Safeguarding Clinic – June
Date: 17 June 2026
About: An opportunity to meet 1:1 with the FSC team to discuss anything on your mind. This clinic is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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Safeguarding Training for Funders – November 2026
Date: 18 & 19 November 2026
Location: Central London
Cost: £375 per day / £650 for both days (non-members)
£300 per day / £500 for both days (members)
Day 1: Safeguarding for Grant-Making Organisations in UK
This course will cover:
- Key concepts and approaches to safeguarding and their relevance across different contexts
- Key components of a positive safeguarding system
- Good practices in embedding safeguarding within grant-making, from assessment through to monitoring and the reporting of safeguarding incidents.
This course is primarily designed for those with safeguarding responsibilities in funders, including designated safeguarding leads and senior leaders with overall responsibility for safeguarding. The course may be more widely relevant to representatives from funding teams who are responsible for embedding safeguarding in grant making practices.
This course does not cover basic safeguarding principles and concepts so participants should have a good foundational understanding of safeguarding. This course is not designed to cover safeguarding when engaging in direct work with children or adults at risk. Individuals who are engaged in this type of work may require additional training.
Day 2: Designated Safeguarding Leads in Grant-Making Organisations in UK
This course will cover:
- The role and responsibilities of a DSL in embedding an effective safeguarding culture
- Good practice in working with others to promote safeguarding, including working with leadership and the Board
- Effective response to safeguarding concerns reported within your organization.
- Effective response to safeguarding concerns reported by a funded partner.
This course is primarily designed for those taking on the designated safeguarding lead role, including deputies, in funder organisations based in UK. The course may be more widely relevant to leaders responsible for safeguarding or who manage DSLs.
This course does not cover basic safeguarding concepts so participants should have a good foundational understanding of safeguarding. This includes understanding different types of harm and an awareness of good practice principles when responding to safeguarding concerns.
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US Mixer: Supporting safe, accountable organisations
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: Global Fund for Children, 1411 K Street NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC
What role can funders play to ensure that the organizations we support keep the people and communities they serve safe? And how can we do so in ways that strengthen, rather than burden, our partners?
Join the Funder Safeguarding Collaborative and peers from across the funder community for a relaxed conversation to explore these questions, share experiences, and learn from one another.
The gathering will include:
- Highlights and practical insights from recent research by FSC on current funder practices in supporting safe, accountable organizations (Safeguarding in Philanthropy: Safer Grant-Making for Greater Impact)
- Plenty of time for open conversation and peer exchange
- Food and drink!
This gathering is designed for funders and partners interested in strengthening their grantmaking practices to better protect communities by promoting safety and preventing harm. The format is intentionally informal, with space to exchange ideas, ask questions, and connect with peers – just bring your perspective and curiosity.
US Peer Learning Circle – June 2026
Date: 11 June 2026
Location: Washington DC
When Safety Gets Complicated: Supporting Funder Leadership, Well-Being and Decision-Making in Practice
At a time when global uncertainty, shifting risks, and growing expectations are making safety feel increasingly complex, this convening creates space for funders to connect and support each other. In addition, participants will leave with actionable solutions to strengthen how safeguarding concerns are handled — and feeling more supported, more connected, and re-energized for the work ahead.
The day will focus on two key themes:
Supporting the Well-Being of the Supporters: a dedicated well-being workshop and peer dialogue on how funders sustain themselves and their teams while holding responsibility for safeguarding in an increasingly complex environment.
Responding with Care Whether You’re Managing Up, Across, or Alone: Participants will work through real-world scenarios exploring the diversity of safeguarding and wellbeing issues that might arise for US and Canada funders. This will be followed by a practice clinic, where funders can review current procedures to identify practical ways to strengthen their systems and support when dealing with complex concerns.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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UK Peer Learning Circle – July 2026
Date: 15 July 2026
Location: Central London
Safer people, safer practice
Join us in-person for a day of interactive peer learning. As well as a policy and law update, we will explore contextual risks in connection with your organisation (such as project visits and events, evaluation and story telling, online and digital space) with plenty of space for discussion and shared learning regarding practical steps for how to effectively embed safer practice.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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Safeguarding Clinic – May
Date: 20 May 2026
About: An opportunity to meet 1:1 with the FSC team to discuss anything on your mind. This clinic is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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International Peer Learning Circle – October 2026
Date: 14 October 2026
Time: 14:30 GMT UK
Location: Virtual
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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US Peer Learning Circle – October 2026
Date: 7 October 2026
Location: Virtual
About the event:
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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Safeguarding Clinic – April
Date: 16 April 2026
About: An opportunity to meet 1:1 with the FSC team to discuss anything on your mind. This clinic is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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Introducing Safeguarding (UK) – September 2026
Date: 23 September 2026
Time: 10:00-11:15 GMT
Location: Virtual
About the event: Specifically designed for anyone working in a UK funder organisation who needs an introduction to basic safeguarding principles. The course covers key concepts and responsibilities, including:
- Legal and regulatory expectations
- Recognising abuse
- Responding to and reporting concerns
Please note this course is not intended to replace in-house arrangements for induction and training of staff regarding your organisation’s safeguarding policy and procedures.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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International Peer Learning Circle – June 2026
Date: 10 June 2026
Time: 14:30 BST UK
Location: Virtual
Theme: How funder expectations shape partner organisational behaviour when reporting, responding and investigating safeguarding concerns.
We will be diving into how funder expectations (both actual and perceived) can shape grantee partner organisational behaviour both before harm occurs and after incidents are reported, examining both positive and negative implications and how these might be managed.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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Safeguarding in Philanthropy: Report Launch
Date: 28 January 2026
Time: 10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT / 20:30 IST
About the event:
In 2025, the Funder Safeguarding Collaborative (FSC) commissioned Accountable Now to conduct the most comprehensive study to date on how funders approach safeguarding across the grant cycle and which approaches deliver meaningful impact.
This webinar marks mark the launch of “Safeguarding in Philanthropy: Safer grant-making for greater impact” and will introduce the key findings and recommendations and explain how this research will inform the co-creation of Safeguarding Practice Standards for Funders.
Alignment around evidence-based standards marks a critical step in strengthening the role of funders in safeguarding and we will hear from a panel of leading funders about how this work will inform and transform their work.
