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We are driving positive change by developing, connecting and empowering leaders in the voluntary and community Sector.
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The CO3 40th Anniversary Fundraising Gala was a special evening dedicated to celebrating four decades of CO3’s impact and leadership within the VCSE sector. Bringing together members, partners and supporters, the event reflected on the organisation’s journey, its role in strengthening leadership, and the collective achievements of the sector over the years. Through shared moments, meaningful conversations and a spirit of generosity, the gala honoured CO3’s legacy while supporting its continued work into the future.
Explore past CO3 Awards
The CO3 Leadership Awards celebrate the individuals and organisations driving meaningful impact across Northern Ireland’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Held annually, the awards recognise outstanding leadership, innovation and commitment, shining a light on those making a real difference in their communities.
2026’s Leadership Awards
2025’s Leadership Awards
Look back at previous CO3 Leadership Conferences
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What Members Say About CO3
We’re delighted to get behind the financial resilience programme who, which will support a range of charity leaders from the small right through to the large, will really help give them the skills to be strong and be there for their communities for as long as they’re needed.
As a chief executive it is a very lonely job at times, particularly in small charities and Northern Ireland has got many small charities. So when you feel that loneliness or isolation, the one thing that CO3 brought was the ability to go and chat to somebody, whether it be a mentor or whether it be just another chief exec to bounce off.
Kate Fleck
Member of the Board, OCN NI
CO3 offer a wide range of courses for middle, middle managers, senior managers and chief executives within the third sector. Some of the programmes include the Leading Edge programme, there’s other leadership programmes available and then they also offer some micro learning sessions around how to present things like finances to your board of directors, reviewing your governance structure within the organisation and they would bring in some expert facilitators to deliver those sessions as well.
Martin Flynn
CEO, OCN NI
We’re delighted to get behind the financial resilience programme who, which will support a range of charity leaders from the small right through to the large, will really help give them the skills to be strong and be there for their communities for as long as they’re needed.
As a chief executive it is a very lonely job at times, particularly in small charities and Northern Ireland has got many small charities. So when you feel that loneliness or isolation, the one thing that Co Three brought was the ability to go and chat to somebody, whether it be a mentor or whether it be just another chief exec to bounce off.
Kate Fleck
Member of the Board, OCN NI
“CO3 is always a great network for support, for encouragement, for advice, answers to tricky questions when you're really, really stuck. Overall, it's been a fantastic network of colleagues who are always there for guidance and encouragement whenever things are really tough.”
Karen Collins
Chief Executive, Aware NI
“It is so valuable having other people who are in a similar position that you can network with, you can share problems with, you can ask advice. And so my whole career, CO3 has been really, really important to me in providing those things.”
Roger Courtney
Founder & Director, Roger Courtney Consulting
“I think for me the CO3 is a safe space just to have a chat, to make connections and also to learn from other people who are in a similar position in their career as you are.”
Lisa Keys
Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Boys’ Brigade