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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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Mentoring for chairs
The role of chair is not an easy one. It can feel like the whole organisation rests on your shoulders, and that you are responsible for solving its…
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Our new strategy: BOATS, COATS, TOATS and GOATS
We have just published our new charity strategy at the Association of Chairs. It has taken us a while, but strategies are not things to be rushed. I…
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Cybersecurity: a board responsibility
Martyn Croft, from CxB Cyber Governance for Boards, tells us how non-profit boards can get behind cybersecurity. Why cyber governance needs to be taken seriously It’s probably fair…
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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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How can funders support small charities?
Jane Hustwit, Association of Chairs board member, looks at how funders support small charities. This blog is based on a talk Jane gave to Yorkshire Funders, an organisation…
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Precious but perilous – the power of small charities
We’ve all heard of the big hitters – like Macmillan, the Samaritans, the British Red Cross. The major charities, with their multi-million-pound incomes and their extensive brand awareness,…
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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…
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Supporting small charities; the many not the few
Although household-name charities often get the limelight, the reality is that most charities are small. Of the hundreds of thousands of voluntary or charitable organisations in the UK,…