FSI Skills Conference

If you hadn’t already heard, our annual Skills Conference is taking place in a few weeks. This one day event will provide small charity delegates the chance to access expert speakers on a variety of topics to build essential, back office skills.

Places are filling up fast so click on the workshops below to find out what sessions are on offer. You are able to access four sessions on the day – when booking, we will ask you to pick your top six topics and at least three will be allocated for you to attend.

Law

• Getting ready for GDPR – actions to take today
• An update on employment law

Finance

• Supporting the financial health of your charity
• Reserves policies – getting them right
• Navigating charity VAT
• Budgeting – full cost recovery and beyond

Marketing

• Great content and storytelling
• Making your website work for you
• Developing your communications plan

Operations

• Impact measurement
• How to business plan and its value

Policy

• What does Brexit mean for small charities?
• How can small charities influence policy?

Governance

• When it’s worth taking the risk
• The Essential Trustee – getting good governance right
• A Trustee’s responsibility with financial management

IT

• Harnessing the cloud and digital technologies
• Fraud and cybercrime

HR

• Inclusive leadership is great leadership
• How excellent management can make an impact

All topics are selected based on feedback we receive from our charity members on where they need the greatest support.

Venue: Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
Date: Thursday 1st March 2018
Time: 09:30 – 16:30 (registration from 09:15)
Cost: : The FSI Skills Conference has an average market value of £295 but is delivered to our members for a heavily subsidised fee of £15. Full details on our deposit policy available on our website.

N.B. Two spaces are available per small charity – further spaces required after this will be placed on a waiting list.