Deloitte Impact Week - Learning & Development Webinars for the Irish Nonprofit Sector, 2-6 Oct
Deloitte Ireland – as part of their annual Impact Week campaign – are delighted to once again partner with Business in the Community Ireland to provide world-class learning & development training to Irish charities, NGOs, and community organisations.
Impact Week is Deloitte’s flagship volunteering week, where each year Deloitte’s people donate their broad range of professional skillsets to the Irish not-for-profit sector so they can increase their positive social impact in Irish society.
This year, Impact Week will run from Monday, 2 October to Friday, 6 October 2023, and Deloitte will again offer a series of top-class – free to access – webinars for your organisation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for staff in your organisation to avail of professional and personal development training specifically tailored for the Irish not-for-profit sector – and free of charge – and all delivered by Deloitte subject matter experts.
During Impact Week, charity representatives will be able to attend workshops on topics such as:
- Gender Pay Gap Reporting
- AI Technology (Potential Opportunities /Threats for the Charity Sector)
- Leadership Skills from Behavioural Science
- CSRD Reporting for Charities
- Supporting Staff in Difficult Situations
- Engaging Audiences and Driving Impact (Social Media)
- Storytelling / How Stories bring us closer
- Managing your Emotions
- Dealing with Burnout.
How to register for these webinars:
Places on each webinar are limited and reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. So, we would recommend you register as soon as possible, as we anticipate a big demand for these webinars from the Irish not-for-profit sector (you can register for more than one webinar).
If you have any difficulty with this system, please click here to contact the Deloitte Social Impact team.
More information on the webinar content:
Gender Pay Gap Reporting – A Comprehensive Overview for Charities
Monday 2 October
10:00 – 10:45
This webinar has been designed to get employers ready for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Gender Pay Gap reporting periods in Ireland. Given the threshold for reporting will fall in 2024 and then again in 2025, it is imperative for employers, regardless of their size, to understand the regulations and how to approach the calculations.
Presenter: Mark Mulreany (Deloitte)
AI Technology (Potential Opportunities/Threats for the Charity Sector)
Monday 2 October
13:00 – 14:00
Artificial intelligence is the underpinning technology needed to create smart systems that enable people to analyse and draw insight from enormous quantities of data, automate decision making and mimic human capabilities. AI is impacting the future of virtually every industry and every person. AI is already being used to transform businesses, provide competitive advantages, enable new products and services, improve customer experience, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
Hear how charities can leverage the use of AI across the business and see tangible benefits of its impact.
Presenters: The Deloitte AI & Data Services team
Leadership Skills from Behavioural Science
Tuesday 3 October
10:00 – 11:30
Leadership can sometimes be a heady mix of people, behaviour, events, and challenges. In this webinar we will introduce some practical leadership skills which the evidence shows can help us to
· Find our direction in turbulent times,
· Reduce worry and rumination outside of work,
· Enhance our well-being.
We’ll invite you to practice these skills during the webinar, to help you get a sense of how they might be useful. These skills can help us get perspective in any area of life and show up as the person we’d like to be a bit more often.
Presenter: Ross Moore (SEVEN Psychology at Work)
How Non-Profits can assist Businesses with their new ESG Reporting Requirements
Tuesday 3 October
13:00 – 14:00
CSRD reporting for charities will introduce new legislation coming from the E.U. and the Irish Government, such as the E.U. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the E.U. Green New Deal, and the Irish Climate Action Plan. All of these will bring new reporting requirements for Irish companies in terms of Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Rights, etc.
The need /opportunity for charities and NGOs here is on ‘How Non-Profits can assist Businesses with their new ESG Reporting Requirements’.
Presenters: Grainne Temple, Sean Higgins, Eoin Hallissey (Deloitte Risk Advisory)
Supporting Staff in Difficult Situations
Wednesday 4 October
10:00 – 11:00
Are you a people manager who would like to learn more about supporting your staff in difficult situations? In a tight labour market, employers need to be mindful of staff retention. How organisations manage their staff’s performance, work environment and wellbeing is crucial to a positive employee experience.
Presenter: Leáh Smith, Employee Relations (Deloitte)
Engaging Audiences and Driving Impact (Social Media)
Thursday 5 October
10:00 – 11:00
Overview of the importance of Social Media marketing for charities and introduction to the concept of digital storytelling and its relevance in today's digital age.
Session will cover: What is digital storytelling? How you can define your core message and audience, the power of images and videos in storytelling, how to leverage social media and build a compelling online presence, defining and measuring your KPIs.
Presenter: Priscila McGeehan, Head of Employee Brand (Deloitte)
Stories Bring Us Closer
Thursday 5 October
13:00 – 14:00
“Stories bring us closer” is a 60 min talk about how personal true storytelling events can help Charities, Not for Profits and NGO's connect with their staff, teams and volunteers in an authentic way that inspires them, empowers them, and brings them closer together. We'll also explore how these stories can also help your teams align with the values, goals and vision that drive your organisation.
Presenter: Julien Clancy (Dublin Story Slam)
Managing your Emotions
Friday 6 October
10:00 – 11:30
Join us and embark on a journey to discover the wonderful world of emotions, and why they matter. The interactive elements will help you better understand and harness the power of emotions, and you will get a chance to learn with others as well as impart your wisdom on emotions in a supportive and inclusive environment. This 90-minute session is great for anyone who experiences emotions, wants to unlock the magic of emotions, and improve you and your teams’ emotional wellbeing (all of us, we presume!)
Presenter: Rebecca Marshall & Filip Novakoski (Deloitte)
Dealing with Burnout
Friday 6 October
13:00 – 14:00
An interactive session on burnout with Clinical Psychologist Karen Belshaw. With this introductory session on burnout, you will understand the signs and symptoms of burnout, learn techniques to avoid it, and explore popular, practical coping exercises in case you are experiencing burnout. The Q&A session will allow for experiential learning, enabling you to practice the interactive exercises.
Presenter: Karen Belshaw, founder and director of Stress Management Ireland