{"id":17122,"date":"2018-01-12T10:40:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T10:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/?p=17122"},"modified":"2018-01-12T10:40:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T10:40:06","slug":"governanceweekly12jan18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/2018\/01\/governanceweekly12jan18\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance weekly for 12th January"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weekly roundup from VANEL on good governance, charity trusteeship and non-profit leadership. News, information, resources and ideas. Complemented by our “aboutgovernance” online discussion space for leaders and trustees and our @aboutgovernance<\/a> Twitter feed.<\/em><\/p>\n

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An interesting read to get you started this week. An article from the Clore Social Leadership blog, \u201cSo who runs this show? Shared leadership and good governance\u201d<\/strong>. Is it the Chair of Trustees or the CEO who really \u2018runs\u2019 an organisation? Have a read of the article here<\/a> to see what you think.<\/p>\n

Issue 59 of the Charity Commission news <\/strong>is just out. Read it here. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/charity-commission-news-issue-59<\/a> Every registered charity should be receiving it automatically. Do you and all your fellow trustees share it and read it? Make sure you subscribe and keep up to date.<\/p>\n

Opportunity for younger leaders to get up to speed with Trustee skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are aged 18-30 and think you\u2019d like to get involved as a trustee or on the board of a committee (or you know someone like this) then the IGNITE Steering Group is currently recruiting new members. This is a peer and mentor supported, training ground for you to learn the ropes before you do the legal bits to sign up for a full charity trustee role. Get in touch if you think you\u2019d like to find out more.\u00a0 Either contact me (Karl) or Victoria Russell in the IGNITE team (victoria@vanel.org.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n

More reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you read through the daily thoughts at 30thingstothinkabout.org<\/a> as they were being published? If not, they are still available here and worth a read. As leaders of your charity it\u2019s worth making sure you think differently – standing still these days is not really an option. So have a look at these 30 challenging thoughts.<\/p>\n

Governance and Leadership magazine \u2013 a request<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest edition of the printed magazine from Civil Society \u2013 \u201cGovernance and Leadership\u201d is just out. Here\u2019s an overview.\u00a0<\/a>We don\u2019t subscribe to this, so I wondered if any of our member organisations receive it and could provide me with a review of the publication, their thoughts on the content and the value of it to their board and to share their thoughts on the latest content.\u00a0 If you want to get in touch with me (karl@vanel.org.uk<\/a> \/ 361043) I\u2019d be grateful.<\/p>\n

Charity Commission update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please read the latest regulatory update from the Charity Commission regarding safeguarding here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Governance Training from VANEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We have a number of courses scheduled and all the details are Download the flyer containing the details of all the GOVERNANCE and TRUSTEESHIP training here.<\/a>. The courses include:<\/p>\n

\u201cCould you be a Trustee?\u201d<\/strong> Suited to people thinking of becoming a trustee for the first time<\/p>\n

\u201cInduction and Refresher Training for Trustees\u201d<\/strong> for those who are new into the role (or need to be brought back up to speed)<\/p>\n

\u201cFinances for non-financial trustees\u201d<\/strong> because every trustee needs to know something about the financial health of their charity<\/p>\n

\u201cBetter Boards: using the Code to review and improve your governance\u201d<\/strong> for individual trustees and the whole board to learn how to improve and develop good practice in your governance approach<\/p>\n

And \u201cTechnology for Trustees\u201d<\/strong> because the level of benefit being gained from the digital and technical revolution within charities is still extremely poor.<\/p>\n

And finally \u2013 GDPR (again)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one isn\u2019t going away for a while yet, and I\u2019ll be covering it in some way every week now.\u00a0 The new GDPR comes in on 25th<\/sup> May 2018 so the clock is ticking for you (and all companies, social enterprises, charities and groups) to get their head around GDPR to ensure they are compliant with the new rules.\u00a0 Data Protection should now be \u2018designed in\u2019 to everything your organisation does.\u00a0 And it\u2019s the board of trustees who need to be taking responsibility for this work.<\/p>\n

For now, here\u2019s a recent update: the ICO have just published \u201cGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) FAQs for charities\u201d. You can access these FAQ\u2019s here https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/for-organisations\/charity\/charities-faqs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch this space for further information.<\/p>\n

As always, more governance news from next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Karl Elliott, Development Manager
\nkarl@vanel.org.uk<\/a> \/ 01472 287548
\nwww.vanel.org.uk\/governance<\/a> – for an overview of our resources and information
\nwww.vanel.org.uk\/trustees<\/a> – for the Trustee Network blog and information
\nwww.vanel.org.uk\/aboutgovernance<\/a> – private discussion space for trustees
\n@aboutgovernance<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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