About this Event
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The is delighted to invite you to our Summer in-person networking event, ‘Adapting to change: the charity volunteering landscape’.
This event will allow you to establish new connections, revitalise existing relationships, and engage in discussions with fellow risk specialists from the charity sector. You will have the chance to hear from our guest speaker and panellists while interacting with peers through discussions and group activities.
Our comprehensive afternoon event is designed to maximise your time and learning. It includes a networking lunch, a main presentation, a panel session, and a group activity, all focused on examining the changing volunteering landscape in the charity sector.
The event will commence with our main speaker presenting a scene-setting introduction to the change in the volunteering landscape and the associated risks and opportunities. The panel session will involve brief presentations from our guest speakers and an open discussion where you can pose questions to the panellists.
The group activity, a key highlight of our event, will explore forward-looking risks, uncertainties, and opportunities. It will leverage a proven analysis tool to guide your strategic decision-making, providing you with practical insights to help you achieve your strategic objectives.
Our speakers:
Richard Evans: Crowe
As Crowe's Head of Risk and Assurance, Richard has internal audit and risk assurance expertise for public sector and nonprofit organisations. He leads a team of internal auditors and risk practitioners specialising in charity and the broader not-for-profit sector. He has led assurance assignments and investigation work covering all aspects of volunteering activity, including recruitment, supporter-led fundraising, engagement with beneficiaries, service delivery and retail. He understands how volunteering is evolving and can share best practices and themes around the charity sector regarding emerging risks and how these are addressed.
Sarah Boardman: BHF
Sarah is the Retail Volunteering Operations Manager at BHF, where she has worked for 13 years. She loves her role and its impact on volunteers and society. Before joining BHF, she had various leadership roles in the mainstream retail sector, mainly in Australia. Sarah recognises the important role volunteering can play in the lives of individuals and society. She is driven to ensure people are not left in the shadows, lacking opportunity, or not reaching their potential, which brought her to her current role. Sarah feels a strong allyship with people with a disability. She seeks to have a positive impact by co-chairing the Disability Affinity Group at BHF, where she can support and influence change in this area whilst creating a safe space for people to share their lived experiences.
Naemi Gutmann: Samaritans
As the Volunteering Operations, Policy and Development Manager, Naemi is responsible for supporting volunteers through their volunteering journey, resolving issues and complaints and managing conflicts. She oversees the criminal record checking process for volunteers and is leading a project to recheck all 14,000 listening volunteers at a higher level. She collaborates with the Samaritan’s volunteer structure to carry out these processes, such as regional directors, branch safer recruitment administrators, and investigation, hearing and appeal officer volunteers.
Abigail Miller: H&S consultant
A Chartered Environmental Health Officer with nearly 40 years of experience in Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Food Safety Management within Retail, Hospitality and Distribution for multi-site retail businesses, including Marks & Spencer’s, John Lewis Partnership and Home Retail Group (Argos & Homebase,), covering the UK, European Far East operations, and now Director of a successful consultancy supporting a diverse portfolio of businesses including Girlguiding, Live Nation and Academy Music Group.
Abigail is also actively involved with the CIEH (Health and Safety Policy Advisory Panel and Enterprise Community), the IOSH (Chair of Retail and Distribution Group), and other policy groups, such as the HSE Logistic Forum, the British Retail Consortium Health and Safety Group, and the BSI HS/1 Occupational Health and Safety Management Committee.
Kerryn Wotton: The Hardman Trust
Kerryn Wotton is a CEO, Chair and charity consultant interested in leadership, strategy and organisational effectiveness.
She is an experienced voluntary sector professional, having worked for 20 years in various operational and strategic roles across the charity sector, including literacy, young people’s services, criminal justice, substance misuse, and homelessness. She is the part-time CEO of a UK-wide Pr*son charity and Chair of Trustees of another criminal justice organisation. During the rest of the week, she supports charities of all sizes in improving their effectiveness, defining their strategies, articulating their vision, and reaching their potential through tailored consultancy, interim leadership, and facilitation.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
British Heart Foundation, 180 Hampstead Road, London, United Kingdom
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