{"id":22197,"date":"2020-11-02T12:31:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T12:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/?p=22197"},"modified":"2020-11-02T12:40:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T12:40:10","slug":"trustees-week-day-1-one-step-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/2020\/11\/trustees-week-day-1-one-step-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustees Week Day 1: One step at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"
Introducing Trustees Week<\/span><\/h6>\n

Welcome to the start of National Trustees\u2019 Week, which this year runs from 2nd – 6th November.<\/span> This year, for obvious reasons, VANEL is not holding any meetings or events specifically focusing on Trustees and Governance, but nevertheless we\u2019re keen to support this annual acknowledgement of all things Trustee related.<\/span><\/p>\n

So each day this week I\u2019ll publish a \u2018thought of the day\u2019 to get you and your board\/committee\/fellow trustees thinking about trusteeship. We\u2019ll also share any resources and useful information that\u2019s popping up. And finally we\u2019ll promote any local trustee and committee vacancies you might have.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further information about Trustees\u2019 Week (and indeed, about trustees) can be found on the national website here www.trusteesweek.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Terminology: Although it is Trustees Week, and Trustees are formally those leading registered charities, much discussion and advice around trusteeship is about general good governance and will apply equally for committee members on constituted groups too.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Thought of the day: One step at a time<\/span><\/h6>\n

Day to day, month to month, the normal activities of a board of Trustees \/ a committee is to lead and run the organisation. In challenging times like now, these activities to keep the charity running and stable and to meet increasing or new demands from beneficiaries can be all encompassing.<\/span><\/p>\n

But improving the governance of your organisation is a proactive activity that can set you up better for the future. A well governed organisation can appear better to staff, volunteers, prospective trustees and partners. Grant funders commonly examine governance arrangements so demonstrably strong governance can help financially. And proactive good governance – ensuring a strong, effective, diverse board, with appropriate policies and approaches in place, can help head off future problems before they arise.<\/span><\/p>\n

But moving your governance forward – reviewing, analysing, looking at best practice, training, putting \u2018systems\u2019 in place takes time. And it takes time out of your busy schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, understand that this will take time and don\u2019t rush it and expect miraculous change. Ensure someone on the committee (the chair?) is leading and championing the change to keep it going. Make governance development an actual project, task or agenda item. Do it in small bits – one meeting at a time, one action at a time – don\u2019t try and tackle everything at once. Be patient but keep going. Spend time learning from others – everything you\u2019re doing, struggling with or trying to do has already been done by someone else, so learn from them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your board meetings are spread out through the year, so unless you can set team members or fellow trustees onto governance development as a weekly task (unlikely) then you have to accept that you\u2019ll only make small progress month by month. Accept this, choose some priorities, get started and keep going. Good luck.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local organisations seek trustees<\/span><\/h6>\n

If your organisation is actively seeking trustees\/directors\/committee members, please let me know (karl@vanel.org.uk<\/a>) and I\u2019ll promote those opportunities here over the coming week.<\/span><\/p>\n

To start us off this week: <\/span><\/p>\n

Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust are seeking a new Treasurer<\/strong> and this is an interesting opportunity for someone with an interest in heritage, buildings and community. You can read more about the Trust and the treasurer role here<\/a> and please contact Vicky direct if you are interested.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you want to promote a trustee role here this week? Email me via karl@vanel.org.uk<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resources and information<\/span><\/h6>\n

Once again for Trustees\u2019 Week, NCVO has made ALL of their Trustee resources FREE to everyone (often many of these resources are for their members only). So if you\u2019re serious about governance development in your organisation then now is the time to get hold of some useful resources. Get to the resources here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Charity Commission has today launched 5 new 5 minute guides for Trustees. Read the story behind these here <\/a>and follow the links to each of the guides.<\/p>\n\n

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