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A template agenda for a board meeting.

A sample code of conduct for trustees.

Sample declaration of interests form for trustees

Sample trustee expenses claim form

A sample management calendar for users to adapt for their own organisations

A template risk register is a framework for identifying, assessing and recording the risks that your organisation faces

Sample role descriptions for a range of trustee roles

The management of a charity is delegated to the chief executive. This is a sample role description for a chief executive.

All sub-committees need terms of reference that clearly indicate what's expected of them and who they're accountable to.

It is good practice that the CEO reports to the board on a regular basis, we would recommend this report is written so that trustees have time to digest it and formulate questions.

This course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership development and effective communication.

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

This course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice

Learn how to create your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

This advanced course is specifically for data protection leads or officers in charitable organisations.

This practical session will build your awareness of different types of reporting and support you to tell a compelling story through your reporting

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Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (2 x 0.5 days)

Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

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