Achieving impact in a challenging financial context

About this event

In recent years, charities across the sector have faced rising costs due to inflation, declining levels of funding, and increasing demand for services. Managing financial difficulties in these conditions is leading many charities to difficult decisions. From increased partnerships, to mergers, or even closure. But trustees should be considering these options regularly, whether finances are stable or not. And maximising your impact with the resources you have should always be central to decisions.   

As trustees, we need to start having more open conversations about difficult organisational finances, and how we can still deliver our intended impact. It’s our responsibility to identify challenges and oversee changes.  

What will we cover?

In this event we will hear from trustees across the sector, to discuss: 

• How to identify financial warning signs 
• How to keep focussed on impact when times are hard 
• The role of trustees in managing change.

Speakers

We are delighted to be joined by Grant Tayor and Julie Nerney, former Getting on Board co-chairs, and Suhan Rajkumar, Partner at Bates Wells, to share their experiences on the topic. 

Who is it for?

This event is free and open to all trustees, with a particular focus on those of small and medium-sized organisations.

The event series

This event is part of our trusteeship event series with the Clothworkers’ Company: How can trustees create charities which are fit for the future? Sign up to our other events:

1. What trustees need to know about AI on 26 March.
2. How can trustees be more adaptive and systemic? on 8 May.
3. Trusteeship and influencing in the new political landscape on 4 June.

Accessibility

We are actively working to improve the accessibility of our online and in-person events. As part of our commitment, for all online events we use live closed captions and upload the recordings to YouTube which has the capability to select subtitles. For in-person events we strive to use accessible venues. If you have any additional accessibility requirements that we can assist with, please email us at Events@thinkNPC.org.

How we can help

Whether you’re a business, charity, funder or social enterprise, we can offer you tailored support. Find out more about how we can help you.