Salford CVS can provide a package of governance support to enable you to carry out your roles and responsiblities as efficiently and effectively as possible.
This support is suitable for trustees of a registered charity, directors of a limited company by guarantee, or members of a management committee or a community group in Salford.
Trustee Recruitment & Board Review
Salford CVS has brought together a collection of key resources to support trustees:
- The Code of Good Governance
- Trustee support
- Trustee Induction and information pack
- Board Review and Renewal information
- Trustee Recruitment pack
- Additional templates to support your organisation.
Visit the Trustee Recruitment & Board Review pack webpage.
Good Governance Training
We run regular interactive sessions to support and up-skill trustees of all levels alongside peer learning and networking opportunities.
Trustees Roles & Responsibilities - An Introduction will help you:
- Understand your role as a trustee
- Understand your responsibilities to your organisation
- Be aware of tools to use in the future and anticipate challenges that may arise
- Understand what to expect and also what should be expected of you
Committee Members Training provides an introduction to the general roles and responsibilities of a committee including:
- Responsibilities of the Chair Person
- Responsibilities of the Treasurer
- Responsibilities of the Secretary
- Fundraising / applying for funding
- Involving the community/ communicating your message
All sessions currently take place online via Zoom.
Next training dates and booking
Our trustee training can be tailored to meet your immediate needs and challenges. We are happy to deliver a bespoke trustee training programme at your board meeting by arrangement if suitable. Please call for further details 0161 787 7795.
Publications and Guides
NCVO's The Good Trustee Guide
The Good Trustee Guide has been broken into four sections for the translation, and the booklets can be downloaded free of charge from the NCVO website.
The booklets are titled:
- What is a charity
- What is a charity trustee
- What trustees must do
- How trustees look after the charity
Trustees' Week
Trustee Week is an annual event showcasing the vital role trustee’s play from all walks of life across the country. For Trustee week events: Click Here
Trustee Support Networks
There are a host of national and umbrella networks offering specific support to trustees, listed below are just a few:
Trustee Recruitment
The Reach website has a support for Boards resource section with information on becoming a trustee and recruiting and retaining trustees Visit the Reach website.. Click Here.
Young Charity Trustees
Set up on LinkedIn, the idea behind it is to support young people who are already trustees and to encourage more to become trustees through sharing advice and information. Many young people currently don't even know it is possible for them to become trustees but it can be hugely beneficial both for them and for the organisation they choose to help. Visit the LinkedIn page or follow on Young Charity Trustees on twitter.
Network of Women Chairs
The purpose of Network of Women Chair (NWC) is to share experiences and learning through networking with fellow women chairs and vice chairs of trustees thereby improving charity governance. Find out more about the NWC and upcoming meetings on the Groundbreakers website.
The Charity Commission
For a range of trustee support and up to the minute information, including the essential trustee visit The Charity Commission website.
Other useful resources
- Charity loans - a guide for trustees and manager
- NCVO's easy-read translation of their Good Trustee guide
- Young Trustees Movement
- Simply Legal guide for co-ops and community owned enterprises
- A Question of Balance - Association of Chairs
- Guidance on how to authorise a charity adviser to submit accounts
- Free legal advice and support for small not-for profit organisations - The LawWorks Not-For-Profits Programme provides free legal advice and support to small not-for-profit organisations who give valuable support to communities across England and Wales.
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