West Midlands Funders Network - Annual Conference 2023
Learning from the Pandemic - 27 June 2023, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
The unprecedented period between 2020 and 2022 during the global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in swift and effective action from funders, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) and wider stakeholders in response to the crisis. As the pandemic years lengthened, the response changed from emergency to recovery. Funders forged ways of delivering money and resources to communities quickly, through emergency grant-making, swifter and flexible processes, and collaboration between funders and local organisations.
Short-term funding programmes have developed to help communities through the extended recovery. As the West Midlands continues to emerge from the pandemic, the implications of looming recession, a cost of living crisis, racial inequalities, the climate emergency and rising socio-economic inequalities continue to have a profound impact on the lives of those living and working in our region. What does all of this mean for the future of funding? And where can long term, focussed funding make a significant impact in the years ahead?
Join us as we discuss all of this, and much more, at West Midlands Funders Network Annual Conference 2023.
Conference Programme
Our Conference Programme, can be downloaded here:
Tickets and Bookings
All ticket prices include lunch as well as refreshments, provided by our conference hosts, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC).
We would encourage you to bring as many colleagues as possible, to maximise the benefits of attending the conference. Individuals will have the option to attend one morning workshop and one afternoon workshop. So we encourage you to invite colleagues, advisors and trustees to attend.
Tickets are available from Eventbrite, please click below to book your place:
WMFN AC 2023 is kindly sponsored by Charity Bank, Brewin Dolphin and BVSC. If you would like to join us as a sponsor, please contact Dipali@wmfn.org.uk.
