Small Organisations Forum 2026-2027

• Leadership

Thursday 23 July 2026
2:30 pm to 3:30pm
Zoom

If you are a leader of a small organisation and whose organisation is part of the Visionary network, join us in this informal space to meet with other leaders of small organisations, to share your challenges, frustrations, ideas, opportunities and successes.

The forum is facilitated by Hayley Grocock, CEO of Wakefield District Sight Aid where they have just three part-time staff (including herself!) and support around 1,500 members each year. Hayley says:

“What I love most about the small organisations forum is that everyone understands the realities of working in a small charity — where some days you’re the CEO, and other days you’re Head of Toilet Rolls and Tea Bags.

We’ve talked about everything from setting up craft groups to safeguarding and DBS checks, volunteer recruitment, HR challenges and accessible sports activities. We don’t follow a strict agenda; instead, people bring whatever is on their mind and ask the group for ideas, advice or support. We celebrate good news together, and we also offer a safe space to share challenges when things feel tough.

The forum is informal, friendly and supportive, and we’d really love to welcome new people to the group.”

Please note date changes:

• 21 May, 2.30 PM to 3.30 PM instead of 28 May, 2.30 PM to 3.30 PM to avoid the bank holiday week
• 17 September, 2.30 PM to 3.30 PM instead of 24 September, 2.30 PM to 3.30 PM to avoid the Visionary Annual Conference.

For: Visionary members and partners only. Please note that only registered members and partners will be able to attend; other registrations will be cancelled or removed. To find out more about membership, see our membership page at Join Us | Visionary or email Visionary (opens email).

Frequency: Bi-monthly on the fourth Thursday of the every other month (January, March, May, July. September and November), 2.30 PM to 3.30 PM.

New registration required from 1 April 2026

If you have previously registered for this forum, you will need to register again for this new cohort starting from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Once you have registered for this new cohort, you will be able to join future sessions up until 31 March 2027 using your new registration details.