Networking meetings for the Thrive Trustee Network take place approximately monthly. Meetings alternate between those for members of the Network and those with a more general Governance stance which are open to all trustees, committee or board members of third sector organisations.
Member Networking meetings therefore take place approximately every two months. Meetings are free to attend for members of the Network. If you are considering membership then you are welcome to attend one of the sessions to see if membership is appropriate for you and/or your board.
2010/11 Programme for members
The emphasis of the group and the Network this year will continue to be around the development of an “effective board” (and by consequence, effective trustees or committee members).
We’ll use some of the nationally established frameworks to develop our skills and efficiency, namely:
The Code of Good Governance
The National Occupational Standards for Trustees and Committe Members
The Charity Commission Hallmark
We’ll look to provide national quality training, support, resources and networks locally in North East Lincolnshire.
More specifically…
The Code of Good Governance has been relaunched (2010) so we shall be discussing this during our mid 2010 meetings.
October 2010 introduces the first national Trustee Week. We will be using our meetings to explore how we can tap into this national initiative locally.
We will continue to keep Trustee recruitment (and retention) as a key practical focus for the group. New resources and tools have been recently launched and we will explore these, as well as putting together practical steps which will help our local charities and groups with trustee or committee member recruitment.
The 5 S’s of Governance are a way of looking at aspects of Trusteeship & Governance. We will explore these 5 S’s over a series of meetings to try and learn from this approach and to try and put together more practical benefits for our local organisations.
Each session this year will also include a Peer Group Action Learning Set. We’ll use the tried and tested Action Learning Set approach to help each other in the group to explore and tackle real issues about Trusteeship or Governance that need solutions.
Meeting schedule
19th July 2010
The new Code of Good Governance
Trustee Recruitment – new tools for 2010
Preparing for Trustee Week 2010
regular items:
the ten minute topic – the Compact
Peer group Action Learning Set
Information, news and resorces sharing
25th October 2010
Trustee Week 2010
Feedback from the 2010 Trustee Conference
Trustee Recruitment
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
13th December 2010
Hallmarks of an Effective Charity board
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
February 2011
The 5 S’s of Governance – “Support”
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
April 2011
The 5 S’s of Governance – “Stretch”
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
June 2011
The 5 S’s of Governance – “Scrutiny”
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
September 2011
The 5 S’s of Governance – “Stewardship”
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
November 2011
The 5 S’s of Governance – “Strategy”
Feedback from Trustee Week 2011 and the national Trustee Conference
regular agenda items; ten minute topic, action learning set, info share
Related articles
full diary of networking meetings
details of the programme of Governance networking meetings
details about the very next Networking meeting
information about membership