The Essential Trustee
This taster course looks at the fundamentals of being a Trustee by drawing on the Charity Commission's resources. Comes with bonus material.
Course Content
Knowing what their role entails and what they are responsible for, is crucial for Trustees. This taster session will go through the Charity Commission’s Guidance The Essential Trustee: What you need to know, what you need to do (Charity Commission Leaflet CC03). This course covers:
- Who can and can’t be a Trustee
- How to Comply with your charity’s governing document and the law
- Acting in your charity’s best interests and managing its resources responsibly
- What it is to act with reasonable care and skill
- How to ensure accountability
This course is suitable for anyone who is a Trustee of an organisation in the charity sector or who is thinking of becoming one.
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Other resources
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Roles and responsibilities of Trustees
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Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees
CourseThis course went through the expectations of what trustees do and how. It is specific to community spaces.
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Trustees as champions
CourseThis conversation with Simon Wraw, DCA's former Chair looks at how Trustees represent the organisation externally.
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