Creating Resilient Communities

Free webinar

Resourceful in Difficult Times

Give me 1 hour and I’ll give you a 90 day plan to make sure your organisation starts 2027 resilient.

Thursday 3 December 20261pm to 2pmOnline and free

Money is tight across the sector, and grants alone are no longer enough. This practical hour looks at how to protect the income you already have, find income beyond grants and make the most of what your organisation already owns.

  • Protect the income you haveFull cost recovery, reserves and the costs you can cut without harm.
  • Find income beyond grantsThe streams that suit smaller organisations, and corporate support beyond cash.
  • Leave with your 90 day plan3 clear actions to take back to your team and trustees.

Save your place

Free for charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups

Your details are used only for this webinar and, if you tick the box, the newsletter. They are held by Twelve Thirty Four Consultancy Ltd, trading as Creating Resilient Communities. To be removed, email sara@1234consultancy.com.

What we’ll cover in the hour

  1. Where things standWhat has changed for funding this year, and what it means for small organisations.
  2. Protect what you haveRecovering your true costs, setting sensible reserves and cutting waste.
  3. Income beyond grantsTrading, membership, giving and the corporate support most charities miss.
  4. Use what you already ownYour space, skills, data and relationships, and how to put them to work.
  5. Your next 90 daysTurning the session into 3 actions you can start this month.
  6. Your questionsTime to ask about your own organisation’s situation.

Who it’s for

Chief officers, trustees, fundraisers and anyone responsible for keeping a not for profit going, whatever its size. No preparation needed. Bring your questions and a notebook.

Save your free place

Your host

Sara Downman-Pardoe is the founder of Creating Resilient Communities. She has spent 30 years in the not for profit sector, has grown a not for profit to 90 staff, and writes a weekly funding briefing read by almost 2,000 subscribers.