Survival & Sustainability Summit
9th of October 2024 | 9am – 4:30pm | Online Via ZOOM | BOOK NOW
The Survival & Sustainability Summit is a one-day online event for charity CEOs and trustees navigating unprecedented challenging times. Right now many Boards are considering how best to ensure the sustainability and survival of the charity, and for most, this is a new and worrying challenge. Making difficult strategic decisions is never easy, so the summit provides an essential opportunity to:
- Take a new look at how to best frame your thinking
- Hear about various options / approaches and the potential implications
- Learn from others’ lived experiences about how to avoid pitfalls and make it positive
- Come away with an actionable framework to guide your planning and decision-making process over the next few months
Just one ticket per organisation will provide the CEO and all trustees with a link to the live sessions throughout the event, access to the session recordings for those unable to attend on the day, and a Board Sustainability Framework to support and structure your strategic planning this autumn. Hear from our panels of sector leaders about their experiences, as well as experts on particular areas, and take the opportunity to ask questions (anonymously if you want) in our planned sessions:
Sessions
Why Reframing Is Critical – These are not ‘normal’ times, so we need to shift our thinking and approach in order to make the right decisions. How can we do this effectively?
Transforming for Impact – How can we reimagine the way the charity can deliver its charitable objects, and how do we go about such fundamental change?
Things I Wish I’d Known – A panel discussion with Trustees talking about their experiences and reflections.
Closures and Leaving a Legacy – How do we anticipate and deal with a closure, and where can we get support to deliver it in the best way possible?
Mergers and Alternatives – This covers a multitude of options – what do they look like, how do they work, and how do we work out a way forward when money is tight?
‘Ask the Expert’ – What do lawyers, funders, the Charity Commission want you to know?
What Next? – How to move forward, frameworks and connections.
Speakers
John Wilderspin – John is a leadership coach and facilitator with over 30 years’ experience working in senior leadership positions in the NHS. John has chaired the National Networks Committee at Mind, and is current chair of Solent Mind.
Nicola Upton – Nicola has 20+ years’ experience in leadership, in large and small charities. She’s been a director in several large national charities, served as a CEO twice, and overseen a lot of change over her career including major restructures and strategy changes, and a charity closure.
Marie Peacock – Marie is the Head of Network for Headway, overseeing a network of more than 125 groups and branches providing support for people with brain injuries across the United Kingdom.
Kate Boundy – Kate joined North Staffs Mind in 2019 following a career in the public and private sector, and became CEO in 2021. North Staffs Mind have just merged with neighbouring Mid Cheshire Mind.
Michael Kitching - Michael is CEO of Voluntary Norfolk, having previously led Headway Norfolk and Waveney. Michael’s background is in fundraising and public affairs, and he has worked with a wide range of charities across an extensive career.
Tim Houghton – Tim is CEO at Community First Wessex – a Hampshire charity working with individuals and local groups to be the difference they want to see in their local communities. He has over 20 years’ experience in charities, including leading on a number of mergers.
Sue Brown – Sue is the CEO of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA). She has over 20 years’ experience of policy work in the health and social care setting, and brings a down-to-earth, pragmatic perspective to the challenges of charity sustainability.
Helen Hirst – Helen is a Senior Associate at Mills & Reeve, providing legal advice for the not-for-profit sector, including on governance, charity registrations, mergers, collaborations and commercial ventures.
Beckie Denny – Beckie is the founder of ‘The Charity Spark’ – where she uses her experience in fundraising, strategic development, impact measurement and governance to support not-for-profits.
Additional speakers to be announced…
Tickets
When times are difficult financially, everyone is conscious of every spend, so we are keeping costs to a minimum and offering a ‘1 ticket’ approach.
One ticket provides access for your whole Board – meaning the CEO and all trustees can attend, as well as watch the recorded sessions after the event, and have access to the Sustainability Framework to give you a structure for follow-up discussions and work.
Small Charities (Up to £500,000 Turnover) – £90
Medium Charities (£500,000 – £1million Turnover) – £125
Large Charities (Over £1million Turnover) – £150
Unable to attend the summit but don’t want to miss out? Access to our recorded sessions will be available after the event for 20% off of the stated ticket prices. E-Mail us via comms@coconutoctopus.co.uk to discuss access.
If you feel the Summit would benefit you but cannot afford the ticket, please e-mail comms@coconutoctopus.co.uk for a discretionary conversation about how we can help. We are keen that everyone who needs to learn from this event can do so, so please get in touch!
Book your ticket via the Eventbrite Portal below, or alternatively, visit the Eventbrite Page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/survival-sustainability-summit-tickets-965947353537.
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