Blog
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How do non-profit boards change as organisations grow?
There is a lot of talk about how ‘staff do this’ and ‘trustees do that’ when it comes to roles in non-profits. However, that is only one of…
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Volunteers’ Week – trustees are volunteers too!
Volunteers’ Week is a UK-wide celebration of the diversity of volunteer work. Of course, we’re here to highlight the incredible work of trustees and chairs, most of whom…
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Stronger boards, stronger non-profits: introducing board membership
The Association of Chairs has been the leading voice for charity and non-profit chairs for well over a decade. Every day we support and champion the ordinary people with…
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Breaking board: nine reasons why nonprofit boards underperform
Why nonprofit boards underperform is the core question behind this blog. What is it that makes some boards do great stuff and others run into quicksand? Over the…
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Our charity governance consultation: how can we develop non-profit boards?
We are launching a charity governance consultation to investigate how the sector could change, develop and improve charity boards and the nature of trusteeship. How do chairs, trustees,…
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Given two heads are better than one – isn’t it time for more co-leadership roles?
Claire Antrobus – leadership coach, facilitator and trainer – gives us a fascinating insight into co-leadership roles such as joint CEOs. She also shares the resources to help…
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Building effective boards – a personal perspective
Carrie Stokes, chair of Turn2Us, gives her perspective on what it takes to build effective boards. Three years into my first chair role and I’m in the fortunate…
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Why do I find trustee appraisals so daunting?
It’s CEO and trustee appraisals season at the Association of Chairs. We are starting with me, moving onto Liz, our interim CEO, and then appraising all our trustees…
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My first year as chair of the Association of Chairs: five thoughts
I have been through my first year as chair of the Association of Chairs, and a lot has happened. I have talked one-on-one to over 100 chairs and…