Governance Resources
This section is composed of a series of fact sheets on governance issues. The fact sheets are listed in subsections depending on the information you might need for each stage of your organisation's development. There are also links to a selection of model policies and fact sheets provided by other CVS which will help you find the information in the format that most suits your organisations needs. If you cannot find the information you need here please contact us and speak to one of our Group Development Workers.
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Legal Structures for Voluntary Organisations
Charities - New Law on Corporate Structures
The Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Role of Board of Trustees of Voluntary and Community Sector
Organisations
Trustees - Role of the Secretary
Trustees - Role of the Treasurer
Trustees Guide - What Do Trustees Do
Treasurers Guide - What Do Treasurers Do
Marketing & PR - getting Yourself Noticed
Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) & Criminal Records Checks
Health & Safety and Fire Safety
Partnership Working for Faith Groups
Charities Evaluation Services (CES) offer a range of guidance papers as free downloads from their site. Titles include:
How to
Cost an Evaluation, What to Include In an Evaluation Brief, Key Terms
and Definitions, First Steps in Monitoring and Evaluation, First Steps
in Quality, Your Project and its Outcomes. Please see
CES website.
Model Policies and Fact Sheets from Other Organisations
PUBLICATIONS - there are many useful publications on Governance issues which can be found on our Publications & Documents webpages - such as:
GOOD GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT - Managing and Developing People in Voluntary and Community Organisations is aimed at voluntary and community organisations that may not have a dedicated Human Resources (HR) function or where staff don’t have HR experience or training. The guide, launched by the Workforce Hub and NCVO, offers a step by step guide to help with the recruitment, management and development of staff. The book contains helpful example template policies and HR documents, which are all available to download for free click here. Copies of the guide cost £25 (£17.50 for NCVO members).Details on the NCVO website
Free Guide to Interim Management - Interim management can be practical, productive and cost-effective for voluntary organisations looking to manage major projects, bring heavy-weight management skills to solve a particular problem, put together bid or tender documents, or to fill management gaps due to illness or maternity leave. This free guide from interim management provider Russam GMS will help you establish whether an interim management solution could work for your organisation. To receive your free guide Email your full postal details, name and job title.
Writing Effective Press Releases
You must be able to get your main points on one page of A4. Good
press releases are simple – don’t communicate complexity. Good work can
be boring – you have no absolute right to media coverage. Is it tempting
to an editor deluged with press releases daily?
Click here
to download a free guide on writing an effective press release
courtesy of Wales Council for Voluntary Action.
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has a CD Rom to support groups with Integrated Working. As well as guidance on different aspects of integrated work there are also quick guides in the form of simple fact sheets. The CD Rom can be obtained by calling the integrated team on 0113 244 6311 or emailing: integratedworking@cwdcouncil.org.uk.