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Delivered through the medium of English
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Delivered through the medium of Welsh
1 x three hour session / online
Aim
This three-hour workshop is for people who want to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence in charity governance.
Content
Good governance is essential to the resilience and success of your charity. This interactive online course will introduce you to the principles of good governance based on the Charity Governance Code and Charity Commission guidance.
It will help you to apply the principles of the Code to your charity’s context and provide practical tools for improving the governance of your charity.
Learning outcomes
By attending this course you will:
- Understand what is meant by ‘good governance’ in a charity context and be able to apply this to your organisation
- Understand the difference between governance and management and why this matters
- Have increased knowledge of the role and responsibilities of individual trustees
- Have increased knowledge of the role of the board (or management committee) as a group
- Have increased awareness of simple steps that can be taken to improve the governance of your charity and where to find more resources
Who the course is for?
This is an introductory course, so it is most suitable for people who are new to their governance role or who want a refresher. This will mainly be trustees, but may also include certain staff members, such as Chief Executives, governance officers, company secretaries and finance leads.
The course does assume that your charity already has at least a basic standard of governance in place to work from. For example, a written governing document and a defined board or committee who are aware that they are responsible for the governance of the charity.
If you are looking for more advanced content, our Beyond the Basics course may be more suitable.
If you think your board is currently in crisis, or experiencing serious problems with its governance, please get in touch with WCVA or your local CVC to discuss the issues before coming on this course.
Course requirements – please read before booking
What we ask of you:
- Attend the full duration of the training.
- Test your Zoom access before attending.
- Arrive 5-10 minutes early – late arrivals may not be admitted.
- Keep your camera on and participate via microphone/chat where possible.
- Let us know at the time of booking if you have any access requirements (e.g. BSL interpreter).
- Enable notifications from LUMA to receive joining instructions and resources.
- If you can’t attend, please email bookings@wcva.cymru (see our cancellation policy).
MAXIMUM of two places per organisation
Need help or more info?
- Unsure if you are a WCVA Voluntary Sector Partner? Please check here.
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- We offer bespoke courses designed around your organisation’s needs. Complete our bespoke training request form and we’ll be in touch.
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- For any other enquiries please email bookings@wcva.cymru.
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