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Risk registers – boring bureaucracy or a perfect planning tool?
Risk registers are the marmite of board papers. Some people love them, and others hate them. I must admit I have fallen into the latter camp more often…
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More inclusive language for accessible boards
Let’s look at the role more inclusive language can play on trustee boards. Why does more inclusive language matter? We use words, language, and titles on trustee boards…
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Trustees and leave – what does the law say?
Philip Kirkpatrick, Partner, Bates Wells LLP looks at some of the issues around trustees having leave from their duties. The question about whether charity trustees could take leave…
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How do chairs encourage discussion and share power effectively?
This blog asking ‘how do chairs encourage discussion?’ is based on a seminar organised by Getting on Board as part of Trustees Week. The ideas came from those on the…
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Charities are founded to do things differently – so why is diversity proving so difficult? Part 2
This is the second part of my long blog asking: why is diversity proving so difficult? The first part looked at some of the reasons why charities might…
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Charities are founded to do things differently – so why is diversity proving so difficult? Part 1
Charities are started because people want to do things differently. They want to change the status quo and challenge the orthodoxy. This is true for so many well-known…