Events and training

Lucy Stone Fundraising - Ask Lucy Anything About Fundraising!

Date: 9 September 2026
Time: 10am-11:30am
Location: Online Event - via Zoom
Cost: Free

Can come with any questions about fundraising and Lucy will do what she can to help you! We can talk about anything!

Come and share your success and frustrations, ask questions and let’s learn together!

Mindfulness Retreat Workshop for Volunteers

Date: 16 September 2026
Time: 11am-1:30pm
Location: Discovery Hub, Warnham Local Nature Reserve, Warnham Road, Horsham, RH12 2RA
Cost: Free (£10 deposit when booking, refundable on attendance)

Recharge & Refresh: Mindfulness Retreat for Volunteers!

Calling all volunteers in the Horsham District! Join us for a Mindfulness Retreat Workshop designed to support your emotional wellbeing and enhance your volunteer experience.

Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating atmosphere where you’ll explore:

• Practical mindfulness techniques and psychological strategies to reduce stress and enhance focus, led by a qualified psychologist and mindfulness coach.
• A guided meditation session to cultivate inner peace and clarity.
• Discussions on the benefits of mindfulness and psychological techniques for personal and community wellbeing.

Attendees will also be permitted free access to explore Warnham Nature Reserve following the training.

This session is for charities, community groups, and not-for-profit organisations working in the Horsham District.

Fundraisers' Network Plus+

Date: 17 September 2026
Time: 9:30am-3pm
Location: Rudgwick Village Hall, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3JJ
Cost: Free (£10 deposit when booking, refundable on attendance)

If you are a fundraiser for a charity or community group working in Horsham District, you are invited to come along to our free Horsham District Fundraisers Network Plus+ event.

The day will be filled with workshop sessions on engaging with corporates, working with funders, fundraising best practice & available grants.

As with previous Fundraisers Network events, there will be plenty of opportunity to meet with other fundraisers in the District to network and share knowledge.

Come along for the chance to:

• Boost your knowledge
• Hear from funders and corporates
• Network with other fundraisers in the District
• Find out what further training opportunities you can access
• Receive advice from Voluntary Sector Support and Community Development

Lunch will be provided.

Limited spaces!

Leading Volunteers with Emotional Intelligence

Date: 8 October 2026
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Online Event - via Zoom
Cost: Free

Want to better support, motivate, and communicate with your volunteers?

This practical workshop explores how Emotional Intelligence can help you build stronger relationships and handle challenges with confidence.

Ideal for anyone working with volunteers. leave with simple tools you can use straight away.

By the end of this session, you’ll be able to apply Emotional Intelligence in your volunteer leadership—helping you better understand motivations and behaviours, communicate with empathy and clarity, handle common challenges with confidence, and use simple, practical techniques to motivate and retain volunteers.

Lucy Stone Fundraising - Untapped Fundraising Potential: How can you find new ways to raise funds?

Date: 15 October 2026
Time: 1pm-2:30pm
Location: Online Event - via Zoom
Cost: Free

Do you want to: Find new ways of raising funds? Understand where your untapped potential is?

A good range of income streams helps an organisation to be more financially resilient and can reduce the impact of reduced funding in one income area. Many not-for-profits start their fundraising journey with Trusts and Foundations before exploring new ways to raise funds. However, many are unsure how to start individual giving, major donor or challenge events fundraising. That is where this session can help!  We will explore how to:

• Understand your untapped potential for new income streams.
• Recognise what you need to do to  ‘get your ducks a row’.
• Create a plan that you can implement and sustain long term.

Lucy Stone Fundraising - Trustee Fundraising Training: Where can trustees start?

Date: 3 November 2026
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
Location: Online Event - via Zoom
Cost: Free

During which we will consider:

• What are the different fundraising options open to you?
• How do you know which options are right for your organisation?
• What are the practical first steps you can take to diversify your income?
• How can you support everyone in the organisation to help with fundraising?

Carbon Literacy Community Leaders Training

Date: 10 November 2026
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: Horsham District Council Offices, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB
Cost: Free (£10 deposit when booking, refundable on attendance)

Community leaders in Horsham District are invited to participate in a new Carbon Literacy training course being delivered by Horsham District Council.

This is an accredited one-day course that will provide you with the knowledge and skills to take action against climate change and give you the opportunity to be certified as Carbon Literate. Come along, wherever you are on your sustainability journey, to learn and connect with other community leaders on this important topic.

Lucy Stone Fundraising - Managing your relationships with your donors and funders

Date: 8 December 2026
Time: 10am-11:30am
Location: Online Event - via Zoom
Cost: Free

Do you want to: Have better connections with your donors and supporters? Find more touchpoints and exceed expectations? Enjoy your relationships with your donors and supporters?

Underpinning successful fundraising needs to be fantastic stewardship to build long term relationships. We must at all times remember that “They are not your donors, you are one of their charities” (Mark Phillips), importantly, it is that we are one of their charities. The relationships need to be personal, supported, appropriate and at times unexpected. In this session we will explore:

• developing relationships so funders and donors are long term partners
• how to understand and exceed funders requirements and expectations
• create a relationship management and stewardship plan that you can achieve and sustain long term.