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NCVO Annual Conference 2012: Moving Forward: solutions and inspiration
5 March, London

With year two of the public funding cuts close approaching we will be looking at how we can help the sector move forward by providing you with practical skills, resources and support to help your organisation to continue to move forward in an uncertain future.

Learn from practical workshops and inspiring speakers that will reinvigorate and inspire you and your staff to move forward in these challenging times.

Prices start from £157.50.

Find out more and book your place by clicking here or contact NCVO events on 020 7520 3153.

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ACEVO Leadership

2012 will mark ACEVO's Silver Jubilee. ACEVO is its members so 2012 will therefore be about members: CEOs – 25 years of third sector Chief Executive leadership.

To celebrate 25 years of third sector leadership, ACEVO will be hosting a number of events.

Regional Tour
Join Sir Stephen Bubb, CEO; Lesley-Anne Alexander, ACEVO's chair; Allison Ogden-Newton, vice chair, and other members of the board at the following locations to share with ACEVO the support you need as a member:

Birmingham, 10 January 2012

Manchester, 06 February 2012

Liverpool, 08 February 2012

Bristol, 20 February 2012

Leeds, 22 February 2012

Newcastle, 27 February 2012

Cambridge, 08 March 2012

Oxford, 15 March 2012

All meetings are free to attend and take place from 12:00-14:00.

Reserve your free place

Summer Lecture
Sir Stephen Bubb will be delivering a lecture to honour ACEVO members and will be joined by Sir Nick Young of the British Red Cross and Baroness Hayter.

The lecture will take place on 10 May 2012. Register your interest by contacting: events@acevo.org.uk.

ACEVO & Inclusion Youth Unemployment Conference
6 February, London

The ACEVO and Inclusion Youth Unemployment Conference 2012 will feature a range of speakers from across the private, public and voluntary sectors. David Miliband MP is confirmed to give the morning keynote address and will launch the report from ACEVO’s commission on youth unemployment.

The commission has included all relevant stakeholders to consider the long term structural issues and short term economic factors that have led to the current levels of youth unemployment.

The conference will clarify the important policy questions around the issue and offer the insights of those working with young unemployed people to highlight the challenges of implementation in practice.
Agenda

The full agenda can be found here

Cost:
ACEVO Members / Inclusion Subscribers: £40.00
Voluntary / Academic Sector: £50.00
Public Sector: £60.00
Private Sector: £80.00

Contact the events team: events@acevo.org.uk or 020 7280 4960

ACEVO Midlands Leadership Forum
9 February, Birmingham

The ACEVO Midlands Forum will offer an insight into the challenges ahead for the third sector in the region.

The day will highlight the importance of working with organisations within and beyond the sector to meet these challenges head on.

Expert speakers will reflect on how to engage with local government and the private sector and share practical tools for effective and productive partnership.

This Conference is designed for leaders from the Midlands to discuss how to:

Overcome the challenges the sector faces in the region through partnership working

Lead local partnerships for effective service delivery

Create effective partnerships with the public and private sectors

Achieve leadership success in the third sector in the Midlands

Price: Members: Free; non-members: £40.

Contact the events team: events@acevo.org.uk or 020 7280 4960

ACEVO South West Leadership Forum
20 February, Bristol

The ACEVO South West Leadership Forum will offer an insight into the challenges ahead for the third sector in the region.

The day will highlight the importance of working with organisations within and beyond the sector to meet these challenges head on.

Expert speakers will reflect on how to engage with local government and the private sector and share practical tools for effective and productive partnership.

As leaders we face substantial challenges in developing partnerships, this forum will offer support and advice to help you lead effective partnership working.

Price: Members: Free; non-members: £40.

Contact the events team: events@acevo.org.uk or 020 7280 4960

ACEVO Health & Social Care Conference 2012: Demonstrating Value, Delivering Efficiency
30 March, London

The Government's health and social care agenda demands a more efficient, innovative and integrated health service.

The new landscape means that third sector health and social care organisations must develop relationships with GP clinical commissioning consortia, Health and Wellbeing Boards, and HealthWatch if they are to play a part in meeting these demands.

This conference for third sector health and social care leaders will offer practical tools and expert insight to help your organisation engage with these bodies during this crucial period.

As the sector continues to adapt to this new environment, the Chief Executive of the NHS, Sir David Nicholson, has challenged the NHS to make £20 billion worth of savings over the next four years.

It is therefore paramount that third sector health and social care organisations are able to demonstrate value and cost-effectiveness. Sir David is confirmed to give the morning keynote at the conference and a Q & A session will offer the opportunity to question what role he sees the sector playing in meeting this challenge.

The conference will highlight good practices to effectively demonstrate value and offer tools to ensure that your organisation is able to demonstrate the quality and efficiency of its service in a competitive market.

Price:
ACEVO Members: £40
Non-members (voluntary/public sector): £79
Non-members (corporate sector): £150

Contact the events team: events@acevo.org.uk or 020 7280 4960

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ACEVO Womens Leadership Forum 2012
18 April, London

ACEVO established its Women CEOs ‘Special Interest Group’ in response to a growing concern for the increasing gender gap between the salaries of CEOs in the sector.

Since its inception the group has grown from strength to strength, meeting regularly to discuss the range of issues facing women CEOs, offering support and a peer network.

It is with this in mind ACEVO will hold its first Women CEOs Forum.

The day will not only consider the reasons for the gender pay gap in the sector but also offer an opportunity for those in attendance to contribute; to engage in dialogue and debate about the issues they are facing in these difficult times.

The day will update delegates on the Government’s agenda for equality, offer tools to better understand recruiting a diverse board and look to the obstacles ahead for women CEOs, featuring contributions from experts at the heart of these issues from across all sectors to share their thoughts at this crucial time.

Topics Covered
The Gender Pay Gap – Understanding the Causes and Consequences

The Government’s Agenda for Equality - An Update from the Government Equalities Office

Legal Challenges Facing Women

Women on Board – Recruiting a Diverse Board of Trustees

Authentic Leadership – Women CEOs Experiences of Leadership

The Leaders of Tomorrow – Planning for the Future

Price:
Standard Price £84.00
ACEVO Members Price £60.00 (save £24.00)

Contact the events team: events@acevo.org.uk or 020 7280 4960

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Board governance and relationship with staff
16 May, London; 18.00-21.00

Part of a series of "Charity Talks" organised by the Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness, keynote speakers are Susan Daniels, chief executive, National Deaf Children's Society and Jacqueline Williams, Principal Consultant and Visiting Fellow, Cass CCE.

The role and importance of the charity board has been transformed in the last fifteen years, yet performance and relationships with the CEO and staff have not always followed with it.

Susan Daniels is the CEO of the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS), which has grown substantially over the last ten years and has been a pioneer in mixing professionally qualified trustees and beneficiary representatives.

She will describe the approach taken by the NDCS and the benefits and pitfalls of engaging with your board in this way.

Two of her board of eleven have a particular interest in financial governance and she will look at their role and the role of the board as a whole, so important in these turbulent times.

Jacqueline Williams of Cass Business School, will take this example and lay out the various approaches boards may consider in delivering their responsibilities.

The event fee is £25.

Contact Matthew Guest at CassCCE@city.ac.uk or by calling 020 7040 0901.

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Effective but caring leadership
11 July, London; 18.00-21.00

Keynote speakers are Sir Nicholas Young, Chief Executive, British Red Cross and Denise Fellows, Senior Visiting Fellow and Chief Executive of Consultancy and Talent development, Cass CCE.

Excellent leadership at all levels is what marks out a successful organisation. Sir Nicholas Young is widely acclaimed as one of the top leaders in our sector, not only for his work here in the UK and globally with the wider Red Cross movement, but also earlier as the CE or Macmillan Cancer Support where he received his knighthood.

Come and hear him reveal the secrets of his success; and listen to Denise Fellows apply her deep understanding of theory and practice of leadership in small and large charities, putting these approaches into a wider theoretical frame which you can apply in your own setting.

The event fee is £25.

Contact Matthew Guest at CassCCE@city.ac.uk or by calling 020 7040 0901.