Free Capacity Building workshops in December 2024 & January 2025
We are pleased to share our upcoming free online Capacity Building Program workshops for December 2024 and January 2025, as part of our Westfield EastBank Creative Futures Fund, our innovative five-year creative programme in partnership with Westfield Stratford City.
This year’s winter programme will include three sessions you don’t want to miss out on! They include theory of change practical workshop, bid writing and networking – all online and free to attend.
These fun and accessible workshops are brought to you by award-winning social entrepreneur Lisa Stepanovic MBE and equally fabulous Social Ark colleagues Zak Addae-Kodua and Tiwa King. Tiwa is also the lead on our new Community Ambassador programme.
Upcoming Workshops
How to create a Theory of Change – a practical workshop
Monday, 16 December · 6 – 8pm GMT
Learn how to create a theory of change and how to use it to strengthen your organisation
Join Dr Jami Dixon for this interactive, hands-on workshop.
The interactive workshop will cover:
- What is a Theory of Change
- Why it’s relevant and what it’s used for
- Using real-life examples, we will go through the step-by-step process to develop your own
- Q&A to answer any questions
Bid writing – Getting it right
Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 · 6 – 7:30pm GMT
Join Lisa Stepanovic MBE, Capacity Building lead, for this interactive, hands-on bid writing workshop
In this session, you’ll learn the fundamentals of bid writing. Lisa will share top tips and proven methods of bid writing.
In this session, you’ll learn the fundamentals of bid writing. Lisa will share top tips and proven methods of bid writing using The National Lottery Awards for All application as an example. She will share step-by-step guidance with example answers. This workshop is designed for people who are new to writing funding applications or want refresher training on writing successful funding applications. We will take you through step-by-step guidance and open up for a Q&A.
” I implemented the learning and went on to secure winning bids. Highly recommend this workshop!” – Participant
New Year’s Networking
Tuesday, 21 January, 2025 · 6 – 7:30pm GMT
Join us for this interactive networking session and explore future collaborations and meaningful partnerships.
Networking is key. Whether you work in the youth sector, intergenerational, the arts, or well-being, you will have an active breakout room you. You’ll be able to meet others in your sector, share challenges, and explore collaborations.
About our Capacity Building Programme
Our Capacity Building Programme aims to empower skills, growth, and development, provide a platform for knowledge sharing, and offer networking and partnership opportunities.
The programme is part of our Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund, an innovative five-year programme that aims to invest £10 million into the local communities of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest, supported by retail destination Westfield Stratford City.
About the events
All events are free and open to individuals, organisations and businesses working and living across the local communities in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. See all our events on Eventbrite
Need more help?
For more information and to join our free networking on Whatsapp, please contact Capacity Building Programme lead Lisa Stepanovic MBE on capacitybuilding.ffl@outlook.com.
You can watch recordings from past workshops. Learn more out more about our grantees’s stories and experiences in getting funding and the projects we’ve funded.