Information for Trustees

Welcome to the Information for Trustees section. We have designed this to give you latest updates and to connect you to other useful sites where you will find information and support. We welcome your feedback. Please contact us.

Here is a document fresh from Trustees Week 2010 based on conversations with trustees – some interesting perspectives have a look.

If you are looking to recruit new Trustees then as well as coming along to our events you might like to look at the following links:

The Charity Commission - http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk

Have good guidance information in particular the Recruiting Trustees booklet which you can download here.

The National Council for Voluntary Service (NCVO) - http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/trusteebank

NAVCA - http://www.navca.org.uk

A Resource from the Charity Commission - www.charity-commision.gov.uk

'Good Governance' – A code for the Voluntary and Community Sector issued in October 2010 to help you continue to look at good practice with your board. It can be found here.

All of the above also provide a range of services for Trustees. Other support and information services which might be helpful include:

Exeter CVS - www.exetercvs.org 

we can provide help with governance, policies and procedures, recruiting volunteers, learning and development with discounts for members on our services.

Governance Hub - www.governancehub.org.uk

NCVO's Governance and Leadership team champions, support and enable good governance and effective leadership in the voluntary and community sector. They work with a broad range of organisations, bringing together all sides of the governance and leadership relationship to provide you with the support you need.

CTN – Trustee Net - www.trusteenet.org.uk

CTN is the national charity for trustees, providing opportunities for trustees to share knowledge and experience with each other and enabling trustees to search for a vacancy or to post their own using trusteefinder,

Reach - www.reachskills.org.uk

Reach is a skilled volunteer charity with services for volunteers, organisations and trustees.

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations ACEVO - www.acevo.org.uk

ACEVO connect, develop and represent the third sector's leaders which include Chief Executives, Chairs, Trustees, Directors and Senior Managers.

Skills Third Sector - www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk

Information and resources to enable people in charities and social enterprises to have the right skills to make a difference to people and their communities.

A useful organisation who offer support to the community sector including, legal, insurance, buildings etc.

http://www.communitymatters.org.uk/

A Guide to Annual General Meetings - Guide

Information about annual general meetings