Event details
There are many benefits and risks to partnering with other organisations. This webinar will take a deep dive into the successes and challenges of a real-life three-way collaboration between a charity, corporate organisation and local authority.
By the end of the webinar, you’ll be equipped with a range of practical tips to apply to your own future partnerships.
This event is supported by UtilityAid.
Pricing
This event is free.
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Organisations with a gross annual income of less than £30,000 can join NCVO for free.
Outcomes
By the end of the event, you’ll:
- understand the key stages of collaboration
- consider the benefits and risks of collaborative working
- understand how to consider power and mutual benefit for all parties
- explore how to negotiate and communicate
- take away top tips for collaboration
- hear from a real-life three-way collaboration.
Who should attend?
- Chief executives
- Trustees
- Corporate partners
- Local authority representatives
- Anyone involved in community partnership working
Who’s delivering the event?
NCVO is running this webinar in partnership with our trusted supplier, Utility Aid.
We’ll be joined by speakers from CDA Herts and East Herts Council. They will discuss their collaboration with Utility Aid to make community buildings more energy efficient.
How will it be delivered?
This event will take place on Zoom. Captions will be available.
We’ll share joining instructions, including the Zoom link, one week in advance.
Timings are as follows.
- 14.00: Welcome and introductions (NCVO chair)
- 14.10: Collaborative principles (NCVO)
- 14.20: Deep dive case study (Utility Aid, CDA Herts and East Herts Council)
- 14.40: Question-and-answer session
- 14.55: Summary and close
We will hear from the following guest speakers.
- Emily Berry – partnership manager at Utility Aid (corporate)
- Rick Hartwig – climate change and sustainability project officer at East Herts Council (local authority)
- Tim Hayward-Smith – community buildings advisor at CDA Herts (small charity)
Will this event be recorded?
Yes, this event is being recorded and will be uploaded to the NCVO YouTube channel shortly afterwards.
Your access needs
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