This free masterclass is part of our Expanding Horizons series for creative and cultural organisations in the Bradford district
Date
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Time
10 AM - 1 PM
Location
Kirkgate Centre, Shipley
FREE
(donations welcome)
Good governance isn’t just about compliance – it is about creating a framework that allows your creative company to thrive, deliver meaningful impact and grow sustainably. This session is designed to be interactive, with real-world examples, group discussions, and actionable takeaways on building and maintaining robust governance in your organisation.
Through this session, we will be working together to develop your understanding of:
- Setting up a Board of Trustees or Directors
- The need for robust governance (including case studies and common challenges)
- The link between your ambitions, your purpose and your Board
- Building a Board that works for the organisation’s experience, skillset, roles and responsibilities
- Recruiting a Board with diverse lived experiences
- Communicating, engaging, and managing your Board and embedding transparency and accountability
- Building and nurturing Board relationships that enhance the growth of your organisation or business
This is a practical, engaging, action-learning style session where you will work on various frameworks and worksheets to ensure learning is implemented in a sustainable way. You can expect to develop a Board development, recruitment and engagement plan by the end of this session.
We may provide a bursary and cover travel and access costs to reduce barriers to attending this workshop. For more information and to apply, please see our FAQ section below.
Book your free place today
About the venue
Kirkgate Centre, Shipley
The Kirkgate Centre is a recently renovated community and social action centre serving Shipley to improve the quality of life for the local communities. It is home to various charities including community arts charity, Hive Bradford, who offer a range of studios and workshops with low-cost membership.
About Expanding Horizons
Expanding Horizons is our bespoke business development and funding programme for creative and cultural organisations in the Bradford district. It offers personalised coaching, training and access to funding and is designed to empower organisations to grow and thrive in their creative ventures.
Expanding Horizons is hosted by Minoti Parikh. Minoti is a community artist and a trained classical Indian dancer working within communities across West Yorkshire. She has over 17 years of experience developing and implementing value-driven, strategic coaching support and training programmes for more than 100 organisations.
As a Coach and Consultant, Minoti has collaborated with senior leadership teams from large FTSE 100 companies, the NHS, local councils, universities, community groups and arts and culture organisations.
FAQs
If you need a bursary to cover your time, please complete our Bursary & Access Fund form. We offer bursaries of £50 for half-day development activities such as this.
To enable us to support as many artists as possible through our programmes, bursaries should only be requested if this is something you need, for example, if you are freelance or required to take unpaid leave to participate in the activity.
Yes, we can cover travel and any other access costs that may otherwise present a barrier to you being able to participate in the activity. Access costs include things like childcare and other caring costs; BSL, language and other interpretation costs; as well as access support workers, or any other access costs you might face.
To apply for this funding, please complete a Bursary & Access Fund form once you have booked your place.
