14 September 2022

• 9.10AM - 9.15AM
  Chair’s welcome
  Fadi Itani, CEO, Muslim Charities Forum 
• 9.15AM - 9.45AM
  Opening keynote: Charity Commission for England and Wales

  An overview of key developments and issues for faith charities from a regulatory perspective. It will cover important changes to the Commission's guidance, updated in July 2021, as well as provide information about its engagement with faith charities. 

  Colette Bennett, charities engagement manager at the Charity Commission
   

• 9.45AM - 10.25AM
  Legal update

  This topical legal update will focus on a range of governance, safeguarding, and HR and employment issues, which faith-based charities should be aware of, and compliant with. The session will draw on real-life examples to bring the issues to life and allow plenty of time for questions and discussion.

  Helen Harvie, consultant and Adam McRae-Taylor, senior associate, Moore Barlow

• 10.25AM - 11.05AM
  Economic insecurity and the impact on faith charities

  This session will reveal the findings of new research on the impact of growing economic insecurity on faith communities and charities.

  Hannah Rich, senior researcher, Theos Think Tank

• 11.05AM - 11.35AM
  Networking & refreshment break
• 11.35AM - 12.15PM
  Investing toward human flourishing

  In a world filled with chaos, how can faith-led investors break through the noise and work toward human flourishing? This session will focus on the investors’ role in turning our backs to disorder and instead positively contribute to what Martin Luther King Jr called ‘a beloved community’.

  Rev Dr Andrew Harper, head of ethics, Epworth

• 12.15PM - 1.15PM
  Panel: Faith in leadership

  A panel of distinguished faith leaders will discuss how to engage with non-faith communities while staying true to your own faith and mission. They will share their own experience, and then delegates will be encouraged to join the debate. 

  Chaired by Krish Raval OBE, director, Faith in Leadership
  Panellists: Rabbi Jeff Berger, Omar Salha FRSA, Founder & CEO, Ramandan Tent Project

• 1.15PM - 2.15PM
  Lunch
• 2.15PM - 2.55PM
  How fundraising can support donors in their journey in faith
  Giving can be seen as an expression of faith and has long been used in this way. But giving can also be a route to faith for donors, and few organisations support their donors in this way. In this session, Professor Jen Shang, philanthropic psychologist, will explore the psychology of giving in faith-based organisations and how giving can contribute to the wellbeing of supporters in the faith context. 
  
  Professor Jen Shang, co-founder, Institute of Sustainable Philanthropy 
• 2.55PM - 3.35PM
  The relationship between faith and mission

  Christine Allen weighs up the role faith plays in fulfilling a charity’s objectives, and the challenges and opportunities it can present. She will also explore how CAFOD's roots and faith tradition underpin its present-day purpose of supporting local leadership in a multicultural world.  

  Christine Allen, chief executive, CAFOD 
   

• 3.35PM - 4.00PM
  Networking & refreshment break
• 4.00PM - 4.40PM
  Using faith to make a difference

  As the first female and youngest ever head of the Muslim Council of Britain, Zara Mohammed outlines her vision of being a voice for women and young people of all faiths. She also shares her experience of being in the media spotlight, and explains how faith has shaped her approach to both her overall career and her current role.

  Zara Mohammed, secretary-general, Muslim Council of Britain

• 4.40PM - 4.45PM
  Chair's closing remarks
• 4.45PM - 5.45PM
  Networking reception

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