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Acevo Governance Commission
Realising the potential of Governance
ACEVO• Governance Commission• Background• Results• Case studies• Recommendations• Relationships• Tools
Code of Good Governance• The Code is based on six key principles describing
how an effective board provides good governance and leadership
• understanding their role;• ensuring delivery of organisational purpose;• working effectively both as individuals and a
team;• exercising effective control;• behaving with integrity;• being open and accountable
Governance Commission - Why?
Governance helplineCEO in Crisis serviceChanging nature of the voluntary sectorNew challenges for charities
Governance Commission - How
• Areas of focus• Consultation• Commission members
Appraisal & accountability• 65% of orgs appraise their CEO• Very few appraise their Chair• ** Feedback……• Formal or informal• Trustee appraisal – pros v cons• Support
Roles & responsibilities• Role profiles• Delegation• Terms of reference• Differences in roles• Leadership & culture• Written procedures• ** Feedback…
Board management• Recruitment• Board diversity• Skills• Values• Induction, training and support• Conflicts and disputes• ** Feedback
Board management
• Case studies – importance of process first, but….
• Term Limits • ** Feedback• Managing risk
Recommendations
• For Charities• For The Charity Commission• For Funders & Commissioners• For The Government
• Get reading!
CEO & Board• CEO is at a
pivotal point in the organisation
• Focus for information flow to and from the board
• Board act collectively as the CEO’s line manager, but in reality often delegated to the chair
Relationships• A changing relationship• Partnership, collaboration, support• What makes it work well• ….and less well• ** Feedback….
The cost of bad relationships• Emotional• It wastes time• It affects decision making• It wastes money/resources• Unnecessary work• Inhibitor /delivery• Loss of support
A marriage made in heaven…• Mutual respect and trust• Recruitment• Appraisals • Support and development• Accountability & transparency• Shared values• Make time….
Support• Acevo Governance helpline• CEO in Crisis service• Leading the CEO & Chair to Effective
Governance• Governance Commission Report• Pay Survey 2013/14• Acevo Good Pay Guide
