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How do you appraise a board of volunteers?
Emma Duke, chair of Connection Support, shared her reflections from her board’s recent chair and trustee appraisal process. Everyone has an appraisal, right? But when you’re a volunteer…
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What does the trustee/staff balance look like in an era of turbulence?
It is fantastic that we have just released the updated ‘A Question of Balance’. It has always been one of our flagship publications, read and digested by countless…
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Recruiting young trustees
This blog is based on an interview with Robert Laycock, trustee and chair of Youth Focus North East, about their recent drive to get younger trustees on board.…
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What shared leadership and support looks like on boards
A chair should never be the single point of failure on a board. But with such responsibilities from agenda setting to board cadence, the accumulation of tasks, responsibility…
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Being a young trustee: What I learned (and what boards should think about)
Guest blog by Kirsty McEwen, a Partner at Higgs LLP and Head of Charity & Not for Profit. She is a charity lawyer specialising in governance, constitutional and…
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Boards, the CEO, and the senior leadership team – working well together
Effective board and senior leadership team (SLT) relations have hallmarks, things that you can feel at work and are sustained by positive behaviours. In this article, by governance…
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Trusteeship – the good and bad news
nfpResearch has just released some insights into trusteeship which contain both encouraging and disappointing news. Here, AoC CEO Liz Lowther explores the results and what they mean for…
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How to unlock the impact of effective teamwork on your board
Suneet Sharma, an experienced board member and governance consultant, shares his insights on how boards can become effective teams. A board is a mixing pot of purpose, personality…
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Authenticity in action – embedding lived experience in charities
Reflections by Suneet Sharma Embedding lived experience is key to entrenching equity of representation, beneficiary voices and ensuring you remain engaged with the right stakeholders in fulfilling your…