Governance Resources
Resources
- The Economic Downturn- 15 Questions trustees need to ask (March 2010)
- New guidance for Council's role as charity trustee (December 2009)
- New constitution for small charities (October 2009)
- Consultation report from The Joint Office of the Third Sector/Charity Commission Response to the CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) (September 09)
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Simple Constitution - A remit for an unregistered and unincorporated voluntary group (Developed by the Charity Commission and Wales Council for Voluntary Organisations (May 09)
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Companies Act - notes from training session (February 09)
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Sayer Vincent Factsheet - Legal Structure Options (January 2009)
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Lawworks for Community Groups have published a series of factsheets on legal issues relating to the governance of community groups.
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What is a Constitution? (Voscur Information Sheet July 07)
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A Model Constituiton (Voscur Information Sheet July 07)
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Charities Act 2006 What Trustees Need to Know
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Charities Act 2006 The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has written a 7 page briefing document
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The Role of a Chairperson (Voscur Information Sheet July 07)
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The Role of a Treasurer (Voscur Information Sheet July 07
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The Role of a Secretary (Voscur Information Sheet July 07)
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What is a Trustee? (Voscur Information Sheet July 07)
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The Role of the Board (Voscur Information Sheet Sept 06)
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Finding & Keeping Trustees (NAVCA Circulation August 06)
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Where to get a New Trustees Pack (NAVCA Circulation May 06)
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The Code of Good Governance The Code is a set of principles for charities and voluntary organisations which ensure that the highest possible standards of governance are set for the voluntary and community sector.
Websites
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Get Legal - NCVO guidance on which legal structure is appropriate for VCSE organisations - NEW
- Setting up a charity - charity commission's guidance on setting up a charity
- LawWorks - a charity set up to provide free Law Services to the not for profit sector
- Trustees Unlimited is a new website designed to help organisations find high quality trustees.
- Trusteenet Resources and Good Practice for Trustees
- The Governance Hub
- Governance Pages useful information on governance and management committees for community groups and small voluntary organisations. It has some new infromation on Conflicts of Interest.
- Learning to Drive is a non-accredited e-learning programme which aims to support trustees and steer them through their roles.
Training and other support
Voscur runs training on Roles and Responsibilities of Management Committees go to www.voscur.org/training to find out if we are running any training currently.
Graham Partridge at Avon and Bristol Law Centre also offers support for groups in Bristol. You can contact him on 0117 9167732.
