EDI Training for Charities & Voluntary Organisations
Tailored Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and support for charities and voluntary organisations, including staff, volunteers, trustees, leadership and inclusive service delivery.
Tailored Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and support for charities and voluntary organisations, including staff, volunteers, trustees, leadership and inclusive service delivery.
We provide practical Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and support for charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and third-sector organisations. Our approach can help you strengthen inclusive practice across employees, volunteers, trustees, leadership and the communities and service users your organisation supports.
Charities and voluntary organisations often have a strong commitment to fairness, social impact and supporting communities. That commitment does not automatically remove the need to examine equality and inclusion within the organisation itself.
EDI can influence how people are recruited and supported, whose voices are heard, how volunteers are included, how trustees make decisions, whether services are accessible and how organisations build relationships with the communities they serve.
At the same time, charities may be working with limited budgets, small teams, mixed paid and voluntary workforces and significant demands on staff and services. EDI therefore needs to be practical, proportionate and connected to the organisation's purpose rather than becoming an additional layer of bureaucracy.
Our approach is tailored to your organisation. A small community charity may need something very different from a national voluntary organisation with employees, volunteers, trustees, multiple services and locations.
Build inclusive working and volunteering environments where people are treated fairly, barriers are recognised and different contributions are valued.
Consider whether services, communication and engagement approaches are accessible, inclusive and responsive to the different communities your organisation supports.
Help leaders and trustees consider EDI within organisational culture, decision-making, priorities, accountability and governance.
Review whether policies and everyday practices support fair recruitment, progression, participation, accessibility and inclusive service delivery.
Charities and voluntary organisations can have organisational structures and relationships that differ considerably from conventional workplaces.
A single organisation may include employees, volunteers, trustees, funders, partner organisations, beneficiaries, service users and community representatives. Each group may interact with the organisation differently and may encounter different barriers.
This means that EDI work needs to look beyond the employee experience alone.
Consider recruitment, induction, accessibility, belonging, communication and whether volunteers have appropriate opportunities to contribute and raise concerns.
Explore representation, inclusive governance, decision-making and how boards understand their role in supporting organisational EDI.
Consider whose voices influence services and decisions and how organisations can listen to communities without expecting individuals to represent an entire group.
There is no single EDI course that every charity needs. We can help you choose training based on your workforce, services, existing knowledge and organisational priorities.
A practical foundation for organisations wanting to strengthen understanding of equality, inclusion, discrimination and everyday workplace responsibilities.
Explore how assumptions and bias can influence recruitment, decision-making, relationships and the way organisations engage with different people and communities.
Develop understanding of racism, racial inequalities and practical approaches to strengthening anti-racist workplace and organisational practice.
Help staff understand disability inclusion, barriers, reasonable adjustments and practical ways of creating more accessible workplaces and services.
Explore subtle behaviours, comments and assumptions that can undermine belonging and learn practical approaches to recognising and responding to them.
Develop confidence to discuss sensitive EDI issues constructively, respond to disagreement and create space for respectful workplace conversations.
Some organisations need more than a single training session. We can work with you to develop a programme that combines different EDI topics for different groups within your organisation.
For example, staff and volunteers may need broad awareness training while managers, senior leaders or trustees require more focused development around leadership, decision-making or organisational responsibility.
Training can also be adapted to incorporate situations relevant to your organisation's services and the communities you support.
Our support can extend beyond training. The existing service for charities and voluntary organisations includes external review, policy review and EDI strategy development, and we have retained those options within the new sector approach.
Review existing approaches, policies and organisational practice to identify strengths, potential barriers and areas where further EDI development may be useful.
Consider equality and inclusion within relevant policies and procedures and identify areas that may benefit from further development or specialist advice.
Support the development of practical EDI priorities and actions aligned with your organisation's mission, workforce, services and communities.
Provide follow-up training or support as your organisation develops its EDI approach and identifies new priorities.
The Equality Act 2010 provides an important legal framework for equality and discrimination. Training can help staff, volunteers, managers and trustees develop their understanding of protected characteristics, discrimination and relevant organisational responsibilities.
However, good EDI practice is not simply about legal compliance. Charities may also want to consider whether organisational culture, services, volunteering opportunities, communication and decision-making are genuinely inclusive and accessible.
Where an organisation requires formal legal advice about its specific obligations or a particular case, appropriate specialist legal advice should be obtained.
Whether you need a single training course, a programme for different teams or wider support with your EDI approach, we can discuss your organisation's priorities and help identify an appropriate way forward.
Training can be delivered face-to-face or online via Zoom or Teams, with content tailored to your organisation and audience.
Use the training enquiry form above to tell us a little about your organisation and what you would like to achieve.
Over 25 years' experience delivering equality, diversity and inclusion training, consultancy and professional development.
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