Virtual Charity Training: The essential trustee and governance in practice

Stone King have developed their training programme to equip charity trustees and members of senior management teams with the knowledge they need to carry our their roles effectively. As well as their Charity Essentials programme covering key Charity Commission guidance and the underlying charity law duties, they have introduced a five-part programme of webinars on topical issues. The aim with all of our sessions is to provide clear and straightforward guidance to help you implement best practice and to prevent problems, as well as equip you to deal with them should they arise, and also to recognise when further advice is needed.

To register for any of the upcoming sessions click here, and find your required date on the right hand side of the page. You can also find the link to sign up to their newsletters which contain useful information about upcoming webinars and events. You may attend as many of the sessions as you wish. All sessions provide the opportunity for you to put your questions to expert advisors. If you have any queries please get in touch with their Events Team.

These sessions are built around the Charity Commission’s core guidance, including “The Essential Trustee”, “Conflicts of Interest: a Guide for Charity Trustees”, and the Charity Governance Code endorsed by the Commission. This training will look at the main principles that apply to charity trusteeship and improve your understanding of the way in which the Charity Commission operates by exploring its strategy and approach to regulation in a range of areas, including decision-making, managing conflicts of interest and serious incident reporting. The session will look at case studies to examine best practice governance in practical settings. Topics include:

• key duties and liabilities of charity trustees
• financial governance and resilience
• meetings and decision making, including in a virtual space
• the Charity Commission’s approach to regulation
• recognising and reporting serious incidents