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Event: Ethics and Leadership in the Voluntary Sector

The Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership invites you to join us to explore the sometimes fraught relationship between leadership practice and ethics. An interactive webinar is being held on Friday 11 December 2020, led by Dr Nik Winchester from the OU Business School.

12th November 2020
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Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference

The Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership was again represented at the annual Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference which took place entirely online this year. Watch the team's presentations.

20th October 2020
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Call for CVSL PhD Studentship project

The Open University Business School invites applications for a number of full-time funded PhD studentships beginning 1 February 2021 on ‘Responding to COVID-19 and the Climate Emergency’.

1st July 2020
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Join our virtual learning clubs

Following a successful roll-out of local learning clubs in Milton Keynes and York, CVSL is inviting applications to join our new virtual learning club. Places are limited to 12-15 people and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

23rd April 2020
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Refreshed leadership courses

We are delighted to announce the launch of our refreshed leadership courses. The updated courses draw on new insights from CVSL team members' research and feedback from our learners to remain current and relevant to practice.

27th January 2020
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Webinar: 'BAME' Voluntary Sector Organisations

This fascinating webinar explored the leadership challenges and opportunities of 'BAME' voluntary sector organisations and how collaborative leadership can add value to the sector’s engagement with the wider voluntary sector in many ways.

13th November 2019
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Willen Hospice Learning Club Session

Dr Owain Smolović-Jones and Dr Fidèle Mutwarasibo, both from the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, facilitated the first learning club session of the senior and middle management team of Willen Hospice on 8 October 2019.

14th October 2019
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Sue gives an inspiring account of leadership in the voluntary sector

Chief Executive of Brain Tumour Research, Sue Farrington Smith MBE, provided the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership 2019. Find out about her inspiring presentation about her life and career.

18th July 2019
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Webinar: Is collaborative leadership inclusive leadership?

In this webinar held on 23 July 2019, organised by the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, we were joined by special guest Fozia Irfan, CEO of Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation, to discuss collaborative leadership in more depth.

11th July 2019
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Open Justice Centre improving lives through online learning

The OU Law School’s Open Justice Centre has developed a prototype learning module in discrimination and human rights law training for charities. This follows a five-month project with AdviceUK, the UK’s largest network of independent social welfare advice organisations.

19th October 2018