The Confident Trustee Series

Enhance your trustee skills and confidence

Seven, pick n mix, 90-minute virtual workshops delivered by Claris D’cruz and Fran Borg-Wheeler, experienced charity sector trainers.

"Such accessible, smart and thoughtful content and skilled delivery."

Series delegate

Overview

✔ Flexible model: sign up for one, some or all sessions.

✔ Live virtual workshops

✔ Bitesize chunks of knowledge to strengthen your trustee skills

✔ Experienced charity lawyer and former charity CEO as your trainers.

✔ Practical strategies to implement straight away

✔ Suitable for both trustees looking to consolidate their knowledge or those taking on their first role

Seven Workshops

1 The Fundamentals

2 Being an effective trustee

3 Successful board-SLT relationships

4 Confident decision-making

5 Healthy board dynamics

6 Developing yourself as a trustee

7 Knowing when to leave

Benefits of the Series

✔ Gain a better understanding of your duties, responsibilities and nature of the trustee role

✔ Feel more confident in your ability to make an impact as a trustee

✔ Enhance your understanding of the relational dynamics of a high-performing board

✔ Learn how to thrive in your role

"Highly contextual, relevant examples made the sessions greatly impactful and helpful."

Series delegate

Your Trainers

Claris D'cruz, Claris D'cruz Ltd

Claris has over 25 years’ experience as a governance lawyer and trainer advising charities, of all sizes, on a wide range of governance and constitutional issues.

She worked 'at the coalface' as an in-house legal adviser for a registered charity, and then on the other side of the fence as a Charity Commission lawyer, before going into private practice.

Claris is also an experienced trustee/NED with over 15 years’ experience on a range of charity and not-for-profit boards. Claris’ mission is to support trustees and senior charity leaders to carry out their role with even greater confidence, her motto is: ‘strong governance maximises impact’.

https://clarisdcruz.co.uk/

Fran Borg-Wheeler, Heart-Centred Leaders

Fran has over 20 years experience in the charity sector, 13 of which were as CEO of a small youth charity. Through her business, Heart-Centred Leaders Ltd, Fran’s mission is to support charity leaders and their teams to boost their impact whilst thriving.

She is a leadership coach and mentor; course creator; workshop trainer and away-day facilitator. She also supports charities via interim leadership roles and is a trustee of small charity, Radical Recruit.

www.heartcentredleaders.com

"Practical, supportive pointers from two very experienced charity practitioners."
Series delegate

How To Book

Click the button below to book your places on one, some or all of the workshops.

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The Confident Trustee Series: Full Programme

~~£450~~ £396 per person (early bird offer)

1 The Fundamentals

Explore the six core duties of a charity trustee, and what to expect as a new trustee or how to welcome new trustees if you're more experienced.

Wed 22 Apr 2026, 5 - 6.30pm

50 Free places

2 Being an effective trustee

A deeper dive into legal responsibilities, how to make a difference and where to find support.

Wed 20 May 2026, 5 - 6.30pm