Trustees 'should act like non-executive directors, not volunteers'

By Rosie Walker, Third Sector Online, 3 October 2008

Third sector models of governance are not fit for purpose in the 21st century, a chief executive will tell charity trustees tonight.

Craig Dearden-Phillips, chief executive of mental health and disability charity Speaking Up , will tell the NCVO and OnBoard trustee conference in London that most trustees are not doing their jobs properly and should start acting like non-executive directors, not volunteers. "Paying trustees would ensure that they turn up, read...

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