Previous Events

INVESTING IN SUSTAINABILITY: Exploring Sustainability in a Business School, Voluntary Sector and Capital Markets

Monday, July 3, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:30

Online

Sustainability is an essential tool in the mission to achieve the United

Taking Racial Equity Seriously – Case for Systemic Approach to Addressing Racial Inequalities Exposed by the Covid-19 Pandemic and the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests’ calls for Racial Equity

Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:30

Online

Contact: OUBS-CVSL@open.ac.uk

This webinar is based on work done by the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL) and its partners focusing on engagement of service providers with racialised minorities. CVSL’s work, included interviews, focus groups and knowledge exchange activities in England and Wales. 

CVSL Annual Conference 2023 - Voluntary sector organisations’ response to the rise in cost of living

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 09:30 to 15:00

Online

Voluntary sector organisations are facing challenges linked to the current financial crisis and it is with this in mind that CVSL is convening a conference bringing practitioners, policymakers, funders and researchers to discuss their experiences and share ideas on how the sector can support the communities facing economic challenges.

Evidence Cafe: Supporting diverse new motherhoods for work inclusion

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 10:30 to 13:00

Library Seminar Room 7, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Contact: OUBS-Events@open.ac.uk

The Evidence Café aims to explore how voluntary organisations and community engagement can support diverse new motherhoods for work inclusion.

If you are interested in attending and contributing to The Evidence Café, please contact us.

Going digital - takeaways for non-profits from a pan-European project

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 13:00 to 13:45

Online

Contact: OUBS Events Team

This webinar is based on work done by the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership as a partner in a pan-European project; EU3Digital. This project has investigated the skills, attitudes and knowledge that support effective digital practices.  

Scaling Social Impact in Europe

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 13:00 to 16:30

IN PERSON - THE HAGUE CONFERENCE CENTRE

Scaling Social Impact in Europe invites social entrepreneurs, support structures and experts in social entrepreneurship based in the Netherlands and abroad, to come together for a half-day, in-person event.

Supporting diverse new motherhoods for work inclusion

Monday, March 6, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00

Online - To register email oubs-cvsl@open.ac.uk with Supporting diverse new motherhoods for work inclusion (in the subject line)

This webinar aims to explore how communities and policies can support the work inclusion of new motherhoods. Understanding the experiences of diverse new motherhood and how communities have taken initiatives to support them and encourage work inclusion is crucial.

Overcoming Reliance on Gatekeepers: Addressing Racial Equity Through Meaningful Partnerships and Collaboration with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities at a Local Level

Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 09:30 to 16:30

Hilton Hotel, Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3HH

CVSL event in Wales 

CVSL Annual Conference 2022 - Working in hybrid spaces

Thursday, June 9, 2022 - 10:00 to 16:30

Online

Join us for the 2022 Voluntary Sector Leadership Annual Conference (online) - Working in hybrid spaces

BME Leadership at a Local Level during the Pandemic

Monday, March 21, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:30

Online

This workshop brings together researchers, service providers and leaders of Black and Minority Ethnic organisations from across the UK.

Impact evaluation before, during and after Covid-19 - challenges and opportunities

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 10:00 to 11:30

Microsoft Teams

This online workshop will reflect upon the opportunities and challenges many of us have faced while undertaking impact evaluations for community-based voluntary organisations before, during and after Covid-19.

Want to start a Leadership Learning Club but not sure where to start?

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 12:30 to 13:45

Online

Contact: OUBS Events Team

Gaining insights from former participants, facilitators and those aspiring to launch a learning club 

Doing more with less: how charities can rethink, reprioritise and recover, post-COVID

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 11:00 to 12:00

Online

COVID-19 has only exacerbated the daily pressures that every organisation faces, such as leadership, staffing and volunteer management. With many smaller charities fearing for their futures, what are the most cost-effective strategies for recovery? 

Annual Conference: Leading voluntary organisations in precarious times… what next?

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 09:30 to 16:30

Microsoft Teams

The Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership will be hosting its 2021 Annual Conference online on Wednesday 12 May 2021.

Issues Made to Matter: Ethics and Leadership in the Voluntary Sector

Friday, December 11, 2020 - 12:30 to 14:00

Microsoft Teams

In December 2020, Dr Nik Winchester, Senior Lecturer in Management in the OU Business School, hosted a CVSL webinar which looked at ethics in leadership. We are pleased to share the video and provide additional resources.