how I applied it to my business
The Growth Program is an innovative personal and professional development program that brings together 10 charity leaders and 10 business leaders for each intake. The charity and business leaders are paired, and together they participate in eight group learning sessions over a 12-month period.
The Program aims to deliver knowledge and experiences that enable participants to have a greater positive impact on society. Past participants also talk of the personal growth and fulfillment they experience from participating in the program.
The course concludes with a graduation event where participants present their charity and their experience to a room of Growth Project supporters.
Charity Leaders
The eight group-learning sessions are designed to help charity leaders drive efficiencies and effectiveness within their charity. The wide range of topics includes things such as Building Networks, Creating Shared Experiences, Governance and Storytelling. The program is delivered at no cost to the charity.
Business Leaders
Business leaders attend the eight group-sessions with their charity leader, sharing ideas and knowledge throughout the course. Whilst benefiting the charity, this also provides a leadership development opportunity for the business leader who is challenged to develop their influencing skills and take what they have learnt back to their organisation.
2022
Lark Cohort
Session One - 15th March
Session Two - 20th April
Session Three - 12th May
Session Four - 14th June
Session Five - 14th July
Session Six - 14th September
Session Seven - 20th October
Graduation - 24th November
The Growth Program covers a range of topics that help charity leaders from operations and finance through to marketing and fund raising. The course outline below provides an example of the topics covered and may be subject to change.
Join us to celebrate the final graduation of the 2021 Kea cohort. Hear about their journey and meet them for the first time. This is an evening event which will be broadcast live over Zoom.
Building on your preparation and leadership assessment, this session will challenge you to define who you are, who you want to be and who you support so you can clearly articulate the value you add and the impact of your presence.
A full day devoted to the incredibly important topic of how to find your voice as a confident and resilient leader. Packed with skills and tools to implement, access and put into practice.
Work together through the most essential strategic questions that every business needs to be able to answer in order to thrive.
Achieving your vision needs a plan. In this session we'll show you how to build a one-page business plan to create clarity and alignment in any organisation.
The key ingredients you need to consider when building a high performing team capable of bringing your strategic vision to life within a culture that stands the test of time.
A skills based workshop devoted to the tools needed to tell your story brilliantly and negotiate great outcomes with key stakeholders to deliver impact in your organisation.
Bringing it all together, a detailed look at where you've come from, where you are now and what needs to happen to get you where you want to be.
This is the final session of the program and your chance to reflect on everything you’ve learnt. In the evening we will celebrate at a special venue, where you will have the chance to share your journey to the assembled group of friends colleagues and family.
Enrolling in The Growth Program commits you to eight full-day sessions throughout the year plus the graduation event.
Our 2020 & 2021 programs were delivered over Zoom with such success that we plan to stay online for 2022! This also enables us to accept leaders into the program irrespective of location.
put simply, we are helping those who help.