UnLtd's workshop series offers practical sessions, designed to address key topics that are relevant to social entrepreneurs
It is for those of you who might be starting out on your journey as well as those who are well on the way to creating social change and wanting to improve knowledge in key areas. We intend that our workshops ignite your Spark for social change and build your Mettle to develop a viable and resilient business.
Our Spark workshops will help you to learn about being a social leader. We aim to give you opportunities for personal growth, leading with equity and achieving impact. They will help build your confidence and knowledge to lead well, and to look after yourself in the process.
Our Mettle workshops will equip you with the knowledge to build strong foundations from which to grow your social venture. From setting up at the start and developing your business, managing the finances, through to reaching customers, promoting your work and selling your product or service.
Please use this guide and work with your Support Manager to help you identify the most appropriate sessions and methods of learning for you. As award winners you are able to access the workshops programme for up to a year after your support period has ended. Invitations to workshops will be directly emailed out to you and once you sign up you will receive full joining instructions.
We ask about accessibility for each workshop so we can brief the facilitators effectively. We endeavour to support all our award winners as much as possible with the resources we have available, this has included bringing in BSL interpreters and sharing materials in advance but please ask if there is something we can do that will support your participation.
In each section you will see an overview of each workshop we run including some key learning objectives. To help you find the right workshops for you please use the key below.
Spark: Opportunities for personal growth, leading with equity and achieving impact whilst looking after yourself
Mettle: Helping you to build strong foundations from which to grow your social business
This workshop aims to increase equity, diversity and inclusion awareness and highlight the benefits of diversity in the workplace.
This workshop aims to give you a deeper understanding of unconscious bias. It will also cover how to create an inclusive environment within your work and help you to create an action plan to improve your practice.
In this session, our facilitator will be drawing on her twenty years of experience of contributing to Boards and committees to share her tips on building effective Boards. She covers key aspects of good governance and shares advice on how to recruit and retain diverse members of your Board.
This is our onboarding workshop for new award winners. Social Entrepreneurs will receive an invitation after their award has been confirmed.
This workshop aims to give you a deeper understanding of the impact story of your social enterprise through reflecting on how your enterprise is/will be creating impact and collectively exploring how you might next best design systems and measures. This session is for people who have already either created a theory of change for their venture or are undertaking some type of evaluation and monitoring on their enterprise’s services and activities.
This workshop focuses on showcasing the work of you and your social enterprise. Building and sharing data is a powerful tool to illustrate your impact on individuals and the community. It’s a great way to get you noticed by customers, stakeholders and funders.
This workshop offers an introduction to the crucial components of your ‘Case for Change’, focusing on the specific social problem your social enterprise seeks to impact and the opportunities for reform.
In this three-hour session, you will explore foundational frameworks, mindsets, and ideas that enhance a purpose-aligned, impact-driven approach within your social enterprise. This session also introduces the ‘Theory of Change’, a logic model framework essential for mapping a clear pathway to impact. By the end, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how to structure and communicate the social reform your social enterprise exists to address.
This engaging 90-minute session is designed to introduce you to various tools and frameworks that support deeper and more valuable review and reflection, helping you stay connected to your goals and personal growth throughout the year. The session offers new approaches to evaluating your success metrics and the energy and passion you invest in your projects.
By making review and reflection a regular part of your routine, you can better navigate challenges, celebrate achievements, and identify opportunities for growth as both an individual leader and within your team. This approach ensures you remain energised and focused, facilitating sustained improvement and meaningful progress in your social enterprise journey.
The leadership matters series is comprised of three workshops covering different topics within leadership: Leading Ourselves, Leading Others and Leading Our Ventures.
For many social entrepreneurs, leading their ventures is a big challenge with many demands; this series is focused on providing you with an opportunity to explore and share your current leadership styles, skills, challenges, and experiences. You will learn about current leadership theory and practice and try some different approaches. You will also be able to reflect on real life challenges in your ventures in a workshop that strongly encourages peer to peer feedback.
Leadership Matters - Leading Ourselves:
Leadership Matters - Leading Others
Leadership Matters- Leading Our Ventures
In this insightful 90-minute session, our facilitator will discuss how to embrace the reality of your time limitations and break free from the pressure of endless goals and tasks. Drawing on insights from Oliver Burkeman’s book “Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It,” this session will challenge conventional productivity myths and offer a transformative approach to managing your time.
You will develop a fresh focus on projects that align with your core values, creating a sense of fulfilment and purpose. By prioritising quality over quantity, you will learn how to set the stage for sustainable growth and genuine, enduring impact in your work. This workshop will help you make smarter, more conscious choices about how to spend your limited time.
Our facilitators will discuss the crucial balance between your passion for changemaking and the necessity of self-care. They will delve into the psychology of over-giving and introduce practical strategies to help you maintain your dedication to your cause without compromising your wellbeing. You will be introduced to techniques to optimise your time and energy and learn how to align your actions with your core values. Discover how to stay energised, enthusiastic, and effective, boosting your wellbeing and the impact of your social enterprise.
This interactive wellbeing webinar is designed to increase awareness and understanding regarding how to look after our wellbeing. Participants will have an overview of the factors that can affect mental health and wellbeing, a toolkit of approaches to take away to benefit their wellbeing, and a knowledge of who else can help when in need of support.