Join us for: How to Assess & Improve Your Charity’s Governance – free webinar Date: Wed 4 June 2025 at 12.00 – 13.00 (Online) As a charity trustee, you hold the key to good governance—but how do you really know if your board is effective? Are you meeting legal requirements, avoiding risks, and driving impact? Join my exclusive webinar, “How to
How to Develop High Quality Board Papers Some board papers are very high quality and others just aren’t. Why is there such a difference in quality between board papers, even within the same organisation? As a board member, do you have to accept it or can you actually do something about it? The good news
Do we really know our risks and how to manage them? Manage your charity’s risks. The Importance of a Comprehensive Risk Policy in Charities: Safeguarding your Mission and reassuring your stakeholders. Charity Objectives and Risks In the world of philanthropy and charitable organisations, your mission is really important. You strive to make a positive impact
Good Governance Tip 3: “Manage your Conflicts of Interest”. For the attention of Charity Chairs and other trustees. After a series of desktop reviews of governance in charities over the last few weeks, another recurring issue I found was the lack of understanding of conflicts of interest by trustees and committee members. This lack of
Attention all Chairs of Charities – Good Governance Tip 2: “Sort out your policies”. After a series of reviews of governance in charities over the last few weeks, one issue that emerged is the often ad hoc approach to policies. Your board is responsible for setting and overseeing policies so you need to get it
Attention all Chairs of Voluntary Committees – Good Governance Tip 1: Complete your annual governance review. “How do you know your governance is good and meets the standards required?” The response from Chairs (and CEOs; board members) to this question is often varied – “we have a strong board/CEO”; “we have plenty of reserves”; “we
Webinar Join us for this free live webinar, where we’ll delve into the world of charity governance and how to build an effective board. Whether you’re a trustee, you aspire to be one, or you work closely with a charity board, this online event is perfect for you. During this insightful and practical session, we’ll
Third sector governance is a really important topic.
How good is governance in your third sector organisation? When did you last review this critical area? Do you know what makes an effective board? Are your governance arrangements up to date and working well?
We examine this important topic on how to measure the effectiveness of your governance arrangements and how your board can take clear actions to improve it.
10 Reasons for Good Charity Governance
Our board meetings top tips will help you meet good governance standards and make your organisation more effective.
Love them or hate them, meetings are an integral part of everyday life in most organisations.
Board meetings are especially important as they play a key role in ensuring that the organisation is well run and effective and that governance is robust.
So what can go wrong with your board meetings, do they waste a lot of your valuable time and what can you do to improve them in your organisation?