The Confident Trustee Series
Enhance your trustee skills and confidence
Seven x 90-mins virtual workshops delivered by Claris D’cruz and Fran Borg-Wheeler, experienced charity sector trainers.
Designed to help you understand your duties, enhance your impact and thrive in your trustee role.
"Such accessible, smart and thoughtful content and skilled delivery."
Series delegate
Overview
✔ Flexible model: sign up for one, some or all sessions from just £77
✔ 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’.
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 team away-day facilitator. She also supports charities via interim leadership roles and is a trustee of small charity, Radical Recruit.
"Practical, supportive pointers from two very experienced charity practitioners."
Series delegate
How To Book
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The Confident Trustee Series: Full Programme
Sign up for all seven workshops in the series for the reduced price of £450.
£450 per person
1 The Fundamentals
The six core duties of a charity trustee and how to navigate your first few meetings.
Thursday 25th Sep 2025, 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 29th Oct 2025, 5 - 6.30pm
£77 per person
3 Successful Board-SLT relationships
The board's role and how to work well with the executive team.
Wed 5th Nov 2025, 5 - 6.30pm - For both trustees and senior executives
£77 per person
4 Confident decision-making
Sound decision-making principles and practical tips, understanding individual and collective responsibilities.
Wed 12th Nov 2025, 5 - 6.30pm
£77 per person
5 Healthy board dynamics
Small group dynamics: sustaining an inclusive board culture.
Wed 19th Nov 2025, 5 - 6.30pm
£77 per person
6 Developing yourself as a trustee
Exploring your leadership style, identifying your strengths and enjoying the role.
Wed 26th Nov 2025, 5 - 6.30pm
£77 per person
7 Knowing when to leave
Helping with succession planning and passing on your legacy.
Wed 3rd Dec 2025, 5 - 6.30pm
£77 per person
"An energising, informative and compassionate series."
Series delegate
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