Virtual Members’ Meeting

Wednesday 9th September 2026

Speakers and sessions

Changing the conversation about compliance

Do you want to get home from work safely every day? Do you expect your colleagues to make legal and ethical decisions at work? Do you want your workplace to make you unwell? And if you are a leader in an organisation, do you want to go to jail for a mistake one of your team made?

I’m guessing of course, you all want to stay safe, legal, ethical and healthy in work. But how often do you discuss what this looks like? How does being safe, legal, ethical and healthy in work show up every day? Staying safe, legal, ethical and healthy are all the reasons we have compliance training.

Yet for decades compliance training is treated as an endurance test, something to be got through once a year, a terrible click-next-quiz-at-the-end elearning that focuses only on covering the organisation and nothing on the individual. So nobody wants to do it, yet everyone has to, and even worse, it no longer covers the organisation legally.

With the judiciary changing the game, we need to start to CARE about compliance by changing the conversation about compliance. 

Case study: Minstead Trust
Darren will share his journey of joining an organisation with no established L&D function and what happened when Minstead Trust chose to invest in learning. He’ll explore the process of building L&D from the ground up, including the implementation of a new LMS through CLC, and share the benefits, impact and lessons learned along the way.
Case study: Scouts

In this case study, Joshua Barnbrook and Monica Enzo will share how careful planning, strong leadership support and an ongoing communications campaign helped successfully launch and start to embed mentoring across the organisation.

Their story demonstrates how creating time to reflect, prioritise and think strategically can lead to stronger organisational outcomes and greater long-term impact.

Robot surfers, 007 and the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

How AI can help your charity do more and do it better, without breaking trust with your staff or supporters

It’s okay… when it come to AI, no charity feels ‘ready’ right now. This is a fast moving topic. According to this year’s Charity Digital Skills Report, 79% of charities use AI everyday, but fewer than 1 in 5 have have an AI strategy to make it work for them.

Come and find out what robot surfers, 007 and Abraham Lincoln have to do with AI, and how your charity can cut through the hype and hyperbole to really get the best from AI.

There are some huge quick wins and some big red flags you need to avoid too.

Darren Richards, the “Charity AI Guy”, will unpack how charities are already using AI reliably, safely and ethically to scale their work, while keeping control of the critical human leadership questions that need to come first.

Charity Learning Consortium updates

Martin will kick off the event with a warm welcome and share key updates from the Charity Learning Consortium, including recent developments and ongoing initiatives.

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The key details

Date: Wednesday 9th September 2026

Location: Online via Zoom

Time: 09:30am – 1:00pm

Virtual Members Meeting

First time at a CLC event? Here’s what to expect

    The CLC community is a warm, vibrant network of L&D, HR, and People professionals from across the third sector. 

    You’ll have plenty of chances to connect with peers and share experiences. Plus, with inspiring sessions from leading industry speakers, you’ll leave with fresh insights and practical ideas to take back to your organisation. Everything is designed with you in mind!

    If you have any questions please or would like to know more before signing up, please speak to your membership manager.

    What members say about our events…

    “These session are so inspiring and it’s great to take lots of ideas to change things. “

    Virginia Sewell,
    Plantlife

    “It’s a community of like-minded people who are all looking to learn and develop. There is nothing like it!”

    Natasha Welbourne,
    The Children’s Society

    “Every days a school day! Never stop learning from the minute you arrive until the time the last speaker finishes.”

    Sharon Lawrence,
    Police Care UK

    “It’s a wonderful chance to network and learn from others with a common shared purpose. It has a friendly, almost family like community.”

    Emily Williams,
    Diabetes UK

    “Great chance to take a step back from day-to-day and reflect on current practices.”

    Jonathan Mason,
    VTCT

    “I’m pleased to see these events build from the previous ones. Reflections and findings make me feel truly pary of a meaningful sector.”

    Monica Arroyave,
    Victim Support