BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:505@businesssurrey.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T143000 DTSTAMP:20260313T051119Z URL: SUMMARY:Charity Mash-Up 2025 DESCRIPTION:Our Charity Mash-Up\, sponsored by charity I.T. providers Qlic \, features a packed programme of inspiring speakers\, informative present ations\, useful workshops and a marketplace full of funders and third sect or specialists. PLUS a delicious lunch and networking opportunities! (View a video of a previous event here.)\n\nOur event features:\n\nKeynote spe ech\n\nPaul Latham\, Director for Policy and Communication at the Charity Commission\n\nIntroduction to our State of the Sector research\n\nProfess or Amelia Hadfield\, Director\, CIFAL Surrey. Co-Director of the Institute for Sustainability. Associate Vice-President for External Engagement. Fou nding Director\, Centre for Britain and Europe\, University of Surrey\n\n Workshops\n\nOur 40 minute taster sessions include:\n\n \;\n\n 10 top tips to freshen up your social media marketing for 2026\n\nAn interactive workshop\, tailored to small/medium charities and not-for profits\, with clear practical next steps for you and your organisation\n\nDelivered by D aniel Chidley\, Business Surrey\n\nDaniel is an experienced business coac h\, mentor and director level communications\, PR &\; marketing consult ant with 20 years of experience in business. As a Chartered Marketer with the Chartered Institute of Marketing\, Daniel has experience in-house\, ag ency and consultancy with experience across a range of industries. In rece nt years\, Daniel has worked with hundreds of SMEs and high growth busines ses as a business coach and is accredited with the Association for Coachin g.\n\n \;\n\n Mergers and Collaborations\n\nWith many charities facin g funding pressures alongside an increased demand for services\, this work shop will look at collaboration in the sector and mergers as a potential w ay to make the most effective use of resources. In particular\, we will lo ok at the circumstances in which charities should be considering a merger or collaboration\, discuss what steps are involved in each and provide som e practical tips on how to prepare.\n\nDelivered by George Shepherd\, Seni or Associate at Moore Barlow.\n\nGeorge is a charity law and property spe cialist at Moore Barlow. He advises charities of all shapes and sizes on c harity law\, governance and restructuring\, as well as a full range of adv ice on property matters. In recent years he has become increasingly involv ed in charity mergers and collaborations\, offering strategic advice to tr ustees and other charity leaders. George is personally ranked by legal dir ectories Legal 500 and Chambers\, and often speaks at sector events. He ha s particular specialisms in the faith\, healthcare and education sectors.\ n\n \;\n\n Advancing Inclusion – AI-Assisted Media Access\n\nAt the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI\, part of the University of Surrey \, we have a doctoral centre that is exploring how we improve everybody’ s access to digital media. We all use digital media\, for news\, entertain ment\, and education. Increasingly\, we find ourselves using media for acc ess to critical services such as finance and healthcare\, yet a double-dig it percentage of the population struggles with the way that media is made available. Our aim is to use AI to create adaptive media that adjusts to p eople’s needs and preferences\, whether meeting an accessibility need\, or simply preferring to consume media in a certain way. This talk will exp lore some of our early successes and show how the third sector can get inv olved.\n\nDelivered by Dr Andrew Rogoyski\, Surrey Institute for People-C entred Artificial Intelligence\n\nAndrew is Innovation Director for the Un iversity of Surrey’s Institute for People-Centred AI\, part of the Unive rsity of Surrey\, building collaborations to deliver the Institute’s AI vision\, leveraging the team’s 35+ years of leading research in AI. Andr ew started at the Rutherford-Appleton Lab as a postdoctoral fellow before spending 30 years in tech industry including Logica\, QinetiQ and Roke Man or\, before returning to academia. Andrew’s domain experience includes g overnment (Cabinet Office)\, space\, finance and creative sectors. Andrew is a passionate advocate of developing AI that benefits people and society \, with a focus on creative and education sectors.\n\n \;\n\n Find Fu nding in Tough Times\n\nThis workshop looks at the fundraising outlook\, s tuff that really works and lots of ways to find new funders\, including Ch arity Excellence tips &\; tricks and those used by the professionals.\n \nDelivered by Ian McLintock\, Charity Excellence\n\nA volunteer for 45 y ears\, Ian has worked at senior level for 30\, including various chair and CEO appointments. He’s the founder of Charity Excellence\, which has 5 0\,000+ members\, and is the largest and also fastest growing UK charity c ommunity.\n\n \;\n\n Stronger Communities Together (eventually)- Some rset's journey through local government reorganisation from a VCFSE perspe ctive\n\nA workshop that explores the challenges\, pitfalls and opportunit ies presented when local government moves to a unitary structure - and how the community sector came out the other side.\n\nDelivered by Val Bishop\ , CEO - Community Council for Somerset\n\nVal Bishop has been Chief Execu tive of the Community Council for Somerset (CCS) for 3 years\, one of the largest charities in Somerset\, which works with vulnerable individuals\, families and the wider community to build resilience\, tackle poverty and create a Somerset where everyone can thrive. She has worked in the VCFSE s ector for 25 years\, and prior to joining CCS\, she was Programmes Directo r at Somerset Community Foundation for 5 years. She is passionate about co mmunity voice\, celebrating the diversity of the VCFSE sector and building its role as a strategic partner with statutory services and business in c ommunity development.\n\n \;\n\n Organisational Emergency Resilience\ n\nOur sector is under a lot of pressure\, and has been for quite some tim e\, but the need for our services and support keeps going up too. How can we make sure our organisations are resilient in the face of all these chal lenges? What can we do to make sure we are still here\, supporting our peo ple\, in five\, ten\, twenty years? Join this workshop to share ideas on p ractical steps we can take to become and remain resilient organisations.\n \nDelivered by Jason Gaskell\, Surrey Community Action.\n\n \;\n\nPle nary\n\nNicola Kilvington\, Director of Corporate Strategy and Policy at S urrey County Council will be giving the latest updates on Local Government Reorganisation.\n\n \;\n\nThe Mash-Up Marketplace\n\nFeaturing a host of funders and sector specialists including Asda Foundation\, CAF Bank\ , Charity Excellence\, Community Foundation for Surrey\, Cranfield Trus t\, Edwards Insurance Brokers\, Gatwick Airport Community Trust\; Groun dwork (Tesco Bags of Help)\; Heathrow Community Trust\; Menzies\; Natio nal Lottery Community Fund\; Office of the Police &\; Crime Commission er in Surrey\; Qlic I.T.\; Sport England: Surrey Economic Growth Fund ( Surrey County Council)\; Surrey VCSE Alliance\; The Good Company\; Toge ther for Surrey\; University of Surrey Research Team\; Utility Aid.\n\nV isit the Surrey Community Action to stand to find out more about our proje cts and services.\n\nA limited amount of Early Bird tickets costing just £25 are available until Thursday 31 July 2025\, OR until these have sold out. Thereafter\, tickets will be charged at £30. 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