This section contains advice and guidance for for trustees, committee members and anyone else involved in the governance of an organisation.
See below for our Information Sheets and links to useful guidance, and our Sector News section on the right, which contains the latest news and updates of relevance to charity trustees.
Contact us for more in-depth support or to find out about our bespoke training for trustees.
VODA Advice Guides
Useful resources
- Getting Onboard: How to diversify your Charity’s board
- Young Trustees Movement: Getting young people onto your Trustee board
- The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do
- Getting Onboard: How to become a Charity Trustee
- Charity governance, finance and resilience: 15 questions trustees should ask
- Infographic: 15 questions trustees should ask
- Making digital work: 12 questions for trustees to consider
- The Chair’s role in building a positive working culture
- Get help for your inactive or ineffective charity
- Charity Commission ‘CC’ guidance publications
Useful online videos
5-minute guides for charity trustees from the Charity Commission
Sector News
As we head into summer, we wanted to spread a short, good news story in this issue of our governance blog! The Interim Chair of the Charity Commission, Mark Simms OBE, has recently released a statement on the Charity Commission Blog to say a big “Thank You” to all the trustees and other volunteers across […]
The Charity Commission has refreshed its trustee recruitment guidance (CC30) to help charities connect with a wider range of candidates and remove common barriers to becoming a trustee. This update follows research by the regulator and think tank Pro Bono Economics, which revealed that only 6% of trustees applied for their role via an advert. […]
With growing interest in mergers across the voluntary sector, this issue of our Governance Blog explores what a charity merger involves and why it might be the right step for your organisation. What is a Charity Merger? The Charity Commission states that a merger of charities usually means two or more legally separate charities coming […]
From 6 April 2025, a new workplace right will allow parents of babies in neonatal care to take extra time off work. Eligible employees can take up to 12 weeks of neonatal care leave on top of their existing parental leave if their baby is admitted to the hospital within the first 28 days of […]
Charity Governance Code: Ongoing Review and Updates In this issue of our Governance Blog, we discuss the ongoing review of the Charity Governance Code following public consultation and input from the Charity Law Association’s working group. The updated Code is expected to be published soon, with changes aimed at making it more accessible for small […]
