VONNE

The VCS Leadership Strategy aims to promote the importance of good governance and the leadership role of trustees. In order to ensure that organisations are better led, and to enable individuals to contribute to the 'collective leadership' of the region, the strategy aims to:

• increase the opportunities for developing VCS boards and
• promote development opportunities for board members

VONNE is also exploring the possibility of establishing a forum for Chairs of boards, to share learning and solve common issues.

Recruiting Trustees

VONNE have developed a leaflet aimed at employers to encourage their staff to become trustees.  The leaflet can be downloaded here.

Trustee leaflet for Employers (PDF 963kB)

We have also had developed a template of the above leaflet that will allow you to insert your own contact details and web links, so you can use it for your own events and trustee recruitment.  The template has been produced in Microsoft Word and can be downloaded below.

Trustee leaflet template for VCS organisations (Word 5.35MB)

The following resources are also available to help organisations recruit trustees:

Local Council for Voluntary Services/Volunteer Centres offer support and can advertise for trustees.  List of North East CVSs.

Do-it advertises volunteering placements, including trustee placements, nationwide with a location sorting database. V-Base Recruiter charges on a sliding scale from £70 for a small organisation to advertise.

TrusteeWorks offers offers a range of trustee recruitment services.  Costs from £75. Members have access to information andresources on governance and are offered support throughout the trustee journey.  TrusteeWorks is part of Reach Skilled Volunteers

CTN, the national charity for trustees, provides a trustee finder- where you can advertise your board positions for free.  This is powered by Do-It.

Trustee Bank is an advertisment service provided by NCVO to help organisations find trustees.

Supporting Trustees and Developing the Board

These are resources to help organisations support trustees and develop their trustee boards.

NCVO  has led on the National Support Service for Governance, and produced resources on trustee boards.

NCVO Consultancy provides tailored support on a range of governance-related issues to assist organisations with their governance.  Contact Emma Kirk for more information.

The Charity Commission has published a guide for trustees with learning disabilities, in easy read format.

Publications from the Charity Commission to support Boards in governance.

NCVO's governance reading list.

Please contact John Main for further information or if you have resources you would like to share with other organisations.