“As a new charity trustee, this guide will help you in your role. It can also be used by existing trustees to refresh knowledge and skills.”
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Open in new tab There are a number of organisations that can provide information or assistance to trustees. These include:
- Charity Commission – the regulator of charities in England and Wales
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission - Association of Chairs (AoC) – offers resources and support to chairs and vice-chairs of charities and non-profit
organisations
https://www.associationofchairs.org.uk - Charity Finance Group (CFG) – champions best practice in finance management in the voluntary sector
http://cfg.org.uk/about-us.aspx - Directory of Social Change (DSC) – provides trustee training courses, publications and several free resources
https://www.dsc.org.uk - Ethical Property Foundation (EPA) – UK charity which offers voluntary organisations free property guidance, advice
and workshops and a wide range of expert advice on legal issues and premises management
http://www.ethicalproperty.org.uk - The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) – provides strategic support for small charities
http://www.thefsi.org - Fundraising regulator – the independent regulator of charitable fundraising
https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk - ICSA: the Governance Institute – trains, informs and represents the interests of governance professionals across all
sectors and offers free to access guidance notes specific to the charity sector
https://www.icsa.org.uk - Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights
https://ico.org.uk - National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) – England’s largest network of local charities
and community groups
https://www.navca.org.uk - National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) – champions the voluntary sector and volunteering. Connects,
represents and supports voluntary organisations, from the smallest community groups to the largest charities
https://www.ncvo.org.uk - Reach Volunteering – provides a trustee recruitment service and useful resources for charities and people
interested in joining trustee boards
https://reachvolunteering.org.uk - Small Charities Coalition (SCC) – helps trustees, staff and volunteers of small charities (those with an income of
less than £1 million) access the skills, tools and information they may need
http://www.smallcharities.org.uk/home - Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) – supporting and representing the third sector and volunteering
across Wales
https://www.wcva.org.uk/home
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