Trusteeship and governance
Best practice in fundraising: A guide for trustees
NPC's briefing paper on how trustees can support their charity's fundraising.
So how diverse is your charity’s board?
In the private sector, the move towards greater board diversity has been building for years now. A compelling case has been made for how it can boost performance. Julia Oliver argues that we need to step up and follow suit.
Above and beyond in trusteeship: What good governance looks like
This guide draws on the experiences and insights of active, ambitious trustees, as well as NPC’s own knowledge gained over nearly 15 years working with charities and funders. We use these insights to explore how boards can get the most from their organisations and do the best for their beneficiaries.
What a difference a faith makes: Insights on faith-based charities
Following an 18-month programme of research into the role of faith-based charities, here we draw together the key findings of this work. We outline what makes faith-based charities unique, the contribution they make to the wider charity sector, and the challenges and opportunities they face.
Getting started with impact: A trustee’s view
In light of trustees week, George Hoare reflects on his own experiences as a charity trustee, explaining how the board has established ways to measure the charity's impact.
Pulling together for better governance
Governance has been getting a lot of attention recently. High profile charity failures highlight a need for boards to avoid damaging failures. But we're equally concerned with how boards can up their game more generally: to avoid coasting, and really go the extra mile for the charities they serve. This is the argument we make in our recent report 'It starts from the top'. Iona Joy explains our thinking in this blog.
Reporting when things don’t go to plan
NPC’s briefing paper following our seminar on reporting negative results.
It starts from the top: Improving governance, improving impact
This policy paper outlines how we can improve charity governance and, by extension, the impact of the sector as a whole. In it, we address some key governance issues, and make recommendations to a number of key players in the sector and beyond.
Take more risks to give your charity a sporting chance
Being too risk averse can often have the opposite of the intended effect, argues Kate Sayer of Sayer Vincent. Reflecting on recent sporting wins, she explores how charities can be more bold in their decision making to achieve success.
Faith matters: Understanding faith-based charities
As part of our ongoing programme of work exploring the role of faith-based charities—which make up 27% of the charity sector—here we taker a closer look at some of the attributes of this group of organisations.
A reason to celebrate
There has been much doom and gloom about the fortunes of the sector over the past year, and much of the fault for recent scandals has been laid at the door of trustees. So it is refreshing to gain a more positive perspective in the form of an award ceremony for exemplary charity governance.
Trusteeship in small charities: Practical tips and advice
NPC’s briefing paper following our seminar for trustees of small charities.
