Helping your board meet their responsibilities

Learn more about the key areas boards and trustees are responsible for

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  1. Introduction to trustee responsibilities

    All trustees must take responsibility for decisions that benefit their charity

  2. Equity, diversity and inclusion at board level

    All trustees are responsible for shaping the culture of their board and charity

  3. Finance

    Guidance for trustees on their financial responsibilities

  4. Funding

    Funding the work of boards and covering the costs of a charity

  5. Managing people

    Board members will need to make sure that the charity follows current employment law if the charity employs individuals.

  6. Risk

    All charities face risk. It could be the risk of losing money, injuring clients, bad publicity, or losing key staff or volunteers. Risk is not always a bad thing, without risk there's often no reward.

  7. Strategy

    Strategy can be seen as a means of mobilising an organisation to get to its future.

  8. Reporting

    How to keep your reporting up to date

  9. How to manage risk

    A seven step guide to risk management process.

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