News from Charity Learning Consortium

    • Charity Learning Award Winners 2022

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      The Charity Learning Awards honour the outstanding work of learning and development practitioners in the third sector. After the last few years of turmoil, it’s time to celebrate the amazing work in L&D that charities have been doing throughout the pandemic

    • Launching the Charity Learning Index

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has worked with Andrew Jacobs to create a new benchmark for its members. The benchmark will help members identify their aspirations, provide a starting point to track progression and help prove the worth of learning.

    • eBooks to help develop key L&D skills

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has created a growing range of little books, filled with top tips, hints, exercises, case studies and action points to support good practice in learning and development.

    • How to create a learning programme for EDI

      Charity Learning Consortium | London |

      EDI has become a top priority for all organisations and especially charities. A new white paper published by the Charity Learning Consortium explains how to create an effective learning programme in equity, diversity and inclusion to help drive cultural change.

    • Seven reasons to join the Charity Learning Consortium in 2020

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Cash strapped charities achieve far more for less with their learning and development budgets when they join the Consortium. Chat to the team at the Learning Technologies exhibition, to find out why collaborating with more than 180 organisations in the Consortium family makes such great business sense.

    • New eLearning to support charity staff

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has added a wide range of new content to its existing eLearning library, to support charity staff and volunteers. A new course on career development, and new content added to popular courses such as workplace wellbeing, enhances the eLearning portfolio.

    • Announcing the stars of Charity Learning 2018

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has announced the winners of the annual Charity Learning Awards, revealing stories of amazing dedication, innovation and collaboration on the road to eLearning success.

    • The secret to marketing eLearning

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Martin Baker, CEO of the Charity Learning Consortium, shares his top marketing tips to engage learners.

    • New eLearning for modern learners

      Charity Learning Consortium | United Kingdom |

      The Charity Learning Consortium has added a wide range of new courses and modules to its eLearning library, to reflect the demands of the modern workplace.

    • ELearning superstars 2014

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Elearning doesn’t have to be boring! The winners of the Charity Learning Awards 2014 are proof that using technology as part of an imaginative, blended approach to L&D can save time and money - and inspire learners. Martin Baker, CEO of the Charity Learning Consortium, says it’s time to celebrate the positive benefits that learning technologies can bring.

    • Helping charities save time and money with eLearning

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      With increased demand for charity services and L&D budgets under pressure, it’s never been more important for charities to make the most of learning and development. A seminar on 1 October with the Charity Learning Consortium will show how collaborating to embed eLearning can help third sector organisations save time and money, reaching more learners and boosting overall productivity.

    • Achieving eLearning success at the National Deaf Children’s Society

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      A group of committed individuals at NDCS made a sound business case for eLearning within the organisation. Their efforts paid off, and by focusing on evaluation and clear evidence-based reporting of two pilot projects, they achieved their aim of organisation-wide implementation. Judges in the Charity Learning Awards 2013 were particularly impressed with this planned approach, which set foundations for succes and NDCS were declared worthy winners of the award for Organisational Buy-In.

    • Thinking outside the box to create bespoke eLearning

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Hanover housing association’s L&D team wanted bespoke eLearning, but couldn’t afford the hefty price tag – so they trained themselves in instructional design instead. A training investment of £5,000 has so far saved an impressive £80,000, and that amount grows with every eLearning course they create. This great example of ‘thinking outside of the box’ really impressed the judges of the Charity Learning Awards, who declared Hanover a worthy winner of the award for ‘Amazing Use of Resources’.

    • Engaging eLearning has an impact at Addaction

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Boring eLearning gets a bad reputation – but it doesn’t have to be that way! The L&D team at Addaction created an engaging eLearning Infection Control module which had a far reaching effect within the organisation. Judges were impressed with the impact the tailor-made course had on staff, and it won the Best eLearning Programme in the Charity Learning Awards 2013.

    • Charity Learning Award winners 2013

      Charity Learning Consortium | London UK |

      Charity L&D professionals are often faced with an uphill task – with small teams, little or no budget for L&D, outdated technology and staff in several locations. They face these challenges with creativity, passion and a spirit of collaboration, making ‘less’ really achieve ‘more’. This evening, the Charity Learning Awards 2013 celebrated the commitment, innovation and achievements of L&D professionals working in the sector. Find out who went away with an Award.

    • Tom Kuhlmann Masterclass: eLearning design made simple

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      eLearning design doesn’t have to be complicated, says Tom Kuhlmann, the world’s leading instructional designer. He’ll be inspiring delegates at an annual Masterclass in London in May, with practical ideas to create great resources.

    • Go on - give something back!

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The entire eLearning industry is being asked to get behind Global Giveback UK, by donating resources and expertise to charities to support essential skills development in the third sector. All L&D organisations and individuals can help – find out how at Learning Technologies.

    • Kirkpatricks Evaluation webinar – supporting charity learning

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Donald Kirkpatrick, the ‘Father’ of Evaluation, will be making a guest appearance at a special Evaluation webinar for charities around the world on 30 August. Evaluation experts Jim & Wendy Kirkpatrick are once again hosting the free, annual webinar - supported by The Charity Learning Consortium in the UK.

    • Webinar: Doing ‘more for less’ with Charity Learning

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Charity L&D budgets have been hit particularly hard in the recession, but it’s more important than ever that staff are equipped to carry out their jobs well. The Charity Learning Consortium is holding a webinar at 11am on 21st June to explain how collaboration can help charities save precious resources, whilst still addressing the essential skills of their staff.

    • eLearning Global Giveback winners are stars of collaborative L&D

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Martin Baker is toasting the success of the eLearning Global Giveback awards – a competition celebrating eLearning developed by expert volunteers for charities working in international development. Martin, a member of the judging panel, and a well known advocate for collaboration in L&D, says the scheme is a great example of what can be achieved by working together.

    • 75% of L&D professionals could reduce external spending bydeveloping their own skills

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Tom Kuhlmann – the well known eLearning guru, inspirational instructional designer and high profile learning technologies blogger – will be sharing his knowledge and skills at a one day, interactive, rapid eLearning workshop on 22 May, London. The event is designed to help boost skills to build cost effective in-house eLearning, and help L&D professionals in their quest to achieve ‘more for less’.

    • Debate: Could Facebook be the saviour of L&D?

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Martin Baker will be leading a debate about the potential to access eLearning via Facebook – the most popular social media platform of our time – at the Learning & Skills exhibition in London on 26 January. Hare brained idea or a brilliant way to deliver cost effective learning? You decide! Come and share your views with Martin, CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium and MD of newly formed The Corporate eLearning Consortium - bringing a cost effective, collaborative approach to eLearning to the corporate sector.

    • Cameras roll on massive collaborative video learning project

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Members of The Charity Learning Consortium are busy filming for a huge collaborative video learning project. All members have been offered a free flip camera to create short pieces of video learning to share with other members of the community. Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of the Consortium, said members had enthusiastically embraced the exciting video challenge.

    • New year, new challenges: L&D specialists review 2011 and look ahead to 2012

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      L&D commentators and specialists review the last 12 months and make their predictions for the year ahead. Find out what the L&D highlight was for Martin Baker, Laura Overton, Clive Shepherd, Nigel Paine and others, and what they see on the learning horizon for 2012.

    • Martin Baker becomes a global charity learning Ambassador

      Charity Learning Consortium | London |

      Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium, has become an Ambassador to LINGOs – the likeminded US-based consortium which provides affordable eLearning and resources to humanitarian relief organisations working around the world. The two organisations plan to support one another, and fly the flag for global, award-winning eLearning in the charity sector.

    • Martin Baker welcomes greater emphasis on Charity L&D

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Recommendations that staff and volunteers in the charity sector should receive 40 hours of development time a year have been largely welcomed by Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium. Martin says he welcomes any move to give L&D in the charity sector the recognition that it deserves.

    • More for less - is it really possible?

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      More for less is the L&D mantra of our times, but is it really possible asks Clive Shepherd, in the latest Charity Learning Consortium eNewsletter - and if so, how do L&D professionals go about achieving it?

    • Webinar 9 December: Smart communication & collaboration to save charity resources

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Charities and not-for-profits are set to save valuable time and resources by reducing their email overload, with a free email training session on 9 December at 10am. The training follows an online presentation about the benefits to charities of collaborating to make eLearning affordable.

    • Martin Baker pledges to help the eLearning Network shine in its silver anniversary year

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Martin Baker, the founder and CEO of The Charity Learning Consortium, has pledged to help raise the profile of the eLearning Network in 2012 - its 25th anniversary year - after being voted onto the board. Martin brings with him more than 20 years of experience in eLearning, and hopes his knowledge of creating and building The Charity Learning Consortium – the largest group of UK based charities collaborating to make eLearning affordable – will prove valuable in his new role.

    • eLearning saves time and money for disability charity

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      United Response, the national disability charity, has won the Charity Learning Award for the best means of engaging their eLearning audience, with a multi pronged approach which ensured that a new money saving online learning programme was adopted by staff. Judges were impressed by the well thought out marketing campaign, which took account of challenges and learners' needs, and ultimately resulted in eLearning take-up being a real success.

    • eLearning success at WRVS

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      WRVS, the national charity aiming to 'Make Britain a great place to grow old', has scooped the Charity Learning Award for 'getting started or restarted on its eLearning journey'. WRVS impressed with its professional, focused approach to launching, evaluating and assessing the impact of its eLearning programme throughout the organisation.

    • Inspirational learning & development at Barnardo’s

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Barnardo's, the UK's leading children's charity, has won the trophy for the Best Overall eLearning Programme at the Charity Learning Awards. Judges were particularly impressed with the breadth of learning technologies Barnardo's has embraced, the innovative approach taken, and the organisation's dedication to supporting its eLearners.

    • Winners of the first Charity Learning Awards announced

      Charity Learning Consortium | London |

      The winners of the first Charity Learning Awards were celebrating their success this evening, when they were presented with their trophies at the Charity Learning Conference in London.

    • Charity eLearning success stories published at WOLCE

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      The Charity Learning Consortium will be publishing several case studies at the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, with Macmillan Cancer Support, Plan and The National Autistic Society - celebrating the great work that is being done within charity learning.

    • Charities seize opportunity for Evaluation advice from Kirkpatricks

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      More than 130 charity representatives from the UK have seized the opportunity to gain advice from Evaluation ‘guru’ Jim Kirkpatrick in a webinar on 31st August. The Charity Learning Consortium is supporting the webinar, which will be led by recognised Evaluation experts Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick, co-authors of several books on the subject. Charities and not-for-profits around the globe can still register for this unique, complimentary event.

    • Sudhir Giri, head of Learning technologies at Google, to open the first Charity Learning Conference

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      The Charity Learning Consortium is delighted to announce Sudhir Giri, Google’s Global head of learning technology, as the keynote speaker at the first Charity Learning Consortium Conference and Awards. In his keynote, in London on 15 September 2011, Sudhir will explain why you don’t necessarily need a big budget for L&D - but you do need to think creatively to encourage a dynamic learning culture.

    • dare2share, BT’s intranet based social learning initiative, in the spotlight

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      BT’s dare2share initiative has proved to be a successful ‘How To’ video forum within the company. It is a great example of how to engage your workforce using both social learning and technology. Iain Napier, BT’s Learning Technology Consultant, will be talking about how to encourage this kind of knowledge sharing using social media, when he addresses the Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London. As part of his presentation, he’ll also be talking about how teams can take advantage of other social media technologies to support learning.

    • Charities get sneak preview of eLearning 'secrets of success'

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Laura Overton, MD of highly regarded benchmarking organisation Towards Maturity, will be drawing on early findings from the latest research into the effective use of learning technologies when she leads a discussion at the first Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London. She’ll be sharing ‘hot off the press’ highlights from the latest Towards Maturity benchmark - its biggest and most comprehensive to date - to inspire charity members of the Consortium, and give them practical tips they can take back to the workplace.

    • Clive Shepherd to chair the first Charity Learning Conference

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Clive Shepherd will be chairing the first Charity Learning Conference in London on 15 September. An entertaining presenter and widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s foremost experts on eLearning, he’ll be guiding the conference to some interesting learning outcomes. The Conference has been designed by the Charity Learning Consortium to both celebrate L&D in the Third Sector and inspire members of the Consortium in the invaluable work that they do.

    • Nigel Paine 'thinking outside the box' at the Charity Learning Conference

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Nigel Paine, a former Head of Learning & Development at the BBC, is aiming to get members of the Charity Learning Consortium thinking creatively at a workshop he is leading at the first Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London. Nigel, a strategic adviser on leadership and talent development and a popular keynote speaker and workshop leader, is passionate about creative and innovative L&D. He'll be encouraging members of the Charity Learning Consortium to think laterally within their 'shoestring' L&D budgets.

    • Raising the profile of charity learning

      Charity Learning Consortium | London |

      Martin Baker, the founder and MD of the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) is taking an active part in the World of Learning Conference (WOLCE) on 27-28 September, along with several of our charity members. Together they'll be helping to raise the profile of the great work that is being done in learning and development in the Third Sector.

    • Webinar 31 August - Think you know Kirkpatrick? A new look at Evaluation

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Learning Evaluation 'guru' Jim Kirkpatrick, and his wife Wendy are holding a free webinar for all charities worldwide, at 3pm on 31 August 2011. The Charity Learning Consortium is proud to be promoting this event to its members - and to all charities in the UK and abroad. Martin Baker, founder and MD of the Consortium, met Jim last year and the two have been discussing ways to make the Kirkpatricks' modern theories of Evaluation accessible to the Third Sector.

    • Announcing the first Charity Learning Conference & Awards

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium is delighted to announce its first Charity Learning Conference & Awards, to be held on 15 September, London. The Conference is intended to be a showcase of excellence in learning and development in the charity and not-for-profit sector, with input from corporate organisations to inspire Consortium members. The Awards will be celebrating the stepping stones to success that member charities are taking on their eLearning journeys. More details of this exciting new event and its high level contributors will be revealed over the coming weeks and months.

    • Spotlight on eLearning at The Guinness Partnership - 13 June, London

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Tamzin Doggart, Organisational Development Advisor at The Guinness Partnership - the national social housing organisation started by the great-great grandson of the founder of the Guinness brewery - will be talking about the benefits of eLearning, when she presents a case study at the Third Sector Social Media Convention on 13 June. She’ll be introduced by Martin Baker, founder and MD of the Charity Learning Consortium - the largest group of charities in the UK which collaborate to make eLearning affordable.

    • TrainingZone: Supporting charity L&D

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      TrainingZone Live was a big hit with members of the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC), with charities benefitting from exclusive offers and discounts. Members of the CLC, including founder and MD Martin Baker, found Jim Kirkpatrick’s workshop in particular an inspiration, and learning from the day has already been shared within charity L&D departments. Read on for reactions to the event from members of the CLC.

    • To tweet or not to tweet? That is the question...

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Are your senior managers distinctly lukewarm about embracing social media? In the latest Charity Learning Consortium blog, Lawrence Clarke examines some possible reasons behind their lack of enthusiasm and explains why understanding your organisation’s values, and aligning social media policy to them, is so critical.

    • Induction, but not as you know it!

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Wouldn’t it be great if there was a cost effective, off-the-peg eLearning induction programme that could easily be customised to become bespoke. Impossible? Can’t be done! Well think again, as the Charity Learning Consortium unveils its economical induction template.

    • Free charity eLearning to help you Race Online

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium is making all of its eLearning absolutely free to all charities and not-for-profits for Adult Learners’ Week in May, as part of its pledge to Race Online 2012.

    • Clive Shepherd: Ignore social media for L&D at your peril

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Clive Shepherd outlines four areas that L&D can look to harness the power of social networks, in a recent article for the Charity Learning Consortium’s eNewsletter and blog. Clive, chair of the eLearning Network, warns that even if organisations don’t embrace social media tools, their staff – and competitors - will.

    • Charity Learning Consortium sponsors Social Media Convention

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) is delighted to be sponsoring the Third Sector Social Media convention, an exciting new event in London, on 13-14 June. The CLC, the largest group of UK based charities which collaborate to make eLearning affordable, is currently supporting its members in exploring the benefits of embracing social media for L&D, so it’s the perfect event for the Consortium to support.

    • Spotlight on eLearning at the RSPCA - Charity Learning seminar 11 May

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium, which enables cost-effective eLearning in the Third Sector, is holding its next seminar on 11 May in London, when the RSPCA will be talking about eLearning within the well known animal welfare charity.

    • More charities spread the cost of eLearning with the Charity Learning Consortium

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      The Charity Learning Consortium continues to go from strength to strength, welcoming several new charities into the Consortium – the largest UK based group of Third Sector organisations collaborating to share the cost of eLearning. They join almost 80 membership charities in benefitting from networking, support and advice, as well as a comprehensive range of eLearning.

    • A new decade of learning

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      We asked members and supporters of the Charity Learning Consortium to tell us about the challenges they’ve faced in the last decade in L&D, and also indulge in a little crystal ball gazing on the industry’s future. Read on to find out what Martin Baker, Donald Taylor, Laura Overton, Peter Honey, Ian Ross and our charity L&D managers think is in store for a new decade of learning.

    • Peter Honey: Which comes first, behaviour or beliefs?

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Behaviour can be changed, even if attitudes are left to play catch up, says Dr Peter Honey in an article in the latest Charity Learning Consortium eNewsletter. Read on to find out why the famous Learning Styles creator backs tackling behaviour first, and how tools and techniques can play their part.

    • Charities lead the way in harnessing social networking for L&D

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Charities are ahead of their private and public sector counterparts in harnessing the blueprint of social networking for learning, according to latest research. Martin Baker, founder and MD of the Charity Learning Consortium, says he is not surprised - using social media for learning is compellingly cost effective for charities, with private, exclusive networks in particular really proving their worth.

    • Coping with the credit crunch: Delivering more for less

      Charity Learning Consortium | UK |

      Organisations need to think more creatively about efficiency says Martin Baker, Managing Director of the Charity Learning Consortium. He'll be talking about the cost savings and other benefits of working together in a Consortium when he addresses Online Educa in December: 'Together we can achieve far more than one person on their own,' he says.

    • Peter Honey: There's no such word as can't!

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      World famous Learning Styles 'guru' Dr Peter Honey certainly inspired and entertained members of the Charity Learning Consortium at its recent meeting, in a thought provoking presentation. Can you force someone to learn, when they don't want to? Should learning always be fun? And is the Learning Styles Questionnaire sufficient to help promote learning? These were just some of the conundrums that Peter Honey tackled. Read on to find out his answers...

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