Events
Our events are an opportunity to connect with a network of chairs and trustees to share, learn, and challenge and support one another. Our training is expertly designed to support chairs and trustees with the essentials of governance and board leadership. Chairing Essentials events are focused on all aspects of the chairing role, while Board Essentials events are for all board members.
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Board Essentials: Understanding Your Charity’s Accounts – A practical introduction for trustees (May2026)
Do charity accounts feel like a mystery? This 75-minute lunchtime session is designed to help trustees of small charities feel more confident reading and understanding their charity’s annual…
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Board Essentials: Moving into chairing (May2026)
The AoC are offering this specific date as a one off free introductory session to all members and non-members. Please note that future sessions will have our usual…
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Peer support group session for London trustees (May2026)
Are you keen to talk though issues with other trustees who share similar challenges and can share experiences and ideas? Do you want to build a network of trustees…
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Chairing Essentials: Working with your CEO (May2026)
As chair, building and maintaining a successful relationship with your chief executive is a key part of the role. But it’s not always a simple task. Each relationship…
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Chairing Essentials: A chair’s role in building the board (Jun2026)
Chairs have a key role in recruiting and developing a strong board and bringing out the best in trustees, starting from the beginning of the trustee cycle at…
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Wisdom of Boards: More diverse boards – a strategy for progress
Charity boards are not diverse, that’s clear from all the research and statistics. But what can we do to change this? The Association of Chairs has teamed up…
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Board Essentials: Your Legal Responsibilities – getting the basics right (Jun2026)
This session is part of our Board Essentials Programme, providing high-quality training to support people to become and serve as effective trustees. In this 75-minute lunchtime session, we’ll…
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Dynamic Duo: Balancing the roles between chair and CEO (June2026)
When the relationship between chair and chief executive is strong they are a dynamic duo, both adding value to the organisation. When the relationship is in trouble it’s…
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Chairing Essentials: Chairing with confidence (June2026)
We know that the role of chair, although rewarding, can be challenging. Yet, many chairs tell us that they have little time to reflect on the nature of their…
