Resources
We know how challenging chairing can be. We’ve got a whole range of bespoke guides and resources written by chairs, for chairs.
Resources you can access as a member
If you would like to access our 40+ resources, written by chairs, for chairs, then please consider signing up to become a member. As well as access to our resources you’ll also be part of our collaborative community and can get access to member-only events too. If you are already a member please log in to access the member resource library.
Here are just a few examples of the resources you can download as a member:
- Appraising your Chief Executive
- Managing your succession
- Working well with trustees
- Managing difficult board dynamics
- Avoiding legal pitfalls
- Navigating risk
- Planning for good board meetings
- Making board committees work
And many more, covering all aspects of the chairing role.
Resources and information available to non-members
Most of our guides are member-only resources, but our guide A Chair’s Compass can be downloaded by anyone, for free.
A Chair’s Compass – free download
This guide focuses entirely on the chair’s perspective and the particular challenges and opportunities of the role.
- Valuable for both new and experienced chairs
- Offers practical suggestions and food for thought
- Useful to chairs and those who support them including vice-chairs, trustees, Chief Executives and governance advisers
- Includes insights and tips on improving chair performance and board effectiveness.
A Question of Balance: A guide to the Chair and Chief Executive relationship
This guide helps chairs explore and strengthen the relationship they have with their CEO. It identifies what is needed at key stages in the chair-CEO relationship and explores nine key themes where the chair needs to strike the right balance.
Members can download this for free when logged in. If you would like to buy a print copy of our publication, ‘A Question of Balance’, please email [email protected].
Copies are £20 each for members and £25 for non-members plus £4.99 for postage and packaging.
Here are some more free resources which are available to non-members.
Research
Here are two pieces of recent research relating to chairing.
EDI practices on charity boards – survey, segmentation, and analysis from nfpResearch
Our guide ‘It starts from the top’ pulls from data collected and analysed by nfpResearch.
You can now read the data behind the report and find out more about the process.
The Future Charity Chair research project
This research was under the lead sponsorship of the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (CCE) at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London and was supported by sponsors Green Park, the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants, Brewin Dolphin, the Association of Chairs and Crowe UK LLP. Early-stage seed funding was given by the Higher Education Innovation Fund.
Discover more on our blog!
Don’t forget to browse our blog too, which has lots of useful articles on topics related to chairing, board leadership, and governance.