Events and Training

A quarterly event for our A&B NI Members. This is  a peer led, networking and information session for our members to collaborate by sharing ideas, resources, fundraising tips, successes, losses, potential funders and more. We will also be able to share upcoming funding/grant opportunities, fundraising events, training and other resources on different aspects of fundraising. This is open to anyone in our Arts network, engaging into any aspects of fundraising.

Join us for an introduction to financial planning to gain insight and practical advice on how to build robust finance processes, take financially sustainable decisions and lead with financial confidence for your organisation!
This workshop is for those who deal with budgets, fundraising, project planning and anything accounts/financially related for non-profit organisations. It will provide a space to learn from others and provide best practice and useful tips to make your finance strong and resilient
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The annual A&B NI Cultural Governance Conference has been celebrating trustee voices and tackling the big issues for charity boards for over a decade. The event returns this October with a stand-out line-up of speakers who will be championing the unsung heroes of charity boards. This year we are delighted to welcome sponsors, award-winning accountancy and business advisory firm Harbinson Mulholland to the stage.

This year our conference will have a blended approach, with in-person and online learning sessions available, so there’s more than one way for board members to take part. We’re aiming to create a space for board members to connect, learn, be inspired and to share their success stories. Attendees can expect thought-provoking discussions on current issues facing charity boards, alongside inspirational accounts of how trustees have driven positive change.

Taking great quality photographs is a crucial tool in the development and promotion of your business. It can reflect your image, build a brand, showcase your products and services, and enhance the impact of your website and social media. This bitesize workshop will provide you with skills, knowledge and guidance on how to use your smartphone, or digital camera, to produce professional-standard photographs to improve marketing potential and online presence.

Learn to present with IMPACT at the first of our lunchtime creative training bitesized sessions. In this session theatre-maker Stephen Beggs will introduce the group to activities normally used in the rehearsal room when a team is coming together to work on a project.  These transferrable skills will help to build confidence, communication, presentation skills and group dynamics in a creative and engaging way.  It should also be fun too! 

Combining physical theatre training with creative therapy techniques, this workshop focuses primarily on the impact of stress on the body/mind and what we can do to manage, alleviate and reclaim a sense of balance in our daily and working lives. The workshop, led by Artistic Director and accredited Creative Therapist and meditation facilitator,  Patrick O’Reilly, also focuses on self-awareness practice and will offer solutions to create a sense of space and clarity in our busy working lives.