The Confident Trustee Series - Heart Centred Leaders

The Confident Trustee Series - Enhance your trustee skills and confidence

Seven x 75-mins virtual workshops delivered by Claris D’cruz and Fran Borg-Wheeler, experienced charity sector trainers.

Designed to help you understand your duties, enhance your impact and thrive in your trustee role.

Overview

✔ Flexible model: sign up for one, some or all sessions from just £66

✔ Live virtual workshops as well as session recordings

✔ Bitesize chunks of knowledge to strengthen your trustee skills

✔ Experienced charity lawyer and former charity CEO as your trainers

✔ Practical strategies to implement straight away

✔ Suitable for both trustees looking to consolidate their knowledge or those taking on their first role

Seven Workshops

First principles
The six core duties of a charity trustee and how to navigate your first few meetings - Wed 4th Dec 2024, 5 - 6.15pm
Being an effective trustee
A deeper dive into legal responsibilities, how to make a difference and where to find support - Wed 15th Jan 2025, 5 - 6.15pm
Successful board-SLT relationships
The board's role and how to work well with the executive team - Wed 29th Jan 2025, 5 - 6.15pm
Confident decision-making
Sound decision-making principles and practical tips, understanding individual and collective responsibilities - Wed 12th Feb 2025, 5 - 6.15pm
Healthy board dynamics
Small group dynamics: sustaining an inclusive board culture - Wed 26th Feb 2025, 5 - 6.15pm
Developing yourself as a trustee
Exploring your leadership style, identifying your strengths and enjoying the role - Wed 12th Mar 2025, 5 - 6.15pm
Knowing when to leave
Helping with succession planning and passing on your legacy - Wed 26th Mar 2025, 5 - 6.15pm

Benefits of the Series

✔ Gain a better understanding of your duties, responsibilities and nature of the trustee role

✔ Feel more confident in your ability to make an impact as a trustee

✔ Enhance your understanding of the relational dynamics of a high-performing board

✔ Learn how to thrive in your role

Your Trainers

Claris D'cruz, Claris D'cruz Ltd

Claris has over 25 years’ experience as a governance lawyer and trainer advising charities, of all sizes, on a wide range of governance and constitutional issues.

She worked 'at the coalface' as an in-house legal adviser for a registered charity, and then on the other side of the fence as a Charity Commission lawyer, before going into private practice.

Claris is also an experienced trustee/NED with over 15 years’ experience on a range of charity and not-for-profit boards. Claris’ mission is to support trustees and senior charity leaders to carry out their role with even greater confidence, her motto is: ‘strong governance maximises impact’.

https://clarisdcruz.co.uk/

Fran Borg-Wheeler, Heart-Centred Leaders

Fran has over 20 years experience in the charity sector, 13 of which were as CEO of a small youth charity. Through her business, Heart-Centred Leaders Ltd, Fran’s mission is to support charity leaders and their teams to boost their impact whilst thriving.

She is a leadership coach and mentor; course creator; workshop trainer and team away-day facilitator. She also supports charities via interim leadership roles and is a trustee of small charity, Radical Recruit.

www.heartcentredleaders.com

How To Book

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