Hello Helen,

Whether you're looking to enhance your organisation's influence, or develop a robust finance strategy, we have courses coming up this September and October which cover essential skills for charity professionals.

Explore the upcoming courses below and book your place today.

👉 Featured courses
👉 More training in September and October 

👉 Leading on Purpose: applications still live

Featured courses

Influencing parliament and government
1 and 2 September (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will give you a clear understanding of the parliamentary landscape and how to engage with, and influence, government. You will have the opportunity to develop a campaign template.

This interactive workshop will guide you through the benefits of partnership working and introduce you to the key types of partnerships most relevant to charities.

Advanced project management
16 September (1 day)

Are looking to strengthen your existing project management skills? This course moves beyond the basics to help you better understand techniques, activities and principles within a charity context.

Charity finance strategy
23 September (1 day)

A practical, high impact course that focuses on building an effective finance strategy and equips you to strengthen your charity’s financial stability and long term confidence.

Strategic planning: tools for decision making
29 September (1 day)

Build your understanding of lawful data processing and strengthen your charity's compliance with data protection law.

More training in September and October

Leading on Purpose: applications still open

Applications are still open for the October 2026 and January 2027 cohorts of Leading on Purpose.

If you're an aspiring charity leader, and want want to enhance your leadership capabilities, build confidence and create meaningful change, this learning programme is for you.

The June 2026 cohort working on a practical team project.

You'll explore your own leadership style, develop strategies for working through complexity and learn alongside peers from across the sector.

The January 2027 cohort will include in-person sessions in Leeds.

Participants will also benefit from:

• A personalised development plan
• Increased confidence in strategic leadership and decision-making
• Practical approaches to leading teams, managing change and responding to uncertainty