Rosa Summer Conference 2025
The Rosa Summer Conference on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June was an opportunity to get inspired, connect with peers and strengthen the women and girls sector.
Rosa conference day
Rosa conference day on Tuesday 17 June featured powerful speakers from across the women and girls sector, sharing inspiration and insight from the work they do. There were also opportunities to connect and network with funders and sector peers via funder Q&As, live group networking sessions and connections via the Zoom event platform.
Recordings of the panel discussions and presentation slides can be found below:
Women’s and girls’ organisations creating change: our opening panel explored the changemaking ecosystem of the women and girls sector.
Voices from the sector: we heard from women with impact and inspiration to share.
Meet the funders: grantmakers who fund women’s and girls’ organisations talked about their fundraising priorities and plans.
Some of our feedback
“It was a really valuable two days and well worth taking the time to be involved. Thank you”
“Thank you for putting on such an inspiring event; it’s always wonderful to hear from other women and organisations in the sector. It makes me feel less alone, and that our voices matter.”
“To be able to attend a conference specifically targeted at women’s organisations is a rare and wonderful place to be.”
Training resources
Rosa training day on Wednesday 18 June offered bite-sized and accessible training options to help organisations with key challenges. Training sessions were not recorded, but links to trainers’ slides and additional resources can be found below.
Communicating your impact
Helen Greig from Trust Impact talks about how impact data is vital to understanding what you’ve achieved and tell the story of your work.
Helen Greig slides
Unlocking the potential of earned income
Consultant Ruth Dwight explains how earning income from selling services or products can bring many benefits, including diversifying your organisation’s sources of revenue.
Ruth Dwight slides
Ansoff Matrix tool
Recruiting and retaining a great board
Angela Style looks at the six-step Reach Volunteering Trustee Recruitment Cycle as a tool for board recruitment.
Angela Style slides
Leading high-performing teams
Ngozi Lyn Cole talks about reflecting on your experience and practice as a leader and shares ideas to take your leadership to the next level.
Ngozi Lyn Cole slides