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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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Paying trustees and board innovations – we’d love your thoughts on three things
Three discussions have recently come to light: paying trustees, board innovation, and how a board changes with organisation size. Paying trustees or board members – what is your…
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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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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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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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The unique features of trustee boards (or how trustees are not like staff) part 2
Trustees are not like staff in several important ways. Trusteeship is more than just about being a volunteer leader, too. So here is the second part of my list of ways that…