Free leadership development programmes
Established Leaders for CEOs
Designed for CEOs in the homelessness sector, this programme explores the current opportunities and challenges facing the homelessness sector, such as Leading an organisation people want to work for, Creating a robust organisation that thrives in difficult times and Working in partnership.
Find out moreEstablished Leaders for Senior Leaders
For people working in senior leadership positions within homelessness organisations, this programme is designed to help you refine your leadership capabilities, lead more resilient, entrepreneurial organisations and collaborate with other leaders to make a lasting impact within the sector.
Find out moreEmerging Leaders
This programme is for managers of frontline services, as well as managers working in other disciplines such as fundraising, comms, HR and finance within the homelessness sector. It aims to help you move beyond the processes required to be a competent manager, to become an effective leader in the homelessness sector.
Find out moreLeadership webinars
A selection of events and webinars that are open-to-all, enabling a wider group of leaders and senior staff to learn more about particular topics of interest and hear from other leaders in the sector.
Upcoming events are listed below.
Recordings of previous events such as our webinar on Inclusive Leadership, Involving Lived Experience, or our "Ask a CEO" session are available in the resources section below.
Regional Leaders Forums
At these forums, CEOs and senior leaders are invited to join their Homeless Link Partnership Manager to discuss emerging issues and themes in their region. These are hosted online, and provide a forum to share information, learn more about Homeless Link’s strategic priorities in the area, and gain support and assistance from peers.
Find out more by contacting the Partnership Manager for your region from the National Partnerships team.
Leadership Resources
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Leadership: leading a diverse and inclusive organisation
Part of our Leadership Support programme, this 2 hour webinar on equity, diversity & inclusion in leadership gave managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to hear from others working in the sector about their experience of improving diversity and inclusion within their organisations.
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Leadership Support: Involving people with lived experience authentically
This webinar gives managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to look at the key elements needed to be able to embed and support lived experience within your service.
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Leadership Support: Ask a CEO with Seyi Obakin OBE
In this 90-minute webinar, we hear from Centrepoint CEO Seyi Obakin OBE about the challenges and joys of leading the UK’s largest youth homelessness charity for nearly 20 years.
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Involving and recruiting people with lived experience
This briefing outlines the key findings and learning from discussions held across Homeless Link's 'involving and recruiting people with lived experience' Community of Practice series.
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Leadership: creating a culture of inclusion
This webinar recording gives managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to look at the importance of inclusion; why it matters; what an inclusive leader looks like; and how bias has an impact on professional decision-making.
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Being Strengths-based: collected resources
This page holds collected resources to support anyone interested in becoming strengths-based.
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Co-Production: working together to improve homelessness services
An overview of key ideas and principles.
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Anti Racism – Leadership, policy and practice within the homeless sector
Find out how you can take proactive steps towards creating a more inclusive and anti-racist workplace and homelessness sector.
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Creating Effective Partnerships
Improving local joint working to end homelessness.
Any questions?
For more information on our leadership support, don’t hesitate to get in touch with either Laura (England) or Lucy (London).
Find out more about leadership coaching and mentoring by emailing Lucy.
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Laura Millward
Senior Learning & Development Manager
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Lucy Horitz
Senior Learning & Development Manager
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City Bridge Foundation
To deliver our London leadership programmes we have received funding from City Bridge Foundation. We are proud to work with City Bridge Foundation, which bridges London and connects communities through grant funding and progressive partnerships and alliances. -
Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
To deliver our England leadership programmes we have received funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).