Topic outline
- General
General
- Community Leaders Programme
Community Leaders Programme
Gain practical skills that you can use in your pantry project, as well as:
- Grow your leadership skills to help your organisation be more sustainable
- Build on your strengths, passion and values to be able to adopt different leadership styles
- Learn how to work effectively with funders, partners and your board
- Build a network of Pantry and other anti-poverty organisations in Scotland
Programme Details
*The closing date for this programme is Friday 17 January. Any applications received after this date will automatically be added to a waiting list for consideration if additional places become available.*
Leading a Pantry Project or other anti-poverty third sector organisation or community group is a key role in our local area and society. Your leadership helps to inspire people in your organisation and the wider sector in Scotland to show up as their best selves to contribute to social change.
However, managing a key organisation in the community can sometimes feel quite isolated and all-consuming. This programme offers important space and time for you to reflect and think. You will learn from and with other sector leaders to gain practical skills that you can apply in your role. Spread over five months, the programme offers a unique opportunity for the group supporting mechanisms for each other’s’ personal growth and development.
It consists of 10 facilitated learning days delivered in five modules, using a mix of approaches including group-work, peer-coaching, action learning sets, guest speakers and self-reflection.
Building Stronger Organisations
We are living in times of unprecedented change and uncertainty. Social need is increasing, costs are rising and finance is harder to find. More than ever, we need leaders with authenticity, wisdom, courage and compassion. This programme will support leaders from the Pantry network and other community organisations to respond to challenges and opportunities. This programme will help you, your organisation and the wider sector to find more sustainable and impactful ways of working.
You will work with and learn from fellow leaders to explore a range of practical concepts and approaches that support you as a strategic leader. The programme will give you the facilitated space to work on your own organisational ‘trickies’ and challenges, supported by your peers
At the heart of the programme will be finding ways to find new ways to finance your work, helping to secure the future of your organisation and the community it serves.
Programme Dates
Module 1 - Leading Myself
- What does Brave and Bold leadership mean for me?
- My strengths, values and what gives me energy
- Leadership Transitions – priorities and focus as a manager
- Emotional intelligence and self-awareness
- Situational Leadership
Day 1: Monday 27th January (In-person)
Day 2: Monday 3rd February (online)
Module 2 - Leading Others
- Creating a culture that supports leadership at all levels
- Leading for high performance, social and environmental impact
- Creating innovative and empowering work-places
- Motivating others
- Input from an experienced sector leader
Day 3: Monday 17th February (Online)
Day 4: Friday 28th February (Online)
Module 3 - Leading Through Change & Transition
- Managing organisational change
- Leading change conversations
- Working towards fairer and greener communities
- Developing collective resilience
- Leading hybrid teams
- Input from an experienced sector leader
Day 5: Monday 17th March (In-person)
Day 6: Friday 28th March (Online)
Module 4 - Leading in Partnership & Collaboration
- Managing Boards
- Bold and Brave partnerships
- Stakeholder analysis
- Collaborative leadership
- A conversation with funders to understand their priorities
- Working with corporates to finance your work
- Input from an experienced sector leader
Day 7: Monday 14th April (In-person)
Day 8: Friday 25th April (Online)
Module 5 - Leading within the Sector
- How we can work more effectively together
- Influencing and working with stakeholders
- A conversation with Scottish Government
- Review and presentations
Day 9: Friday 16th May (Online)
Day 10: Monday 26th May (In-person)
Who is it for?
This programme has been designed for those leading a Pantry Project or another anti-poverty third sector organisation or community group in Scotland. This includes, but is not limited to, Pantry Project CEOs, Pantry Managers & Volunteer Coordinators.
Programme Details
Where: Hybrid - in-person days will take place at a venue in Glasgow City Centre and online sessions will take place via Zoom.
Cost: This programme is fully funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.
"I did not think I needed to go on a leadership programme, now I think everyone should have this opportunity, it empowers everyone." - Previous Learner.
Accreditation
Participants have the opportunity to complete two 10 credit SCQF level 9 qualifications in Leadership and Action Learning, accredited by Glasgow Caledonian University. This is optional and costs an additional £150. You don’t have decide about this until after the programme is competed.
Your Facilitator
Sally Robertson has been working for the charity and not for profit sectors for almost 20 years. A former senior manager at Oxfam GB she has since worked with a number of organisations across the sector.
For more information on Sally please click here.
More Information
Iain Boyd | iain@socialenterprise.academy
Business Development Officer
