Charity Risk + Insurance Outlook 2026
Access Insurance presents the key risks for charities and insurance market changes to look out for in 2026.
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Webinar Speakers
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE
Director and Founder of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, Chair of the Drug Education Forum
Fiona is Director and Founder of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, Chair of the Drug Education Forum, and a member of the government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. She founded the charity in 2014 following the death of her 16-year-old son Dan, and has since worked nationally to improve drug education and protect young people. An award-winning author and former educator, Fiona was awarded an OBE in 2023 for services to young people.
Graeme Donnelly
Founder - 1st Formations
Graeme has spent over 35 years building organisations that serve real people and create long-term impact. Since founding his first company in the early 1990s, he’s helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses across the UK and beyond.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/graeme-donnelly/
Storytelling: How to attract and nurture donors
We all love a good story! And our ability to tell compelling, powerful and engaging stories is arguably one of the most valuable tools in our fundraising armoury.
How to secure corporate funding and partnerships
Companies in the UK give roughly £2 billion to the charity sector a year - but they also give much more than money. They lend skills, social media channels and can even help solve the problems you exist to tackle.
Trusts and Foundations: How to write a winning application
Discover top tips on Trusts and Foundations fundraising in this insightful webinar with Layla Moosavi Rivers, a fundraising trainer, consultant and mentor with over 25 years of experience across the charitable sector and the arts. Layla is joined by Chris Pitt, Group Impact Director, Benefact Group and Helen Gray, Trust Director, Benefact Trust providing their insights from a funder’s perspective.
Maximising success: What’s hot in fundraising right now
AI continues to be a hot topic. In this session we will explore the potential opportunities and challenges that rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will bring for charities. We will look at how AI is already being used to help deliver charitable social missions in innovative new ways, and how the technology might radically alter the operating environment for charities in the future, by creating both new ways of working as well as new practical and ethical challenges.
FundrAIsing: How to improve fundraising opportunities with AI
AI continues to be a hot topic. In this session we will explore the potential opportunities and challenges that rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will bring for charities. We will look at how AI is already being used to help deliver charitable social missions in innovative new ways, and how the technology might radically alter the operating environment for charities in the future, by creating both new ways of working as well as new practical and ethical challenges.
How to ensure you are set up for fundraising success
DSC Associate Richard Sved, co-author of Fundraising Strategy and author of Charity Fundraising Templates brings his usual mix of inspiration, passion, and practical examples to this important topic. He brings with him the experience of leading fundraising teams at over ten national charities, and advising dozens of others, so get ready for a fast-paced session packed with detail.
Positive Teams: Recruitment, Retention and Wellbeing
Getting the right people and looking after them the right way means that staff stay with us, and stay happy with us. However, these things go beyond process, policies and procedures. They are about more than having written up documents on ‘things managers should do in the event of’. It is about our values and organisational culture, who we are being as managers and leaders, as well as what we are doing.
Digital Fundraising: Tools and Tactics
The developments in digital communications mean that digital fundraising is pretty much a must for all of us now.
Writing Winning Fundraising Applications Questions and Answers
In this recording Layla Moosavi, Associate Trainer, Directory of Social Change and Chris Pitt, Impact Direct, Benefact group delve into the questions posed following our ‘Writing Winning Funding Applications’ webinar, providing further insight into what makes a winning funding application, how to make your application stand out and how to secure those all-important funds.
Writing Winning Fundraising Applications
In this workshop Layla Moosavi, Associate Trainer, Directory of Social Change, looks at how our approach to funding applications has changed within the shifting funding landscape and shares some top tips for writing winning applications. This session is a useful reminder for those who have some experience – successful or otherwise, as well as those at the starting line.
Funding core costs: In principle and in practice
Developing and nurturing high value relationships
A practical introduction to social impact measurement
Being able to demonstrate the impact of your work can improve your chances of funding. Join us for this introductory session on social impact measurement and discover simple and practical steps to begin or improve your impact reporting journey.
How to deliver successful fundraising challenge events
Events can provide a valuable source of funding. Join us for guidance on how to maximise income from your attendees and help your participants hit the ground running.. … or cycling, walking, skydiving, etc!
Pitch-perfect funding applications
With increasing demand on funders, applications have become very competitive. To maximise your chances of success it’s vital that any application is as close to perfection as possible.
Valuing volunteers
Volunteers are the life blood of the charitable sector. So how can we ensure we engage with and attract potential new volunteers, retain existing volunteers, and build volunteer advocacy?
Fundraising is friend-raising: Donor care and stewardship
Effective donor care and stewardship underpin successful fundraising efforts and is all about building long term relationships.
Cost of Living: Help and Hope
From increased demands on services to reduced donations, the current cost of living crisis is placing the charitable sector under significant pressure.
Social Media Fundraising
Over 4.7 billion people around the world use social media. It can be a fantastic way for charities to build their network, reach new audiences, share success stories and importantly, boost donations.
Legacy Fundraising 101
Legacies (or gifts in Wills) are the fastest growing source of income for charities. In this recorded webinar, we attempt to simplify legacy fundraising and cover why legacy giving is growing, why people leave legacies and when and why people make a Will.
Managing fundraising events
Expert insights on what the cost-of-living crisis means for fundraising events.
Corporate Partnerships
Working with the Directory of Social Change we brought together an expert panel who shared their tips on all things corporate fundraising.
Going digital
Many charities are keen to tap into digital opportunities both to raise money but also to maintain relationships with donors.
Your fundraising message in current times
Fundraising is ineffective when it’s a one-way process.
Digital Fundraising; More questions than answers?
Watch our recorded Q&A digital fundraising webinar where your questions are answered by an expert panel.
Funding Applications: A Practical Guide
Expert insights on increasing your chances of grant application success.
The fundraising sources
Support from individuals, corporates and grant-making bodies are just three key areas to source income for your charity.
The fundraising plan
A fundraising plan is a must to enable your organisation to have the confidence that it can generate income and run the services it provides.