted revenue\, build awareness and profile and provide support to your organisation for many years. However the needs of a major donor are quite different from those of a trust\, foundation or a public funder. What do you need to do to identify\, secure and maintain a major donation relationship? Drawing on our own experiences as nonprofit leaders working with these kinds of donors in the UK and US\, we’ll explore their benefits and potential pitfalls. \n\n\n\nWhat you will learn \n\n\n\n* donor cultivation and stewardship \n\n\n\n* preparing for your major donor meeting \n\n\n\n* making the ask \n\n\n\n* donor and partnership management (with case studies from our own work as nonprofit leaders in the US and UK) \n\n\n\n* creating and managing development/ philanthropic board \n\n\n\n* designing and running donor events
URL:https://thefore.org/event/bg-high-net-worth-donors/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240215T140000
DTSTAMP:20240111T110058Z
CREATED:20240110T172930Z
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SUMMARY:Networking For Introverts with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:Networking is a crucial aspect of professional life\, but is often a horrifying prospect for introverts. In this warm and welcoming session\, we will go through process\, change understanding and wrestle networking back from the extroverts. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand that networking takes many forms\n\n\n\nBe affirmed that introverts can network as well as extroverts\n\n\n\nCreate clear steps to move forward in networking
URL:https://thefore.org/event/triceratops-training-networking-for-introverts-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240131T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240131T130000
DTSTAMP:20240110T165544Z
CREATED:20240110T165543Z
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SUMMARY:Building Great Corporate Partnerships with B&G
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating private sources of income can bring numerous benefits to your organisation. Aside from money\, corporate partnerships can help build your organisational profile and networks\, introduce skilled professional volunteers and great new board members to your organisation. However\, the needs of a corporate partner are quite different from those of a trust\, foundation or a public funder. What do you need to know and prepare for to build and then maintain a great corporate partnership? Drawing on our own experiences as nonprofit leaders working with these kinds of partnerships in the UK and US\, we’ll explore their benefits and potential pitfalls. \n\n\n\nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nCorporate Philanthropy \n\n\n\n* types of corporate partnerships that are possible \n\n\n\n* identifying and cultivating the right partnerships \n\n\n\n* pitching to potential corporate partners (We will provide an exercise in the workshop that will help you to structure your pitch. Those who would like to try it out in the session can receive feedback\, but you can also send us the notes for your pitch after the session and receive feedback via email instead.) \n\n\n\n* what corporate partnerships look like post Covid and in the current economic climate
URL:https://thefore.org/event/building-great-corporate-partnerships-with-bg/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240126T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240126T130000
DTSTAMP:20240110T165226Z
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SUMMARY:Telling Your Story With Impact Part 1 and 2 with B&G
DESCRIPTION:How can you use your evaluation data to tell a better story about the great work of your charity? How do you communicate the difference that you know you’re making to funders\, partners and other audiences? This two session online workshop will introduce you to exercises and new ways of thinking that will help you to shape your data into compelling stories and to spot the stories that articulate your mission more effectively. \n\n\n\nPart 1 (26 January 10-1pm) will give you an introduction to different forms of evaluation and how to present and pitch your organisation Part 2 (2 February 10-1pm) will go deeper into approaches to evaluation such as theory of change and you will develop your organisational stories further .
URL:https://thefore.org/event/telling-your-story-with-impact-part-1-and-2-with-bg/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240125T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240125T160000
DTSTAMP:20240110T164950Z
CREATED:20240110T164950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T164950Z
UID:2144753-1706187600-1706198400@thefore.org
SUMMARY:Succession Planning with B&G
DESCRIPTION:The session is for nonprofits leaders provides an opportunity to share your perspectives and learn from others and a space to start thinking about how to make a proper plan for a smooth succession in your organisation. Based partly on our own experience where it has gone right (and sometimes gone wrong) and best practice and useful tips from others\, it will explore the ways to get your succession planning right and the common pitfalls to avoid.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/succession-planning-with-bg/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240124T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240124T130000
DTSTAMP:20240110T164841Z
CREATED:20240110T164840Z
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UID:2144751-1706090400-1706101200@thefore.org
SUMMARY:Succession Planning with B&G
DESCRIPTION:The session is for nonprofits leaders provides an opportunity to share your perspectives and learn from others and a space to start thinking about how to make a proper plan for a smooth succession in your organisation. Based partly on our own experience where it has gone right (and sometimes gone wrong) and best practice and useful tips from others\, it will explore the ways to get your succession planning right and the common pitfalls to avoid.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/successio-planning-bg-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240124T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240124T123000
DTSTAMP:20240110T125408Z
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SUMMARY:Cashflow Forecasting: Keeping The Lights On with Embrace Finance
DESCRIPTION:Cash keeps the lights on. It’s as simple as that. Cashflow problems are more common than we might think. Often\, we can budget to breakeven\, or turn a surplus\, and still encounter cashflow problems. It’s important to understand when challenges may be temporary and when they may be a sign of something more serious. In this session we revisit how to prepare a simple cashflow forecast to make sure cash balances stay positive and we revisit the Charity Commission guidance on managing financial difficulties. This session includes a practical breakout activity to apply learning and share insights with peers. \n\n\n\nWe will look at: \n\n\n\n\nWhy and how to do cashflow forecasting\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we can do when our forecasts look gloomy\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we have to do when the problems look serious\n\n\n\n\n\nTop tips and common elephant traps
URL:https://thefore.org/event/keeping-the-lights-on-with-embrace-finance/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240118T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240118T120000
DTSTAMP:20240111T104527Z
CREATED:20240111T104526Z
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SUMMARY:Fundraising Strategy: Part 1 & Part 2 workshop with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:Fundraising Strategy Part 1 – Informing Decisions \n\n\n\nIt is essential to have a well thought out plan on how you are going to fund your organisation. In this course we look at techniques and tools you need to create the first part of your fundraising strategy which will equip you to make informed income decisions. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nTo understand the place and purpose of a fundraising strategy\n\n\n\nTo understand how to judge your current position\n\n\n\nTo understand how to discover external factors affecting a strategy\n\n\n\nTo gain an insight into different funding options available\n\n\n\n\nFundraising Strategy Part 2 – Planning and Goals \n\n\n\nIn this second part of Fundraising Strategy\, we focus on how to turn goals into a realistic plan of action and how to deliver on budget. We would strongly recommend that you have attended Part 1 before attending this course. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nGain confidence in decision making\n\n\n\nUnderstand how to create strategic goals\n\n\n\nUnderstand how to translate goals into manageable aims
URL:https://thefore.org/event/triceratops-training-fundraising-strategy/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240117T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240117T183000
DTSTAMP:20240110T164048Z
CREATED:20240110T164047Z
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SUMMARY:All Onboard (Governance for Nonprofit Trustees) with B&G
DESCRIPTION:One of the most challenging and necessary relationships for nonprofits is that between its trustees or Board members and its leaders. In an increasingly challenging environment\, getting this relationship right could mean the difference between success or failure. This online workshop is aimed at people who are existing trustees looking to help their organisations succeed by developing their skills in governance and those who are thinking of becoming trustees of a charity or social enterprise.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/all-on-board-with-bg/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240110T120000
DTSTAMP:20240110T164559Z
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SUMMARY:Fundraising Strategy: Part 1 & Part 2 with Triceratops Training
DESCRIPTION:Fundraising Strategy Part 1 – Informing Decisions \n\n\n\nIt is essential to have a well thought out plan on how you are going to fund your organisation. In this course we look at techniques and tools you need to create the first part of your fundraising strategy which will equip you to make informed income decisions. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nTo understand the place and purpose of a fundraising strategy\n\n\n\nTo understand how to judge your current position\n\n\n\nTo understand how to discover external factors affecting a strategy\n\n\n\nTo gain an insight into different funding options available\n\n\n\n\nFundraising Strategy Part 2 – Planning and Goals \n\n\n\nIn this second part of Fundraising Strategy\, we focus on how to turn goals into a realistic plan of action and how to deliver on budget. We would strongly recommend that you have attended Part 1 before attending this course. \n\n\n\nLOs: \n\n\n\n\nGain confidence in decision making\n\n\n\nUnderstand how to create strategic goals\n\n\n\nUnderstand how to translate goals into manageable aims
URL:https://thefore.org/event/fundraising-strategy-with-triceratops-training/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240110T170000
DTSTAMP:20240110T171050Z
CREATED:20240110T171050Z
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UID:2144769-1704873600-1704906000@thefore.org
SUMMARY:Charity Finance: What Does Good Look Like? workshop with Embrace Finance
DESCRIPTION:Small charity finance needn’t be a mystery. Really\, we have just three jobs. We need to get the systems and processes right. We need to take good decisions. And we need to lead with financial confidence. We don’t need to be experts in finance to build a financially sustainable small charity. We revisit what we talk about when we talk about charity finance and what good looks like. Come and congratulate yourself on what you are already doing and find what you can do next to lead your charity to a more financially sustainable and financially resilient future. \n\n\n\nWe will look at: \n\n\n\n\nHow to build robust systems and processes\n\n\n\nHow to take financially sustainable and financially resilient decisions\n\n\n\nHow to lead with financial confidence\n\n\n\nTop tips and common elephant traps\n\n\n\n\nWhat you can expect: \n\n\n\n\nSome slides\n\n\n\nSome examples\n\n\n\nSome breakout sessions\n\n\n\nSome group discussion\n\n\n\n\nPlease come prepared to share and learn together \n\n\n\nThe session is led by Liz Pepler\, Director at Embrace Finance\, an experienced charity finance professional with over 20 years’ experience in the sector. \n\n\n\nThis is suitable for employed staff or trustees who are managing the finances of a charity or social enterprise with an income up to £1m.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/embrace-finance-charity-finance-what-does-good-look-like/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231205T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231205T160000
DTSTAMP:20230822T101630Z
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SUMMARY:Assessing and Communicating Your Impact
DESCRIPTION:If you are collecting data and stories you would be wise to use them well. In this session we look at how others have communicated their impact and hopefully equip and inspire you to shout about your successes from the roof tops! \n\n\n\nPlease note that each workshop has 25 places offered on a strictly first come\, first served basis\, so to ensure a place make sure to book a ticket as soon as possible.
URL:https://thefore.org/event/assessing-and-communicating-your-impact/
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