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Strategy Planning

Training Session

12/06/2024

Strategy Planning

In today’s charity landscape, the demand for services is soaring, and staff teams are feeling the pressure. But amidst these challenges lies an incredible resource: volunteers. Now more than ever, it’s vital to tap into the power of volunteers to drive your organisation’s mission forward.

What You’ll Gain: Led by Denise Hayward, Chief Executive of Volunteer Now, this session is designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to maximise the potential of volunteers. Here’s what you can expect:

  • Understanding Volunteer Trends: Gain insights into the latest trends in volunteering specific to Northern Ireland, helping you stay ahead of the curve.
  • Attracting and Engaging Volunteers: Explore strategies for attracting and retaining volunteers who are committed for the long haul, especially in a post-COVID environment.
  • Effective Volunteer Management: Learn core techniques for leading volunteering initiatives successfully, empowering you to harness the full potential of your volunteer workforce.
  • Leadership’s Role: Understand the crucial role of the Senior Leadership Team and CEO in fostering a culture that values and supports volunteering efforts.
  • Recognising Volunteer Contributions: Discover ways to recognise and appreciate the invaluable contributions of your volunteers, both internally within your organisation and externally with stakeholders.

Who Should Attend? This session is tailored for chief officers and senior leaders seeking authoritative insights into effectively managing volunteers to fulfil their charity’s purpose.

Don’t miss out! Seize this opportunity to gain actionable strategies and expert guidance on leveraging volunteering to drive meaningful impact for your organisation. Book your spot now and unlock the full potential of your volunteer team.

Who is it for?

CEO, Senior Leaders, Trustees

Date: 04/02/2026

Time: 9:30AM - 4:30PM

Venue: CO3 Office, Belfast

This session will be facilitated by…

Roger Courtney

Courtney Consulting

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