Guidance for Trustees with Learning Difficulties
In a diverse and representative board it is important that all Trustees understand their role. For an individual with learning difficulties some of the literature available to date is difficult to understand.
The Charity Commission in association with Mencap has produced a new, simple to follow guidance document for such indivduals.
Find it online here.
The original version of this guide is still available here.
NCVO Trustee Conference 2010
This years’ Trustee Conference takes place on Monday 18th October 2010 at the Brewery in London.
I shall be attending, but the more the merrier! Attendees from the North are few & far between normally!
Information and full details on the event website here: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/trusteeconf2010
Help deciding on a legal structure
Deciding the most appropriate legal structure for your charity or organisation is a critical decisions. As Trustees, getting good, sound advice to help make this decision is important.
NCVO has just laucnhed a new website – Get Legal – at www.getlegal.org.uk.
The site contains advice, resources and a ‘decision tool’ to help you and your board decide on your legal structure.
If you’re already well established and safe in the knowledge that you are a Limited Company then the tool may be superfluous. But if you’re still operating as an unincorporated organisation , with all the associated risks (& benefits) then it might be a good chance to use this new web resource to review your options.
Resources for Trustees
This article will be added to.
Books
The Charity Trustee’s Handbook
published June 2010. available from DSC.
more information
Some useful links
http://www.cipd.co.uk/nedresource/charitytrustees.htm
Code of Good Governance
The refashioned Principles of the Code of Good Governance, slightly revised in the light of the consultations are now available.
The full Code including supporting material is being prepared by the Code steering group and should be available in July.
Resources
There are a huge number of resources available to help Trustees, governing committee members, and boards themselves. We’ll review individual resources one by one, but here are links to a number of external sites and directories you should start with:
The Charity Commission website – large number of documents you need to read
TrusteeNet website resources section – links to the most common and useful documents
[last updated 18th May 2010]