Voluntary and community sector information and training sessions
Sign up for our bitesize information sessions for the voluntary and community sector.
All sessions take place on Microsoft Teams.
Understanding External Funding and Bid Development
- Date: Wednesday 12 November 2025
- Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Exploring the basics of the funding landscape and useful tips to strengthen your bids.
This will be an entry level introduction to charitable grant funding, understanding how to find out about charitable trusts and grant schemes.
Register for Understanding External Funding and Bid Development.
Social Value and the VCS in Local Government Procurement
- Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
- Time: 10.30 to 11.30am
- Location: VCS Hub, Wandsworth Town Hall
This session will explore the legislative picture around social value and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in public sector procurement. We will update on our Responsible Procurement Strategy 2025 – 2030 and share details of current social value we receive.
Register for Social Value and the VCS in Local Government Procurement.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Workshop
- Date: Thursday 4 December 2025
- Time: 1.30 to 3.30pm
The purpose of this workshop is to build an understanding of the importance of safeguarding and DBS checks.
If you request DBS checks for those working or volunteering in your organisation, this workshop will be useful for you.
Register for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Workshop.
Fundraising: What Trustees Need to Know - Online with Leah Selinger
- Date: Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Time: 4 to 5.30pm
Trustees are increasingly required to play an active role in ensuring their charity’s fundraising activities are conducted appropriately, ethically and in line with the guidance available. But more than just ‘ticking the boxes’ – trustees have a duty to understand their charity’s income mix and how it will sustain their provision beyond this financial year.
This session will provide participants with the knowledge and tools to support and enable their organisation to fundraise effectively and sustainably and take an active role in supporting their organisation to do so. We will consider different types of income generation, and what might be right for individual organisations based on their resources, and their requirements.
Register for Fundraising: What Trustees Need to Know.
Start-Up Funding for Charities and Social Enterprises - Online with Leah Selinger
- Date: Thursday 8 January 2026
- Time: 11am to 12.30pm
If you’re in the early stages of starting up your organisation and are looking for funds to help you grow, develop or even get off the ground, this course will help point you in the right direction.
With tons of information about the different types of income available, you will learn which would be most appropriate for your charity or social enterprise – and how to identify opportunities that help you deliver your social purpose. The course comes with a comprehensive handbook with an extensive list of places to identify funds to help you at the start of your journey.
At the end of the session attendees will be able to:
- Understand the different income streams available their start up organisation
- Know where and how to identify potential funding opportunities
- Be confident in knowing when (and when not) to apply for funds.
Register for Start-Up Funding for Charities and Social Enterprises.
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Contact
If you have any questions, or suggestions for future training or information sessions, email us at voluntarysectorteam@wandsworth.gov.uk.