Small Charity Week Events

Join our free energy costs webinar!

Our friendly and approachable hosts (volunteer energy professionals and engineers from energyforcharity.org) will guide you through energy management strategies to reduce your utility bills.

Ask any questions and we will try to help.

Hear about the different funding opportunities available to voluntary sector organisations and small groups in Sutton groups plus have your burning questions answered on the day directly from the funders.

This fast paced, informative event will have 10 funders speaking about the different opportunities they have available for Sutton groups.

Cranfield Trust is the leading provider of pro bono management consultancy, mentoring and free business resources to welfare charities in the UK. We're offering two dedicated days of access to our popular On Call service for free immediate help, advice and guidance. Appointments are available throughout the day on Tues 20th and Wed 21st June.

Join The Saltways team for a 60 minute workshop to learn the basics of how to create effective and high quality content using your phone.

This virtual, half day workshop on the building blocks of digital for small charities covers key digital topics for small charities across fundraising, marketing, strategy and governance, featuring practical steps, tips and case studies.

Bursary opportunity for 10 North East organisations through VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East).

Small charities can find out how they can use the Lightning Reach portal to help people facing financial hardship find and apply for different sources of support - quickly, easily and securely, without needing to repeat details, while also streamlining grant/support admin and delivery for charities through innovative technology like open banking.

Please come along and connect with other small charity folk. We will facilitate a warm and welcoming virtual space so that you can connect and start up new conversations.

PR is a fantastic way to reach new audiences, especially if your social media strategy isn’t firing on all cylinders. In this interactive PR masterclass, Amanda FitzGerald will give share her 3 top tips on how to get your charity seen in the press so that you can generate interest and a buzz around your events.

Join Media Trust for this free masterclass to learn top tips for optimising your charity’s website, with industry expert Thomas Nadin. This masterclass will help you to identify simple but effective changes you can make to improve your charity’s website, with little or no budget required!

Special Small Charity discount for Small Charity Week £300 off! Programme fee £360 - for signs up during Small Charity Week you will pay just £60.

6 month online Action Learning Programme for leaders of charities, social enterprise, third sector, arts & community organisations.

2.5 hour session 1st Thursday of every month starting 7th September 2023

Free no obligation induction prior to committing.

Details still to be finalised. Webinar for an hour - with 3-4 speakers from charity sector and Q&A on measuring and growing loyalty with your supporters - particularly aimed at small charities

A free webinar for small charities and VCSEs who wish to build and maintain a group of donors.

We will explore how to build and maintain a group of donors, with a view to bringing in funding to your organisation. It will help you identify possible supporters, how to engage with them, and how to nurture positive long term relationships.

To mark Small Charity Week and World Refugee Day, Media Trust is partnering with Bloomberg to offer small refugee charities the opportunity to attend an exclusive comms coaching event. If your charity is looking to effectively communicate your story to reach and engage your target audiences or get your into the media, sign up for free!

In this live event hosted in partnership with Russell-Cooke solicitors learn about what:
- local authorities are looking to achieve
- you can you ask for and what to expect from your landlord
- trustees need to know about legal responsibilities as council tenants
- negotiating your lease successfully
- mistakes, and danger signals to avoid

Join us on Wednesday for our term-time drop-in session 2 - 4pm at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry, for some creative fun.

Underground Lights is run for and by adults experiencing social disadvantage, homelessness and/or mental health issues in Coventry, Warwickshire and the surrounding area.

Contact info@undergroundlights.org to find out more.

Cranfield Trust is the leading provider of pro bono management consultancy, mentoring and free business resources to welfare charities in the UK. We're offering two dedicated days of access to our popular On Call service for free immediate help, advice and guidance. Appointments are available throughout the day on Tues 20th and Wed 21st June.

Explore the basics of digital opportunities and how digital approaches could enhance the work of your organisation.

This event will be facilitated by BlueOcto

Bring your questions or simply listen-in to the discussion. We look forward to welcoming you!

Websites are essential for effective digital comms, but they can often be challenging to manage. During this Media Trust Digital Drop-In clinic, you’ll connect with a small group of charities who are facing similar issues and tackle them together. You’ll have a chance to ask your most pressing questions and get guidance from an expert volunteer.

We are hosting free 15-minute online ​one to one drop-in sessions for small charities and social enterprises to answer any funding-related questions you may have and offer advice on trusts fundraising, such as:

What you need to be funding-ready
How best to approach funders
How to answer those tricky application questions