Ruth Dwight
Associate Consultant
Ruth specialises in governance and board effectiveness reviews and trustee training, as well as strategy development and theories of change. She can help you with consultancy, facilitation and training.
Ruth has worked with NCVO since 2019, carrying out governance and board effectiveness reviews, and delivering trustee training. She also supports organisations with strategic planning – often using a theory of change to focus the strategy on desired outcomes and impact.
Ruth is an experienced facilitator, trainer and consultant. She supports a wide range of charities to be clear about what they want to achieve and how to make it happen effectively. She adapts her approach to the needs of the organisation, and can help you plan, prioritise and make decisions.
Ruth has worked in the voluntary sector for over 25 years. She was previously director for several national youth and education charities and has also been a trustee of national charities. She is currently Chair of The Menopause Charity, a small and fast-growing charity. Ruth also has an MSc in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School (City University London).
Areas of expertise
- Governance reviews
- Role of membership in governance
- Board effectiveness reviews
- Trustee training
- Away day facilitation
- Strategy development
- Theory of change
- Business planning
Ruth’s clients have included
- Backup Trust: Governance review, including governance wheel, board observation and action planning workshop
- Cardiomyopathy UK: Board effectiveness review, plus follow up trustee workshop one year later
- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: Board effectiveness review for charity formed from government body
- British Educational Research Association: Reviewing governance structure, including interviews with selection of trustees and senior leaders. Reporting and presenting findings and recommendations.
- Farleigh Hospice: Reviewing the relationship between the hospice and a substantial trading subsidiary. This included a bespoke survey, interviews with trustees and senior leaders, reporting, and trustee workshops to create an action plan based on recommendations.
- South East Rivers Trust: Facilitating a board workshop to review governance wheel and create an action plan.
- Augustinian Care: Delivering an onsite full-day trustee induction and refresher training course.
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