Cyber security: What are the risks to your foundation and those you fund, and how can you address them now?
When: June 7, 2022
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This course will support you to assess and demonstrate the effectiveness of your grant-giving.
When: June 14–15, 2022
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This is an option to attend our AGM online.
When: June 15, 2022
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This is an opportunity to have your say in the next phase of engagement on ACF’s strategy. Places at the workshop will be available on a first come, first served basis. There will be an additional opportunity for others to engage online with the strategy review over the summer.
When: June 15, 2022
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Our AGM offers an important opportunity to hear directly from our trustees and staff about ACF’s work on behalf of our members over the past 12 months and plans for the future.
When: June 15, 2022
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Foundations are recognising the urgency of climate change and the risk it poses for all charitable aims. Many are committing to take action in response, with nearly 100 UK charitable foundations signed on to the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.
When: June 20, 2022
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‘How do we build routes to power and influence for people with lived experience of poverty through our grant-making?’
When: June 21, 2022
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Charities, social enterprises and social purpose organisations need catalytic capital – long-term, affordable and flexible repayable finance. Discuss the findings from a SIIG research project, funded by Access – The Foundation for Social Investment and Big Society Capital, looking at the blockers for investors and how more catalytic capital could be made available.
When: June 22, 2022
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Please save the date. Further details to follow
When: June 23, 2022
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Further details to follow. Please save the date.
When: June 28, 2022
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There are many suppliers and software packages available to the charitable sector, designed for managing relationships with supporters, grantees/partners, members and others, but how do you choose the system that best supports the specific needs of your foundation?
When: July 6, 2022
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Further details to follow. Please save the date.
When: July 12, 2022
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How should Foundations show up?
When: July 12, 2022
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How grant applications are assessed can depend enormously on the size of the foundation, as well as on the mission and operational models adopted. There is no magic formula, but there are some key principles which underpin good practice. This course is for those who assess grant applications and want to explore the underlying principles, the challenges involved and to learn from different approaches.
When: July 19–20, 2022
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Ensuring social investment is equitable and inclusive is an ongoing challenge. This session will focus on those groups which have been underserved by social investment, showcasing existing funds and insights into sourcing direct investment opportunities. Market information days are run to educate attendees about the social impact investment landscape and opportunities from social ventures.
When: July 21, 2022
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