Safeguarding training for funders in UK
Date: 19 & 20 November 2025
Location: Central London
Cost: £375 per day or £650 if you sign up for both. There is a discount for FSC 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.
Safeguarding Clinic – October
Date: 15 October 2025
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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UK Peer Learning Circle October
Date: 13 October
Time: 10am
Location: Virtual
About the event:
Responding to and reporting safeguarding concerns
Response and reporting procedures are an important part of the funder’s safeguarding arrangements and are a requirement for all charities. They help make clear for staff and volunteers how to recognise a concern, how to respond and who to report the concern to. For funders, the procedures should explain what types of incidents grantees should tell you about and the process you follow for receiving and responding to those concerns.
The deep dive discussion is an opportunity for members to explore, share insights and practices and ask questions.
Plus the usual update on safeguarding policy and law in the funder context.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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International Peer Learning Circle – October
International Peer Learning Circle
Date: 16 October
Time: 230pm UK BST
Location: Virtual
About the event:
To mark the launch of a new platform to help FSC members connect with safeguarding consultants around the world, this session will focus on the factors funders need to consider when commissioning safeguarding support for grantee partners. It will include a demonstration of the new platform and practical tips on getting the most from safeguarding support.
Plus the usual space for sector updates and interesting news and updates from members.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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Introducing Safeguarding
Date: 24 September / 3 December
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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Safeguarding Clinic – September
Date: 17 September
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 Clinic – August
Date: 20 August
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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US Peer Learning Circle September
Date: 30 September
Time: 12:00 EDT / 09:00 PT / 17:00 BST
Location: Virtual
About the event:
What happens when digital data puts people at risk? – How funders can lead on privacy and security safeguards
A hosted conversation around how funders are adapting to emerging risks around data privacy and government data demands—and to identify opportunities to lead, support, and safeguard people and communities through secure, ethical, and trust-based digital practices.
The session will inlcude two guest presenters: Ronda Zelezny-Green, FSC Digital Safeguarding Consultant and Maria Elliott, Nonprofit Secure.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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UK In-Person Convening
Safe culture matters: a practical approach to policy and every day practice
Date: 2 July
Time: 11:00 – 16:30
Venue: London
About the event:
Join FSC members from across the UK as we explore the implications for recent and upcoming legal and regulatory changes and share insights on practical ways to develop and implement a Safeguarding Policy that tackles evolving risks, drives cultural change and underpins everyday practice in your organisation. As well as the chance to meet others responsible for safeguarding in a range of funder organisations and plenty of networking time, you can participate in sessions including:
- An interactive Safeguarding Policy health check: bring your safeguarding policy along and benchmark it against legal requirements, regulatory standards and best practice, with your peers.
- A bumper law and policy round up looking at key law and policy reforms which will impact funders’ approaches to safeguarding today and in the future
- Expert insight on wider policies: Bates Wells will talk about new duties with regard to the workplace and sexual harassment
- Member insight: UK based funders will share their Safeguarding Policy and talk about how they have tackled safeguarding risks and tricky issues
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
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International Peer Learning Circle – July
International Peer Learning Circle
Date: 10 July
Time: 200pm UK BST
Location: Virtual
About the event:
Resources for effective safeguarding
The discussion will focus on 3 key questions, with insights shared from members of the FSC network:
- How much does effective safeguarding cost?
- What are funders doing to address the resource gap?
- How can we mobilise resources for safeguarding?
Plus the usual space for sector updates and interesting news and updates from members.
This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
Digital Safeguarding Webinar: Power, Privacy and Protection
Date: 24 June
Time:8-10AM ET/ 13:00-15:00 BST/ 14:00-16:00 CET
Location: Virtual
About the event: A three-part webinar series to help you to identify, assess, and respond to digital safeguarding risks within your own organisation and across your grant-making practices. This event is for SUPPORT and CONNECT members only.
This session will :
- Explore organisational practices and challenges in managing safeguarding-related data.
- Identify key risks and responsibilities when deciding what data to collect and how to handle it securely and ethically.
- Provide practical tools to assess data risks and identify actionable improvements within your organization and those you fund.
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