Learning

for

Good

Supporting charity workers through pro bono training

Providing skills and support to help charity professionals thrive, both at work and in their personal lives. 

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Charities Supported
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About Us

Learning for Good was established in 2024 by Emma Niven. It provides a range of pro-bono training for people who work for charities. The training covers topics that can help all individuals in their life at work and at home. We are proud to work with a number of wonderful charities by offering training support to their people. We work closely with our clients, aiming to become a consistent and long-term part of their training provision. We hope to build a relationship with each charity, getting to understand them, their people, and their needs over time.

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Our Training

All of our training sessions (see below) are designed on a modular basis. Any session can be attended as a stand-alone session or an individual can choose to attend, and hopefully get value from, them all. They can be attended in any order.

Training is run in groups of 16-20 people. It is designed to be interactive and to encourage all participants to share their experiences and thoughts with each other. All training is carried out in person rather than in a virtual environment.

Training is valuable for both junior and senior members of an organisation. We find that all attendees benefit from the variety of perspectives and organisations can see their staff develop common frameworks and language.

Training sessions are run on a Friday.

Assertiveness and constructive negotiation
  • The assertiveness model looking at aggressive, passive and assertive behaviours
  • Applying an assertive approach in challenging circumstances
  • Understanding how your inner dialogue influences your behaviour
  • Negotiating through difference
  • The Johari Window
  • Building confidence
Personal effectiveness
  • Setting goals, thinking ahead
  • Having impact in meetings, have outcomes in mind
  • Developing a personal brand
  • Communicating effectively in person
  • Communicating effectively in a virtual world
  • Writing good emails, writing with a purpose
  • Influencing others
Looking after yourself
  • Understanding your priorities
  • Managing your time
  • Managing your phone and your inbox
  • Managing stress
  • Developing mindfulness
  • Psychology of happiness
Presentation skills
  • Identifying purpose
  • Preparing content
  • Presenting with impact
Leading a team
  • Why leaders matter
  • Your management style
  • Setting standards
  • Running meetings
  • Delegating
  • Giving feedback
  • Building inclusiveness

We will continue to develop new sessions according to interest and demand.

Time Table
2024
20 September

Assertiveness and constructive negotiation
Travers Smith, London

15 November

Looking after yourself
Travers Smith, London

2025
24 January

Personal Effectiveness
Travers Smith, London

21 February

Assertiveness and constructive negotiation
Travers Smith, London

21 March

Looking after yourself
Travers Smith, London

16 May

Personal effectiveness
Travers Smith, London

20 June

TBC
Travers Smith, London

The Team
Emma Niven

Founder and facilitator

Emma has a career in training design, facilitation and change management. She is also a qualified ACAS workplace mediator. She has tried to balance her career, not always successfully, with family time and raising two children. She established Learning for Good in the sunset of her career as her way of staying in touch with and supporting those that are devoting their time and effort to building a stronger and fairer society.
  • 1980-1983 Oxford University. BA in Physiology and Psychology.
  • 1983 – 1986 Travelling
  • 1986 – 1994 Consultant at Inbucon Limited (later P-E International, then Lorien)
  • 1994 -2016 Co-founder and owner of ASA Limited, an independent consulting firm.
  • 2016 – date Director of Business Change at Travers Smith LLP
  • 2022 Certificate in Internal Workplace Mediation
  • 2024 Established Learning for Good

Testimonials

The workshop on assertiveness was profoundly helpful, with practical tools and key learnings that can be applied both inside and outside of work. Emma is a good trainer, making everyone feel welcome and sharing lots of insights."
Sidonie, DirectorJust Like Us
It's amazing to have access to such good quality training which is often out of reach for charities of our size."
Kerry, Head of Fundraising and MarketingThe Bike Project
I wanted to pass on some feedback following the Assertiveness session attended by myself and some colleagues. One has been advocating the course to their colleagues and another has been using some of what they learned in their interactions. All of us enjoyed the day with the group and found Emma as the trainer very credible and open."
Ben, L&D Business PartnerYMCA London City and North

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