Your digital goody bag…
September Members’ Meeting | Edinburgh
Wednesday 24th September 2025
Topics that Martin mentioned in the opening session:
Charity Mentoring Network
A community platform that connects organisations, staff and volunteers together,
Charity Learning Leaders
This initiative has been set up for senior learning leaders.
Prompt Engineering For L&D
Watch Josh Willcock’s session about AI from the last virtual members’ meeting
Charity Recruitment
A five-minute tune-up for your hiring process. This free MOT gives you a clear picture of how your recruitment is doing
Charity Essentials
We’ve created a range of elearning courses as part of our new Charity Essentials series.
Please speak to your Membership Manager to find out more.
AI British Sign Language
Introducing the Digital Signer, a game-changing tool that adds BSL translation to video content quickly and affordably.
Get 30% off Kogan Page books with your CLC discount
All L&D and HR books from Kogan Page are discounted with code CLC30 via checkout – explore here
Continue the conversations…
Charity Learning WhatsApp group
We’ve created a dedicated WhatsApp group exclusively for our members, providing you with an easy and accessible way to stay connected and engaged.
Join here
Connect with Martin on LinkedIn
Martin is highly active on LinkedIn and regularly shares posts about L&D and Consortium-related topics He’d love to connect with you!
Connect here
The Charity Mentoring Network is centred around a community platform that connects organisations, staff and volunteers together, so that they can support one another by sharing their knowledge and expertise.
The next virtual coffee morning is on Wednesday 29th October 2025. Join us to find out more about the network and how to get involved.
Charity Learning Scotland Awards
The Charity Learning Consortium proudly launched the first-ever Charity Learning Scotland Awards 2025, celebrating the outstanding achievements of our Scottish members.
For over a decade, the Charity Learning Awards have honoured excellence in learning and development (L&D). This year marks a milestone as we spotlight the innovative and impactful work driving change across Scotland.
Member Case Study
| Jill Leishman, North East Scotland College
With over 20,000 students, 600 staff, and four campuses, induction at North East Scotland College was previously time-consuming and fragmented. In this session, Jill shared details of the transformative project to streamline the process, eliminate duplication, ensure consistent information delivery, and improve compliance. The result? Reduced SME workloads, greater flexibility for staff completing induction, and a safer, more compliant organisation.
Building Tomorrow’s Skills in Today’s Charities
| Andy Lancaster, Reimagine People Development
Andy facilitated a roundtable exploring the skills that matter most for the charity sector, where current gaps exist, and how we might take creative steps to build a future-fit workforce.
Together, we considered which future skills the sector may be overlooking in light of our values, mission, and culture. We also reflected on whether any key capabilities are missing from the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025. Finally, we explored innovative ways to help these skills flourish within different organisational contexts.
The session sparked rich discussion and generated some excellent insights and ideas.
This conversation will continue at another roundtable in London this November. Andy will also be drawing on the findings to develop practical resources for the sector, including a white paper.
How Clear Goals Prove L&D’s Value
| Gill Chester, Little Man Project
Gill led an inspiring and motivating session on the power of clear goals to measure impact, demonstrate value, and protect budgets. She highlighted that it’s not enough to do good work in the shadows – impact needs to be seen to be recognised. The discussion explored three key stages:
- Identify the problem: Only by understanding the challenge can we define the right solution.
- Design the solution: Be clear about where you want to get to and how you’ll get there.
- Report the impact: Share outcomes and evidence the difference being made.
The session offered valuable insights and left members motivated to make their impact more visible and compelling.
Registration for Elearning Unlocked will open on 10th October. There will be a 20% Early Bird Discount for CLC members! Offer closes end of November.
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Charity Learning Conference & Awards
Join us in London on Thursday 20th November for a day packed with elite learning sessions, networking opportunities, and a celebration of excellence in the charity sector.
We’ll be shining a spotlight on the winners of the Charity Learning Awards 2025, recognising the incredible innovation, dedication, and impact of L&D professionals across UK charities.
Spaces are limited – register today to secure your place!
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The Charity Mentoring Network: A community platform that connects organisations, staff and volunteers together.
