Trusteeship

NPC has produced several research reports discussing trusteeship. These reports look at current challenges faced by charity boards in the UK, highlight the characteristics of an effective trustee board, and suggest improvements which could strengthen trustee boards. We are also publishing a series of short briefings for trustees covering a variety of topics, which will be added to over the next few months.

Trusteeship publications

 

The benefits of trusteeship (2012)
Trusteeship offers enormous value to individuals, charities and employers. But almost half UK charities have at least one vacancy on their board. So what could you get out of becoming a trustee?

Stories from the boardroom (2011)
This report highlights key themes discussed during NPC and The Clothworkers' Company's 2011 trusteeship seminars and explores some topics in depth through case studies from various charities.

Talking to trustees (2010)
NPC and The Clothworkers' Company ran a series of trustee seminars in spring 2010. Talking to trustees shares ideas from the seminars, and suggests how trustees can help charities be more effective.

Trusteeship 2010: An update for charity trustees (2010)
Trusteeship 2010 looks at what has changed for charity trustees in the UK over the last year, providing a mixture of news and views, updating our May 2009 review of trusteeship, Board matters.

Board matters: A review of charity trusteeship in the UK (2009)
Board matters questions the strength of trustee boards in the charity sector, highlights a number of improvements that could help to strengthen trusteeship.

 

Trusteeship events

NPC also holds regular series of seminars for charity trustees, in partnership with the Clothworkers' Company. The learnings from these seminars are incorporated into our reports. To find out about upcoming seminars, please visit the events section of our website.

We also offer bespoke training on trusteeship, popular with corporate clients who want to encourage their employees to get involved in charity governance. We run workshops for staff on what to think about when becoming a charity trustee - find out more here.

You can read more about trusteeship on NPC's blog.

If you would like further information about NPC’s work on trusteeship, please contact Clare Yeowart.

 

NPC's work on trusteeship has been generously supported by The Clothworkers' Company.