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Don't count yourself out!". The brilliant Pippa Frith shares her salient advice, tips and encouragement to all aspiring cultural leaders and board members. Still time to register for the Future Boards Accelerator. Deadline Friday 9th August: https://rb.gy/ny3tvb #diverseboards #diverseleadership #leadership #cultureleaders #culturesector

Aspiring board members and leaders, what difference would you like to make? Creative Black Country Creative Director Parminder Dosanjh discusses how to get the most out of the Future Boards Accelerator programme. Open for registrations now: https://shorturl.at/oZ2Xf

Aspiring to be a arts & cultural leader? The formidable Della Hill, Trustee of Spreadtheword @STWevents and Head of Operations, explains why you should be a part of the Future Boards Accelerator and what you can get from it! Register for the programme now: https://shorturl.at/p5JIC #acceleratorprogramme #culturalleaders #artsleaders #leadership #diversityinleadership #empoweringleaders #leadershipsupport #progressinyourcareer

Inspiring work happening Chisenhale Dance Space - if you're in London next weekend, it's absolutely worth checking this out.

CALLING ALL EXISTING, EMERGING AND ASPIRING CULTURAL AND ARTS LEADERS! Join this inspiring programme aimed at individuals and orgs across the sector to develop your leadership skills and shape the future of arts in the West Midlands! This initiative builds on the legacy of the #Birmingham2022 & fosters inclusive leadership in arts, culture & heritage. ✨ Applications are open now: https://shorturl.at/8dsHT

People Make It Work is thrilled to announce the Future Boards Accelerator programme! We're delighted to be partnering with the West Midlands Combined Authority to deliver this exciting initiative, building on the legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. This programme is all about fostering inclusive leadership within the West Midlands' arts, culture, and heritage sector. ️ Here's how: For Individuals: ➡️ Two cohorts will participate in workshops, training, mentoring, and organisational visits. Gain the confidence and skills to take your next steps in leadership or governance roles. For Organisations: ➡️ A cohort of 24 organisations will receive workshops to develop more inclusive governance practices. This is your chance to shape the future of the sector! ✨ Find out more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eWn8pd5u #FutureBoards #InclusiveGovernance #WestMidlands #WMCA #Birmingham2022 #PeopleMakeItWork

3 weeks ago, I posted that Arts & Homelessness International had gained permission from the Charity Commission to pay our trustees with lived experience who are not on a salary. I didn't realise how unusual this was - but judging by the 25,000 views we've had across social media platforms and all the positive comments, it has struck a chord. We're really pleased that many people share our view that it is vital not only to re-distribute power and decision-making with the widest communities possible, but those communities who are giving their time and expertise need to be paid. There were quite a few calls for us to share the process we went through with the Charity Commission so we have put together a guideline of '10 Key Learnings' with the help of Tom Henderson who is a lawyer and on our board - you'll find a link at the bottom of this post. So many of the social welfare systems in place ultimately keep people in poverty, and we are not going to contribute to that. Pay is power. Financial inclusion is power. Co-creation is the future but only if that includes fair pay. Please share this guideline if you find it useful. https://lnkd.in/eieAVYnS

International Day of Happiness.... We spent the morning in the company of some incredible leaders who are starting out on a journey of transformation as part of our Creating Transformation '24 programme. We asked everyone to share "what has brought you joy recently"... It comes as no surprise, but is a wonderful reminder, that it is so very often the work that we do, the successes, the small wins, the impact we can have aligning to our missions and visions, the programmes, performances, exhibitions and experiences that bring us so much joy. So to all and for all the incredible leaders doing incredible work across the sector - happy international day of happiness.

And this quote from this week's workshop. So true - the power of peer learning, the support, ideas and inspiration that the Creating Transformation cohort bring enable us all to go further, together. Join our next cohort of leaders: https://bit.ly/46YzMUs

Massive thank you to Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu for inspiration, mighty thoughts and a huge helping of energy and positivity. Our Empowering Involvement workshop with the Creating Transformation cohort.. How do we shift our ways to enable greater agency so that transformation is delivered by us all? How can we empower others if we ourselves do not practise that freedom? What can we do activate our future selves? What small steps can we take today, tomorrow and the next day to start walking towards that future. Knowing our non-negotiables - living and practising our beliefs and values Creating the time and spaces for trying, testing, iterating... activating of culture of learning, where things that 'fail' are seen and felt as moments to learn. Growing our comfort zone Focussing on the quality of the action. It doesn't have to be big and loud and shiny for it to have effect, impact and influence. For free tools and resources, information about our next programme and the amazing cohort of leaders who are leading transformative change, get in touch. l.twemlow@peoplemakeitwork.com