the governance wheel: in control; clear direction
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Presented at NCVO's Trustee Conference on Monday 11 November 2014. The presentation was by Emma Herberts, NCVO. These slides will make sure your organisation thrives, has a clear direction and successfully meets your mission. To learn more about governance: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/governance To find out about NCVO's Trustee Conference: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/trustee-conferenceTRANSCRIPT
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AM2: The governance wheel: In
control; clear direction
Emma Herbert, NCVO
Myles Kunzli, NCVO
Tesse Akpeki, OnBoard
Purpose of the session
- An overview of the Code of Good Governance- An introduction to NCVO’s Governance Wheel- An opportunity to use the Wheel to start to review your organisation’s governance- An opportunity to start thinking about how to create an action plan for improvement- Signposting to support
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Who are we?
Emma Herbert, NCVO [email protected]
Anne Moynihan, NCVO [email protected]
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Who has reviewed their organisation’s governance?
Who used the Code of Good Governance as a basis for the review?
Has anyone heard of the Governance Wheel (Star)?
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Reviewing your governance
Best practice is that a charity periodically reviews its governance. This can include a review of:
- performance of trustees and the board- delegated authority- risks- systems and processes- outcomes and impact
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Reviewing your governance: Why?
- to make sure nothing is lost- to keep the board and organisation on track- to improve the performance and
effectiveness of the board and the organisation
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Code of Good Governance and the Governance Wheel
- The Code is a statement of best practice in the governance of voluntary and community organisations- Drafted by the sector, for the sector - Six key principles against which an organisation can review its governance- The Governance Wheel is a tool, based on the Code, which is designed to assist boards with the review process
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Governance Wheel: how it works
- Assessment and discussion tool- Takes each of the six Code principles in turn- Indicates the questions a board must ask itself in relation to each- Board makes an assessment based on the description of the journey of change (full board consensus) - From this strengths and areas for improvement can be identified and an action plan for improvement devised- Assessment should be repeated periodically and results compared – why do they differ?
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Exercise: Use the Governance Wheel to begin to review your organisation’s governance and ask the right questions:- In pairs, agree on confidentiality – it’s important to be as truthful as possible;- Spend a couple of minutes introducing your Board/Governance arrangements to your partner;- Work through one or more of the principles and mark where each of you think your Board is on the journey of change.
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Exercise: Use the Governance Wheel to start to devise an action plan for improvement
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Support available
- NCVO www.ncvo.org.uk
- NCVO consultancy www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/consultancy
- Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector www.governancecode.org – website includes a number of other tools and resources to assist an organisation with the review process
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