NPC training and events
Seminars for trustees
25 May, 7 June and 1 July
NPC is organising three breakfast seminars for charity trustees, kindly hosted by The Clothworkers’ Company. The seminars will look at how trustees can make sure that their charities are as effective as possible, and give them an opportunity to discuss issues and concerns with other trustees.
Governance has never been a more important issue. Events in the City over the last couple of years have emphasised the results of poor governance, and as charities grapple with the effects of the economic downturn and cuts in public funding, the challenges to boards become greater.
NPC’s recently published guide to analysing charities, The little blue book, highlights that effective charities need effective boards. Drawing on NPC’s expertise in charity analysis, and on our Board matters research, which explores the state of charity trusteeship in the UK, these seminars will provide a forum for sharing experience and ideas about improving trusteeship.
We do hope you will be able to join us for one, two or all three of the seminars.
All three seminars are now fully booked, however further places may become available. To sign up to the waiting list, please email info@philanthropycapital.org stating your name, the name of the charity you are a trustee of, your phone number and the company and billing address for the invoice. Please also specify which seminar/s you wish to attend. We will contact you if a place at your chosen seminar/s becomes available. The fee for each seminar is £35 (plus VAT).
Venue: Clothworkers' Hall, Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7AH
Time: 8–10am, including breakfast
25 May
How trustees can make their charities more effective
This seminar will discuss what makes an effective charity and help trustees to identify ways in which they can ensure their charity is as effective as possible. We will outline the rationale behind NPC’s approach to analysing charities (set out in The little blue book), and use case studies to illustrate key aspects of effectiveness.
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7 June
How boards can maximise their own contribution
This seminar will focus on how to achieve the essential ingredients for good governance. We will discuss the characteristics of what makes an effective board, identify some barriers to good governance, including behavioural issues, and suggest some approaches to resolving difficulties.
Confirmed speakers include:
1 July
What trustees need to know about impact
This seminar will focus on what trustees should know about measuring and analysing results. We will use case studies to illustrate how results data can improve services and communicate the value of the organisation to stakeholders and funders.
Confirmed speakers include: