What could you and your organisation gain from Building Effectiveness?

Building Effectiveness inspires and equips VCFSE leaders to grow resilient, sustainable organisations

Join us for this 1 hour online session to find out more about how the programme runs and how to make your application stand out
Register for this event

At this event you will:

  • Find our more about the programme structure - Workshops, Business Mentors, Strategic Project and Chairs sessions

  • Learn about the application process, including handy hints for the application form

  • Meet previous participants from BE 2024, Business Mentors and our Effectiveness Coach Dawn Harrison-Wallace

  • Ask questions to find out more

Effectiveness Coaches

Dawn Harrison-Wallace

Dawn started her career with Shell International, before launching her own consultancy 25 years ago, specialising in organisational development and change management. Whilst initially remaining in the commercial sector, for the last decade Dawn has worked in the not-for-profit sector both as an Associate for the Cranfield Trust and taking on Interim Charity COO/CEO roles - most recently with Refugee Youth where she covered the role of CEO for 3 years. Dawn specialises in working alongside senior managers and team leaders to bring about effective implementation of business strategies and change initiatives through a blend of consultancy, coaching and facilitation.

Vivianne Child

Vivianne is passionate about charities that make a difference in their communities. Vivianne gained an MBA before qualifying as an executive coach, with an NLP bias. Her change management and coaching work has seen her working for clients including Cranfield University, Whitbread, Camelot, The Church of England, Bank of America and Volvo. She is also Chief Executive of the charity Tring Together which encompasses BusinessMart; the award- winning Hertfordshire business networking group. Her other work for HCF includes training and consulting on the Better Boards Programme, particularly around being a charity trustee and the working relationships between Chairs, CEOs and the Trustees.