Previous Events
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Quilter Cheviot hosted event - AI for charities
Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 12:00 GMT
Virtual event - 12pm - 1pm ,
£0.00 100
Did you know…According to the Charity Digital Skills Report 2024, ‘61% of charities are using AI tools in their day-to-day work or operations’. In the same report, it is also stated that, ‘50% of charities say the biggest barrier they face to moving forward with AI is a lack of skills and expertise’. To address these challenges, this exclusive webinar has been specifically designed for charity trustees to help them evolve with AI.
Supplier relationships and how to improve them
Wednesday 30th April 2025 at 14:00 GMT
Virtual Zoom event - 14.00-15.15 ,
£0.00 100
Hear from Adapta’s Mark Dendy and Keith Collins as we explore why key supplier relationships evolve and how to manage them if you’re no longer satisfied. In this live webinar and Q&A session, we will examine how supplier relationships change over time, identify the common causes behind these shifts, and discuss potential actions to take. Whether it is your fundraising or CRM platform, finance package, or IT support company – you don’t have to accept the status quo. An underperforming supplier relationship can weigh your organisation down – but it doesn’t have to. Discover how realigning your partnerships can not only eliminate negative impacts but also unlock significant benefits for your organisation.
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Strategic AI Opportunities for non-profits - Zoom event
Wednesday 26th March 2025 at 14:00 GMT
Virtual Zoom event - 14.00-15.15 ,
£0.00 100
AI capabilities represent a major step forward for digital technology and will change how people think about and interact with AI. Much has been said about the future potential of generalised intelligence and associated risks. Adapta advise that Third Sector organisations should seriously consider today how AI could help support their mission operationally now and more strategically in the future. But exactly how could AI help your organisation? What AI use cases might be relevant for your organisation to consider? From a strategic perspective how should you think about AI? Is it just another technology product or platform, an IT strategy concern? Looking outside your organisation what real world opportunities is the market offering?
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Strategic AI opportunities for non-profits and cake
Thursday 27th February 2025 at 14:00 GMT
Royal College of Nursing , 20 Cavendish Square , London , W1G 0RN
£0.00 60
AI capabilities represent a major step forward for digital technology and will change how people think about and interact with AI. Much has been said about the future potential of generalised intelligence and associated risks. Adapta advise that Third Sector organisations should seriously consider today how AI could help support their mission operationally now and more strategically in the future.
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CRM in a modern membership organisation
Wednesday 11th December 2024 at 14:00 GMT
Virtual Zoom event - 14.00-15.15 ,
£0.00 100
Hear from Adapta’s Keith Collins and Mark Dendy as we look at the latest in how membership organisations and associations are adopting CRM solutions to modernise their organisation. In this live webinar and Q&A session we will hope to demystify the topic of CRM, share with you our latest thoughts on the CRM marketplace, and share some highlights and insights from our recent work helping organisations specify, select and implement new CRM solutions .
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People and technology
Thursday 21st November 2024 at 14:00 GMT
Virtual Zoom event - 14.00-15.15 ,
£0.00 100
In a world where technology is becoming more pervasive, where your staff have increasingly easy access to on-line tools and content, where hybrid working begets investment into intangible digital assets rather than physical space; where the skills you need are ever changing and difficult to source how can you ensure your people strategy is fit for the digital age?
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Grant management solutions and selection
Thursday 31st October 2024 at 14:00 GMT
Virtual Zoom event - 14.00-15.15. ,
£0.00 30
There are many suppliers and software packages available to the sector designed to meet the key requirements for managing relationships with beneficiaries, members and other types of contacts, but how do you choose the system that best supports grant-making activities? Hear from Adapta’s Libby Hare and Mark Luckins in this live webinar and Q&A session as we look at the choices and challenges in selecting software to manage grants to other organisations and individuals.
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CRM, Customer data and cake
Wednesday 25th September 2024 at 14:00 GMT
£0.00 45
Was CRM ever the final word on customer data? What is a customer data platform? How does it differ from a CRM and do you need one? What other options are there for integrating customer data, developing a single customer view, and ensuring that you engage with everyone in a modern, personal way that maximises the value of every relationship?
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Digital innovation and cake
Wednesday 17th July 2024 at 14:00 GMT
Royal College of Nursing , 20 Cavendish Square , London , W1G 0RN
£0.00 45
COVID provided the impetus for digital transformation to become a mainstream trustee topic – but what exactly is involved in a digital transformation and where do you start? What does a strategy to transform your organisation look like? In this session we will discuss the key elements to an effective digital strategy and practical ideas for how you can develop one. We’ll hear from leading organisations about where they’ve been successful, where they’ve struggled and how they overcame some of the challenges they faced in becoming more ‘digital’.
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Volunteer Management Systems
Wednesday 26th June 2024 at 14:00 GMT
Virtual Zoom event - 14.00-15.15 ,
£0.00 100
In this live webinar and Q&A session we will look at the role VMS can play in reducing the typically admin-heavy processes of volunteer management, as well as providing a responsive digital engagement platform for both current and potential volunteers. Attendees will leave the session armed with an understanding of the different flavours of VMS that are available, and the productivity, efficiency and cost benefits they can bring.
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Vincent Tarpey
BBC Children in Need
"I found the session to be a really good opportunity to come out of my day-to-day role and think strategically in the company of some peers and other experts."