Transforming your contribution to strategic planning
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Acevo Pre Conference Dinner & Annual Conference 2008
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Acevo Pre Conference Dinner 27 November
27 November 2008
18:30 - 22:30
The Crowne Plaza, London Docklands, Royal Victoria, Dock, E16 1AL
Dress Code: Black Tie
Enjoy some fantastic food and wine whilst socialising with key players of the sector on the evening before the Acevo’s flagship conference.
An unmissable opportunity for chairs and CEO’s to network at this black tie event.
Speakers include:
- Anne-Marie Huby, Managing Director, Justgiving
- Rt Hon Phil Hope MP
- Stephen Bubb, CEO, acevo
Acevo Annual Conference 28 November
28 November 2008
10:00 - 16:30
London ExCeL, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL
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Transforming your strategic planning
As third sector organisations take on a growing role at the sharp end of social change, board members and CEOs must become experts at developing and reviewing strategy. This conference will explore new thinking on how to drive up the engagement of third sector boards in strategic planning, and tackle performance issues.
Programme
10:00 Welcome
- Hugh Biddell, Head of Charities and Public Sector, Royal Bank of Scotland
Morning Chair
- Alison Odgen Newton, CEO Social Enterprise Collision
10:05 Superficial understanding – applying your knowledge
- John Low, CEO, CAF and Chair, acevo
- Stephen Bubb, CEO, acevo and Chair, Futurebuilders England
10:30 Aligning long term strategy with annual goals and strategic plans
- Paul Corrigan, Director of Strategy and Commissioning, NHS London
10:45 Q & A
11:00 Mid-morning Chairperson: Foster Murphy, Principal, Foster Murphy Charitable Futures
The Chief Executives’ Guide to Strategy
- Jackie Ballard, CEO, RNID
Response to findings:
- Harriet Baldwin, Deputy Vice Chair, Futurebuilders England
- Stephen Remington, CEO, Action for Blind People
11:30 Q & A
11:45 Coffee break
12:10 Workshops (scroll down for workshop descriptions)
13:20 Lunch
14:30 The uncertain relationship between board composition and CEO performance
- Ruth Lesirge, Visiting Fellow & Head of Governance Practice, Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness
14:40 From strategy to sustainability – does the practice sustain the theory?
- Professor Alex Scott MA MSc PhD, Deputy Director, Edinburgh Business School
14:50 The strategic revolution – setting and shaping your brand
- Jilly Forster, CEO, Forster for Change
15:00 Q&A
15:15 From Europe to Africa – setting a new strategic vision
- Afternoon Chair: Filippo Addarii, Director, Euclid Network
- Stephen Bubb, CEO, acevo and Chair, Futurebuilders England
- Dele Ajayi-Smith, President, African Citizens’ Development Foundation
- Ingrid Srinath, Secretary General, CIVICUS
15:45 Q & A
16:00 Afternoon keynote: Taking steps today to drive organic growth tomorrow
- Rod Aldridge OBE CPFA, FRSA, Founder and Chairman, The Aldridge Foundation and, Founder and former Chairman of Capita
16:15 Closing remarks
- Dr Peter Kyle, Deputy CEO, acevo
WORKSHOP ONE
Benchmarking governance performance
- Seb Elsworth, Head of Policy, acevo
- Ruth Lesirge, Visiting Fellow & Head of Governance Practice, Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness
Over the past 12 months acevo has been conducting in-depth performance assessments of boards against the Code of Good Governance for the sector.
This workshop discusses some of the common themes emerging from these assessments, painting a fascinating picture of the state of third sector boards and particular developmental needs.
WORKSHOP TWO
Somewhere over the rainbow: meeting the challenge of full spectrum income generation
- Andrew Denney, Head of Income Generation, acevo
- Liam Cranley, Income Generation Executive, acevo
The successful broadening of income generation activity demands the right levels of capacity and up-front investment.
This workshop explores the risks and rewards of income spectrum growth, drawing on the practical experiences of CEOs and boards who have planned and delivered new income generation strategies.
WORKSHOP THREE
Volunteers - the resource you can’t afford to ignore!
- Tony Edwards, Director of Trading & Enterprise, Volunteering England
How many volunteers does your organisation have? Is this valuable resource being managed properly and being utilised to its full potential? Statistics show that 19.9 million people volunteer at least once a year in England contributing 1.9 billion hours annually which is worth an estimated value of £23.4 billion full time work hours (figures taken from DCLG Citizenship Survey).
Volunteering is currently high on the Government’s agenda – helping both the public sector and charities deliver a wide range of services. The recent Commission on the Future of Volunteering’s report and recommendations further shows the need for the Voluntary & Community sector to fully utilise the skills and potential of the millions of volunteers who give their time freely.
This practical session will explore the main issues around volunteer management and discuss a range of solutions to ensure your organisation is maximising its volunteer potential. Areas covered:
- Valuing your Volunteers in a way that’s both practical and effective
- The crucial role of Volunteer Manager / Co-ordinator
- Ensuring Quality Assurance within your volunteer programmes
- Measuring the impact of your volunteer supported services
- Keeping informed about the world of volunteering and opportunities to enhance your support to volunteers
- How Volunteering England can support your organisation in the development of volunteers and their impact in the delivery your vision
WORKSHOP FOUR
Recruiting and developing young trustees – experience vs. enthusiasm?
- John Schless, Not-for-Profit Consultant, Rockpools and Trustee, Get Connected
- Lesley Dixon, Chief Executive, Leeds University Union
This session is designed to talk through some of the ways of attracting and engaging young trustees to your board and getting the right balance between experience and enthusiasm.
It will examine some of the barriers and pitfalls and set out ways in which young trustees can be engaged and utilized through appropriate models of recruitment, induction and training.
WORKSHOP FIVE
Outcome focused planning: an integrated approach to achieving and demonstrating impact
- David Saint, Action Planning
This practical and interactive session will explain how to use outcome-focused planning in your organisation.
It will examine how to engage stakeholders, use market information and positioning tactics, and build in from the beginning the integrated systems and structures needed to deliver results and demonstrate impact.
WORKSHOP SIX
How many pages are devoted to fundraising in your strategic plan?
- Andrew Thomas, Chief Executive, Charity Consultants Ltd and the provider of acevo’s Fundraising Helpline
The workshop will look at the key strategic elements of thinking strategically about fundraising for revenue and capital projects. It will also explore the questions your Finance Director should be asking, involving trustees as fundraising leaders and give an overview of which types of fundraising are the most cost effective and are the most predictable.
Participants will receive a free copy of acevo’s Essential Guide to Fundraising for Chief Executives.
WORKSHOP SEVEN
Delivering services for the public sector
- Mike Whitlam, Specialist Charity Sector Advisor, Russam GMS
Whilst the government commissioning brings fresh opportunities, it also means new pressures for leaders in third sector organisations.
This practical and interactive workshop will look at the opportunities ahead for the third sector and how to deal with some of the challenges and issues that are at stake and how they can be overcome.
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Hotel Accommodation
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Novotel ExCel. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The rate is £135 for bed and breakfast .
Call 0870 850 4560 and quote “acevo” to book a room. Once all of the reserved rooms have been booked any additional rooms booked will be booked at the hotel’s discretion.
View other hotels in the area here.
For more information on this event please email yemi.adeshiyan@acevo.org.uk or visit www.acevo.org.uk/annualconference