Trustees
Fact sheets
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Trustees play a critical role in charities, they safeguard the interests of the beneficiaries of the charity. |
Appraising a company’s Board and/or Chair committees is both necessary and useful in assessing a company’s performance and effectiveness as well as looking for areas of improvement for the future.
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A conflict of interest is any situation in which a trustee’s personal interests, interests they have to another committee and interests they have to their charity arise simultaneously or appear to clash. |
The aim of the AGM is to provide the charity trustees and/or officers the opportunity to explain their management of the charity to the members. |
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General guidance for Chairs |
Whether simple or more complex, the chair must use their position to lead the board to act together in removing a trustee. |
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Charities are allowed to pay trustees for additional services they provide to their charity over and above normal trustee duties. |
The exact work of the secretary will vary from organisation to organisation. It is worth having a discussion in your group to agree what the responsibilities of all the Management Committee members should be. |
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As a treasurer, you have day to day responsibility for dealing with money. It is your job to keep accounts and report to the committee. |
Trustees are responsible for keeping a charity or community group in sync with the strategy and mission of the organisation, as well as keeping them ethically aware and responsible. |
E-newsletters
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The latest edition of the Charity Commission newsletter |
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External factsheets & publications
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Balancing Risk
A Sayer Vincent Publication |
Good Governance (Full)
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Good Governance (Summary)
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Outcome & Outcome Indicator Banks
A National Performance Programme Publication |
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Recruit a Trustee - Pocket Guide
A Governance Hub Publication |
Starting on the Right Track - Recruiting a Chair
A Governance Hub Publication |
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Trustee Guide to Campaigning & Influencing
An NCVO Publication |
Trustee Recruitment Toolkit
An NCVO Publication |
Useful links
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Charity Commission
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission |
Charity Commission News
The latest edition of the Charity Commission newsletter |
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Charity Trustee Network
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Charity Trustee Networks Newsletter
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NCVO Trustee Bank
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