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Governance Good Practice
Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity and voluntary sector chairs and trustees, including changes to the Charity Commission and charity law, legal forms and regulation & regulatory action.
Governance Checklist
Checklist: Should boards be large or small?
Governance expert Ruth Lesirge advises on what size a charity's board should be
Latest Charity Law
A stronger appeals process?
Francesca Quint, senior barrister at Radcliffe Chambers, is among lawyers saying how they think the charity tribunal could be made more effective
Benevolent funds pass test
But opinions vary over whether the Upper Tribunal case was strictly necessary
What's the use of guidance?
Lawyers differ as to how charities can best take advantage of the 'Pickles pledge'
Charities chasing contracts must be aware of the risks
Contracts can be a challenge for a sector that has historically been prudent, says Andrew Studd, a partner in the charity team at Russell-Cooke Solicitors
Peter Stanford
Peter Stanford: Give worried staff a hearing and reasons to be cheerful
Trustees need to get more involved in boosting morale within our charities, says our columnist
- Peter Stanford: Why I don't lose any sleep over the old boys' network
- Peter Stanford: Pick patrons to benefit the charity - not the celebrity
- Peter Stanford: Public's trust in charities is not as strong as it should be
- Peter Stanford: Merger should be seen as a positive, not a last resort
- Peter Stanford: Collecting on the doorstep is high-pressure selling
- Peter Stanford: Boards should be serious, but don't forget to have fun
- Peter Stanford: Apply common sense and make the law the last resort
- Peter Stanford: I'm retiring as chair, and it is a proper goodbye
- Peter Stanford: I like the honours system, but it must be meritocratic
- Peter Stanford: Measure your impact with a splash of common sense
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
- Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
- Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
- Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£50,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
- Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
- Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
- Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
- Head of Organisation Development British Red Cross £52,500 pa (incl. LW), UK Office, Moorfields, London (likely)
Most read
- Volunteers can have single 'portable' criminal records check under new law
- Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for grant applications
- Nominet Trust seeks four charities for digital start-up programme
- Proposed accounting rules are contrary to charity law, conference told
- Removal of VAT relief on listed buildings is a 'tax on community initiative', Heritage Alliance says
- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
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Events
Small Charities Marketing Summit
- Date: Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012
- Venue: Manchester
Mutuals: Economic Growth Through Employee Ownership and Joint Ventures
- Date: Tue 29 May 2012 - Tue 29 May 2012
- Venue: Central London
Mission Critical: Crafting Your Communications Strategy Workshop
- Date: Wed 30 May 2012 - Wed 30 May 2012
- Venue: St Albans Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7AB.
