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Supporting Solihull’s Voluntary Sector


Effective Planning for Trustees and Senior Managers4th November 2015

Strengthening Solihull’s Voluntary and Community Sector

Community Enterprise for Success

Ready for SuccessTender ready support programme

http://www.disecic.org/

http://www.dynamicmarketing.org.uk/




Agenda

• Welcome and introductions• MVOA• Code of Good Governance• National Occupational Standards

(NOS)• Strategic planning• Big Picture• SMART Action Plan and Targets





Welcome

• Sign in • Housekeeping• Rules• Intro organisations

– Include structure / governance arrangements





Ready for Success – Role of a Trustee• Trustees/ Directors/ Executive Directors/ Non

Executive Directors / Mancom what’s the difference?

• The overriding duty of all charity trustees is to advance the purposes of their charity as well as several basic responsibilities:

• Trustees are responsible for the proper administration of their charity

• Trustees must make sure that the charity’s assets and resources are used only for the purposes of the charity. They must make sure that the charity is run in accordance with its governing document, charity law and all other laws and regulations that affect its activities.

• (source know how non profit)





Ready for Success – Role of a Trustee Cont’d

• Trustees must accept ultimate responsibility for everything their charity does

• The trustees are responsible for the vision, mission and management of the charity.

• They are accountable if things go wrong.• They can delegate some tasks as the

governing document allows but ultimate responsibility remains with trustees.







• Trustees have to act reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to their charity

• The law imposes a duty of care on the trustees of charities. This is sometimes expressed as a duty ‘to exercise such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances’. The duty will be greater if a trustee has (or claims to have) any special knowledge or experience, or if their business or profession means they can reasonably be expected to have special knowledge or experience. In matters where trustees are not expert, they will be expected to take appropriate advice.

• This duty is very significant. Essentially, provided trustees can show that they are acting reasonably, in a way which furthers the legal objectives of the charity, it is unlikely that they can be criticised under charity law.






Ready for Success – Role of a Trustee Cont’d• Trustees must safeguard and protect the assets of their

charity• A charity’s assets include its investments, cash, land,

intellectual property, staff and reputation.• Trustees have a duty to act collectively• Decisions and responsibilities are shared, so all trustees

should take an active role. Trustees can act by majority (unless the constitution says otherwise), but all the trustees are collectively responsible for decisions made by the trustees. Once a decision is made all trustees are bound to support it.

• Some trustees will have particular roles. For instance, the chair is likely to be a figurehead for the organisation and to have a special relationship with senior members of staff. The treasurer will be responsible for explaining the financial situation to the rest of the trustees. However, responsibility for decision making still lies with the board as a whole.







• Trustees must act in the best interests of their charity• The interests of the charity are paramount. Trustees

should not allow their personal interests or views to override this: they must exercise independent judgement.

• Trustees must avoid any conflict between their personal interests and those of the charity

• The main implication of this is that the scope for trustees to receive personal benefit from their charity is very limited. Trustees must deal appropriately with any conflicts which arise between their own personal interests and those of the charity. Trustees must also be alert to possible conflicts between duties they may owe to other organisations and the duties they have to the charity.







• Explore the differences between a trustee and a director of a CIC

• Hand out of a Chairs Job Description• Hand out of Treasurers Job Description• Hand out of a Trustees Job Description





Good Governance

2nd edition (2010)

The principles





National Occupational Standards


• Safeguarding and promoting the values of the organisation

• Strategic Direction• Effective Operation• Accountable• Board Operation and Function

• Hand out NOS document• Hand out action plan• Note your take on your board to identify gaps




Sum up and break• Any issues?• Any clarifications?• Questions?• If we have time• Who’s moved my cheese?• https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=16hxCB1Dvd4

• Another version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91YxXk3fmw8

• Break


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16hxCB1Dvd4



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91YxXk3fmw8






Strategic Planning


• VISION – what is your idea of the future? • MISSION – the way you go about getting to

your vision• OBJECTS – the things you will do to fit with your

mission and the vision you have for the future• VALUES – what underpins your work?

• The Big Picture….

• What are the external factors • What are your strengths• What are your weaknesses• SWOT it out

• SMART action planning• LIFE CYCLE – Plan, Do, Revue, Refine, Plan• If time https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3FLxnDv_A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3FLxnDv_A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3FLxnDv_A




Q and A• Is there any burning questions?





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ContactsDave Lane | 07889 773 182 | 0121 667

[email protected] Bansal| 0772 505 [email protected]

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