Taken on Trust: awareness and effectiveness of charity trustees in England and Wales
Research into awareness and the effectiveness of charity trustees in England and Wales. Published 13 November 2017.
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Leadership skills come in black too
An article by Amanda Parker on the importance of diverse and representative boards. Published February 2020.
Young Trustee Recruitment Case Study
Executive Director Kate Denby shares a case study on recruiting young trustees to Northern Stage’s board.
GetWired: Increasing the Digital Capacity of Trustee Boards
A real understanding of Technology, Social Media, Campaigning and CoCreation is the in-demand skill needed to help create and support the charities of tomorrow, today. But organisations are struggling to find and retain trustees who can bring those skills to effective governance.
The Art of Leadership: conflict and crisis
How can boards and executives best work together to manage challenges? How do you keep organisations unified during times of crisis? When do you need to bring in external expertise? Join host Kirsty Lang and guests Tim Crarer, Tony Butler and Donna Munday as they discuss how organisations can demonstrate good leadership and governance in times of conflict and crisis. January 2020
The Art of Leadership: About a Board
What makes a good board? What makes a bad one? Where's the line between the executive and the trustees? Join host Kirsty Lang and guests Clare Connor, Moira Sinclair and Gurvinder Sandher as they discuss boards and how to demonstrate good leadership and governance in arts and culture. January 2020
GetWired: Increasing the Digital Capacity of Trustee Boards
A real understanding of Technology, Social Media, Campaigning and CoCreation is the in-demand skill needed to help create and support the charities of tomorrow, today. But organisations are struggling to find and retain trustees who can bring those skills to effective governance.
Lunching with Governance
In the autumn of 2010 / spring of 2011 a group of pairs of chairs and CEOs from cultural organisations attended four lunches, each of which featured a different guest speaker and topic.
How to Report a Serious Incident in Your Charity
The Charity Commission requires charities to report serious incidents. This guidance helps charity trustees identify serious incidents. It also explains how to report them and what to report.
Reporting and Avoiding Serious Incidents
The best strategy to avoiding problems is being aware of how things could go wrong, taking steps to avoid issues and knowing what steps you would take if something did happen. Awareness and prevention are better than a cure. The AoC provides some useful resources for charity boards you can use.
