Events
AI for Community Organisations
In this AI Tools for Beginners session, we’ll explore a range of free and easy-to-use AI tools that can help save time, spark ideas, and make everyday work tasks quicker.
Together we’ll look at tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Canva, NotebookLM, and Google Lens, with live demonstrations and opportunities to practise using them.
All of the tools covered offer free accounts, making them accessible for charities, community organisations, and public sector teams.
What you’ll learn
• What generative AI tools are and how they work • How to use AI safely and responsibly in community organisations • Simple ways AI can help with writing, planning, and communication • Using AI to support creative work and new ideas • Smarter ways of working using AI as a helpful assistant • Tips for getting better results from AI tools
How the session works
The session is interactive and practical, so the number of tools we explore will depend on the pace of the group, participant questions, and how much time people want to spend practising.
The focus is on helping you leave feeling confident using AI, rather than racing through a long list of tools.
This session is ideal for
• Staff and volunteers in community organisations • Small charities and CICs • Community project workers and coordinators • Anyone curious about AI but unsure where to begin
No previous experience with AI is needed.
An introduction to Flourish Social Investment for the VCFSE Sector
Volunteer Co-ordinators Network Meeting
If you do any of the following, this meeting is for you:
creating roles for volunteersrecruiting, onboarding and inducting volunteerssupporting and supervising volunteerstroubleshooting volunteer issueshighlighting the role volunteers play in the organisation and evaluating their impactensuring that the experience of volunteering is inclusive and accessibletraining and developing volunteers and helping them progress into new roles.Join us and help shape the future agenda.
Setting Up Your Community Organisation, Charity or Community Interest Company
Feel Good Friday - Mental Health Wellbeing Pop Up Event
This will be an opportunity for you to book a stall to showcase your services at our next marketplace event. The agenda for the event will be:
10am - 2.30pm : Open marketplace to partners and the wider public - bring along your clients to help then find out what other support is out there in the community.
Can you deliver an activity as an interactive session (in the same room as the event) such as crafts etc ? Please get in touch to discuss how this might be resourced.
The event will be marketed to the public with the following:
Feel Good Friday — St Helens, this one’s for you
Feel Good Friday is a pop‑up event bringing together charities and community groups from across St Helens who are working every day to support people’s wellbeing. It’s a chance to meet the teams behind local services, hear what they offer, and make connections that can genuinely make life a bit easier.No pressure and no hard sell — just real people, useful conversations, and support that’s right on your doorstep.
Halton's July VCFSE Forum
Halton's July VCFSE Forum meeting will be on Tuesday the 7th of July from 9.30am. The meeting will be held at Halton & St Helens VCA, St Marie's, Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DB. We will hear from sector representative, VCA staff team, HBC staff members, and more. The forum is the perfect stage to showcase your organisation and hear about what else is happening in the borough. Join us and take time to engage and update one another on projects and activities, as well as touching base with the local Council and NHS organisations. To book a place click on the register now button. The meeting will run till 11am, and the space will remain open giving you the chance to network over a hot drink.
Enjoy the last forum before a break for the summer.
St Helens Mental Health Alliance Meeting - AUGUST
Bringing St Helens’ VCFSE sector together at our Mental Health Alliance
A chance for voluntary organisations, charities, and community groups across St Helens to connect and brings the sector together to explore our borough’s mental health priorities, understand the challenges our communities are facing, and strengthen the partnerships that help us respond.
Join us to:
Connect with others working to support wellbeing across St Helens
Share what your organisation offers and learn from others
Explore opportunities to collaborate around local priorities
Volunteer Co-ordinators Network Meeting
If you do any of the following, this meeting is for you: • creating roles for volunteers • recruiting, onboarding and inducting volunteers • supporting and supervising volunteers • troubleshooting volunteer issues • highlighting the role volunteers play in the organisation and evaluating their impact • ensuring that the experience of volunteering is inclusive and accessible • training and developing volunteers and helping them progress into new roles. Join us and help shape the future agenda.
St Helens Mental Health Alliance Meeting - OCTOBER
Bringing St Helens’ VCFSE sector together at our Mental Health Alliance
A chance for voluntary organisations, charities, and community groups across St Helens to connect and brings the sector together to explore our borough’s mental health priorities, understand the challenges our communities are facing, and strengthen the partnerships that help us respond.
Join us to:
Connect with others working to support wellbeing across St Helens
Share what your organisation offers and learn from others
Explore opportunities to collaborate around local priorities
Feel Good Friday - Mental Health Wellbeing Pop Up Event
This will be an opportunity for you to book a stall to showcase your services at our next marketplace event. The agenda for the event will be:
10am - 2.30pm : Open marketplace to partners and the wider public - bring along your clients to help then find out what other support is out there in the community.
Can you deliver an activity as an interactive session (in the same room as the event) such as crafts etc ? Please get in touch to discuss how this might be resourced.
The event will be marketed to the public with the following:
Feel Good Friday — St Helens, this one’s for you
Feel Good Friday is a pop‑up event bringing together charities and community groups from across St Helens who are working every day to support people’s wellbeing. It’s a chance to meet the teams behind local services, hear what they offer, and make connections that can genuinely make life a bit easier.No pressure and no hard sell — just real people, useful conversations, and support that’s right on your doorstep.