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Board Self Appraisal

Whatever form your governing body takes, it is important that you review, on a regular basis, how you are performing and whether or not you are being effective as a group of Trustees in managing the organisation.

There are a number of self-appraisal tools to help you to ask yourselves the right questions. By making sure this becomes an annual item on the Trustees’ agenda, this self-reflection becomes a regular “habit”, rather than something that is only looked at when there is a potential “problem”.

An Introduction to Volunteering and Volunteering Facts

Being a Trustee is just one of many opportunities to volunteer and so as Trustee Week begins, it seemed appropriate to write something about volunteering and why we do it.

Fact:
17.1 million adults in England volunteered formally over the last 12 months [2009/2010].
Around one million full-time workers would be needed to replace them, at a cost of £18 billion to the economy.
[Taken from the ‘Volunteering: the Facts’, NCVO]

Trustees Toolkit

Manchester Community Central Factsheets

Essential resources and information for Trustees, Directors, Board Members, Governors, and Committee Members

Our Trustees Toolkit contains useful resources and information which will provide you with all you need to know about becoming a trustee, recruiting trustees and being a trustee, with case studies highlighting experiences of three trustees.

Trustees Roles and Responsibilities

On Wednesday 28th September 2011 we held a training session specifically aimed at trustees of voluntary and community groups which focused on the roles and responsibilities of trustees.

The topics covered included:
• Legal and charitable status
• Incorporation
• Duties of trustees under charity law
• Duties of directors under company law
• Liability, risk and insurance
• Trustees as employers: staff and volunteers; roles and boundaries
• Trustees, finance and funding
• Trustees and premises

Volunteering Opportunities at Chorlton Youth Project

6 Oct 2011 - 09:39 by michelle.foster

Chorlton Youth Project is a long standing Youth charity based in South Manchester, with great opportunities for those with an interest in Youth Work.

The opportunities available at Chorlton Youth Project are:
Volunteer Youth Workers – five opportunities
Volunteer Web-designer – one opportunity
Management Committee Members – five opportunities

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Young People

Trustees Facing the Challenge 2

On Wednesday 2nd March 2011 we held an evening meeting designed to answer important questions for the trustees on matters such as ‘How to challenge decisions using Public Law’, ‘Equalities impact assessments and how they work’,’ Using Freedom of Information act and the Compact to ensure equity in decision making processes. The group were also given a policy briefing on the Giving Green Paper, setting out key features of government thinking relating to Charitable Giving.

The resources from the event can be found below.
 

Trustees Facing the Challenge

On Wednesday 26th January 2011 at the Green Fish Resource Centre we held our Trustees Facing the Challenge event. We hosted this event specifically aimed at Trustees as a follow on from the Thinking the Unthinkable series.

The event included presentations from Mike Blaney, Manchester Community Central and Rick Gwilt, Manchester Community Central.

The resources from the event can be found below.
 

Thinking the Unthinkable 2: Cuts, Collaboration and Merger

On Tuesday 16th November 2010 at the St Thomas Centre we held our Thinking the Unthinkable 2: Cuts, Collaboration and Merger event. The morning session focused on addressing how the Comprehensive Spending Review will affect the
Sector. There were presentations from Mike Wild, MACC and Rick Gwilt, Manchester Community Central which included questions and answers sessions.

The morning session concluded with a networking lunch to encourage small group / one to one discussions to investigate further potential linkages to one another.

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