In this section:
Being a trustee of a charity presents a special and significant opportunity to make a difference.
Leesa Harwood provides five top tips on how to become an effective trustee.
Governance features and articles
Life in the time of Coronavirus – a trustee’s experience
Phyllida Perrett, Trustee at DSC, talks about being a trustee during the current pandemic.
Perils of the Lead Trustee
The lead trustee role in a particular subject area can be a blessing, but it is much more prone to...
Trustees are missing a trick
I wear many hats. A fundraiser, chief executive and trustee hat, to name but a few. But why do so...
Duties of a company secretary: five top tips
Alan Clarkin, DSC Associate, provides an insight to the role and responsibilities of the company secretary.
Charity trustees: seven top tips for a well-functioning board
Our expert trainer tells us how to help your board function in the right way
Good Governance in Gardening
During Trustee Week, George Knight reflects on his journey from gardening to governance at St Mary’s Secret Garden, and what...
Governance training
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Have you recently become a Company Secretary within a charity? Then this course is for you.
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Trustees play such an important role in charities – so it’s vital that they’re equipped to do their job well.
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Book PDF included: Financial Governance: a gentle guide for the non-financial charity trustee Half day course This half day seminar...
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Daunting, challenging, exhilarating, scary...welcome to your promotion!
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This course sets out how to develop and implement a risk management policy and specifically what steps to take to...
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Trustees play such an important role in charities – so it’s vital that they’re equipped to do their job well.
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Governance books
How to recruit trustees for your charity
How do you get talented and dynamic individuals, who are representative of their communities, on...
Key Guides: The Board Secretary’s Handbook
This handbook tells you what a board secretary is and why you need one. It...
Key Guides: Effective School Governance
What is a governor? How do you become one? And how can you make a...
The Complete Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Handbook
Customer Relationship Management is as important for the voluntary sector as it is for the...
One Minute Tips on Governance
Learn the key things you need to know to successfully manage a charity – in...
Managing Without Profit
The only book out there that covers - in one volume - management, governance and...
