Risky business. In its first Assessment of risks faced in the charity sector, the Charity Commission has used its privileged position, having access to a broad sweep of relevant data, to identify the
Board effectiveness, that is: we’re in the charity world after all …. Charities are unique in having a board of trustees to oversee success, measured not in the acquisition of profit but in
Trustees must prepare themselves so they can make an informed decision. How? Lord Percy’s Charity is a 300 year old almshouse charity. Two years ago and after much deliberation the trustees decided to
Own Medicine. So, I need to re-read my own advice from a couple of blogs ago (see ‘If at first you don’t succeed’ from June). Time for a re-set.
As I head into the closing week of July, I am quietly focussed (read: very preoccupied) on one thing …. an adventurous yomp of an event around the Lake District which will take
Finding joy in the ordinary. How can something dull reward you with joy? It can perform this unlikely trick if it is essential and enables you to do the more complex, interesting and
In previous blogs, I’ve addressed governance challenges, such as the need to reframe difficult problems and how to minimise the risk of governance, compliance or operational failures. But what about actual failure? What
There may be trouble ahead…Cautionary tales from governanceland Over the past few months, the Charity Commission has, customarily, undertaken a number of formal statutory inquiries and other interventions into the conduct of charities
Reframing. Every now and then, or with alarming repetition if you’re unlucky, trustees will face a seemingly intractable problem. Persistent trustee disharmony, a risk which is now an adverse event and unmanageable, the
Inconceivable, indispensable, irreplaceable How do you succeed at succession? In 2022 I began an impromptu, mid-life year off. I’d had an accident and needed to recover; it was a year before I returned
New year, new governance January 2025 Charities are about helping people and charity governance is about leadership to ensure that help is delivered in the optimum way. Trustees and senior leaders of charities