Understanding Governance Stage 2: Governance in Practice

14–15 November 2024

Improve the overall effectiveness of your board.

Designed for experienced trustees, secure in their knowledge of the governance processes and what being a trustee entails, 'Governance in Practice' builds on the expertise gained from our stage 1 course 'Understanding Governance: The Trustee Role,' focusing on practical solutions to the challenges you face. This course covers a wide range of governance issues and aims to help you improve the overall effectiveness of your board. 

This course will take place online via Zoom.

A £40 discount is available to Governance & Leadership subscribers. 

Speakers

  • John Williams

    John has a professional background originally in marketing and corporate communications.
    For the last 20 years he has been actively involved in the charity sector, as a Chair, trustee, consultant and regulator.  He served for five years as Charity Commissioner and, more recently, for eight years as trustee and Vice Chair of the Association of Chairs. 
    John has been a regular conference speaker and is a former columnist for Governance & Leadership magazine.

Programme

PART A (Please note: We will start promptly so please join early to check all the IT is OK and you are connected.  All other times are approximate for guidance purposes only)
 
9:55am
Log in to ensure prompt start at 10am
10.00am
 
 
10.15am
Introductions
Brief reminder of the fundamentals of governance
 
Refreshing the board – identifying  new trustees
  • What is your role in identifying potential trustees?
  • What is good board practice?
  • Once elected/appointed, ensuring new trustees receive appropriate induction and support
11.00am
Break
11.10am
Re-join
Board behaviours and dealing with people problems
  • Trustees can behave badly too
  • Spotting the signs of a deteriorating relationship between the CEO and the board
  • Closed/private meetings/sessions of the board 
12. 15pm
Lunch
12.45pm
Dealing with risk strategically and systematically
  • Much of governance is about identifying and managing strategic risk without getting risk averse
What role should you as trustee play in dealing strategically and systematically with risk
2pm  
End
 
PART B - You will be provided with a case study to read before joining
 
9.55am
Log in to ensure prompt start at 10am
10.00am
Case study
11.00am
Break
11.10am
Re-join
Developing a learning organisation – Why reviewing performance is important for every trustee and the board:
  • Reviewing the CEO’s performance;
  • Reviewing the chair’s performance
  • Reviewing the effectiveness of the board
  • Reviewing the effectiveness of each board committee
  • Reviewing the performance of each trustee.
  • Open session – a chance to raise any other trustee issues
12. 30pm
End

Testimonials

   

Liz Gould

Trustee

JWA

Every trustee should attend one of these courses if they are to do their job properly

Joe Curran

Resources Director

Interights

An extremely useful course with excellent materials

Caroline Thomas

Trustee And Hon. General Secretary

Casualties Union

I now feel more confident that my charity is functioning well and have taken dozens of tips and ideas away for doing even better

Prices

(prices exc VAT)

Governance & Leadership subscriber - £195
Standard charity rate - £235
Non-charity Governance & Leadership subscriber- £300
Non-charity delegate- £400

For group bookings email [email protected]

Terms & Conditions

Substitution and cancellation policy: On receipt of your booking form, your place is confirmed. Delegate substitutions are allowed. Up to and including 14 days prior to the event, a refund (less a 15% administration fee), or one complimentary transfer to another training date can be issued. Only one complimentary transfer can be issued, no refund will be issued for a cancelled transfer.  Once a transfer has been processed, refund for the original booking will not be issued. Refunds or transfers are not available less than 14 days before the event date. Confirmation of cancellations MUST be in writing and sent or faxed to Civil Society Media at 15 Prescott Place, London, SW4 6BS 020 7819 1200 (fax: 020 7819 1210).