Specimen Role Description for the Charity Secretary of the Board of Trustees
This guidance provides a model role description for a charity secretary of the board that a charity of any size can adapt for their own organisation’s needs.
Trustee
Guidance | Kirsty Semple
Inside The Board Secretary's Handbook
The Board Secretary’s Handbook tells you what a board secretary is and why you need one. It explains the roles, duties and responsibilities depending on your organisation.
Guidance | Cause 4
Trustee Leadership Programme 2019
Created and delivered by social enterprise Cause4, the Trustee Leadership Programme is an enriching career development opportunity that covers the key responsibilities of Trustees, governance and strategic planning, charity finance and fundraising.
Study | The Charity Commission
A Breath of Fresh Air: Young People as Charity Trustees
This report investigates one aspect of trustee diversity by looking at young people’s attitudes towards trusteeship. Published: 2010.
Guidance | The Charity Commission
Charity governance, finance and resilience: 15 questions trustees should ask
The Charity Commission has designed these 15 questions to help charity trustees carry out a review of the charity's plans and decide what they need to focus on. Published: March 2017.
Guidance | The Charity Commission
The Essential Trustee
A Charity Commission publication setting out all you need to know formally about being a trustee. First published: March 2012, latest updates: May 2018.
Guidance | The Charity Commission
Charity Trustee Welcome Pack
As a new charity trustee, this guide will help you in your role. It can also be used by existing trustees to refresh knowledge and skills. Published: April 2018.
Guidance | The Charity Commission
Charity Trustee: what’s involved?
Find out what being a charity trustee involves, if you can claim expenses and where to get help and advice. First published: May 2013, latest updates: May 2018.
Multimedia | Nick Mott
The Essential Trustee: Key Points
Nick Mott, Head of Policy Development and Review at the Charity Commission, highlights the key points of the Essential Trustee guidance. Published: August 2016.
Guidance | NCVO
Trustee Training Pack: the Foundations of Good Governance
This five-in-one training pack gives you the tools and information to govern more effectively. Tackle the issues you and your trustees are facing and maximise your organisation’s impact by turning plans into action. Governance, strategy and impact all rolled into one.