Events
Our events are an opportunity to connect with a network of chairs and trustees to share, learn, and challenge and support one another. Our training is expertly designed to support chairs and trustees with the essentials of governance and board leadership. Chairing Essentials events are focused on all aspects of the chairing role, while Board Essentials events are for all board members.
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21MayBook now: Board Essentials: Understanding Your Charity’s Accounts – A practical introduction for trustees (May2026)Board Essentials: Understanding Your Charity’s Accounts – A practical introduction for trustees (May2026)
Do charity accounts feel like a mystery? This 75-minute lunchtime session is designed to help trustees of small charities feel more confident reading and understanding their charity’s annual…
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Chairing Essentials: A chair’s role in building the board (Jun2026)
Chairs have a key role in recruiting and developing a strong board and bringing out the best in trustees, starting from the beginning of the trustee cycle at…
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Wisdom of Boards: More diverse boards – a strategy for progress
Charity boards are not diverse, that’s clear from all the research and statistics. But what can we do to change this? The Association of Chairs has teamed up…
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Dynamic Duo: Balancing the roles between chair and CEO (June2026)
When the relationship between chair and chief executive is strong they are a dynamic duo, both adding value to the organisation. When the relationship is in trouble it’s…
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Board Essentials: Your Legal Responsibilities – getting the basics right (Jun2026)
This session is part of our Board Essentials Programme, providing high-quality training to support people to become and serve as effective trustees. In this 75-minute lunchtime session, we’ll…
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Chairing Essentials: Chairing with confidence (June2026)
We know that the role of chair, although rewarding, can be challenging. Yet, many chairs tell us that they have little time to reflect on the nature of their…
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Peer support group session for London chairs (Jun2026)
Are you keen to talk though issues with other chairs who share similar challenges and can share experiences and ideas? Do you want to build a network of chairs…
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Online peer session for trustees – a chance to share (Jul2026)
Would you like the chance to meet and connect with other trustees? To bring tricky topics, get advice, and give advice to others? Being on a charity board…
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Chairing Essentials: Chairing productive meetings (Jul2026)
We’ve all had the experience of leaving a poorly run meeting with the feeling that it’s not been a valuable use of people’s time and energy. Well planned…
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