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Blog: Governance
Reforming Charitable Tax Reliefs
Governance
Guest blog from Sir Nicholas Montagu KCB, Chair of the Charity Tax Commission. This post first appeared on the NPC website and is reproduced here unedited.
13 Jun 2018
Creating a culture of transparency, trust and respect
Governance
In the wake of the shocking revelations about Oxfam and Save the Children I concur with Vicky Browning, CEO of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), in her recent tweet: “If we are going to continue to do the work we are most proud of, we must actively confront the parts of the sector we are most ashamed of”. Zero tolerance of abuse is vital.
12 Mar 2018
Civil Society Support in Practice
Governance
The report by IPPR North Civil Society Support in the North was published as part of a three-year programme of work by IPPR North on the state of civil society and the voluntary sector in the North of England.
12 Feb 2018
Trustee Week: get involved and make a difference
Governance
Next week (13-17th November) is Trustee Week, an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.
8 Nov 2017
Charity Reserves Policy: Building a stronger and more resilient charity
Governance
In this guest post Steven Richardson, Partner at Haines Watts Newcastle, outlines the importance of charities having a robust reserve policy. In recent years, the Charity Commission has highlighted the increasing need for charities to have a strong reserves policy in place. Given the current political, economic and social climate, this need has never been more important.
8 Sep 2017
A week is a long time in politics
Governance
In less than a week we’ve moved from having a government with a comfortable majority headed for hard Brexit and touting the 'strong and stable' message to a minority government with a severely dented ‘strong and stable’ reputation who may not be able to deliver the hard Brexit they’ve commited to.
14 Jun 2017
My Trustee Story
Governance
By Nancy Doyle, Vice Chair of VONNE and Executive Director of Virgin Money Foundation I became a trustee 4 years ago, and am just about to stand for reappointment for a final two year term. The experience has been incredibly valuable and my decision to offer to extend my term as Vice Chair of VONNE reflects the fact that the benefit has been two way. So what has been my trustee journey.
14 Nov 2016
Charities: you need digital trustees
Governance
Guest blog by Janet Thorne, CEO Reach Volunteering Reach has launched building boards for a digital age to increase the digital expertise of charity trustee boards. Working in collaboration with partners, we will be supporting boards to recruit ‘digital trustees’ and maximise their ability to lead their charities through this digital age.
13 Oct 2016
