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
- 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
5-minute guides for charity trustees from the Charity Commission
Sector News
Health checks are an increasingly accepted way of identifying how your organisation really works and whilst primarily aimed at smaller organisations they can be used as a starting point for larger organisations. A health check for your organisation is like an MOT for your car. It enables you to look at all the different elements […]
The North East Child Poverty Commission has published a major new report published which calls for regional leaders to take a ‘public health approach’ to tackling child poverty, based on the findings of wide-ranging research undertaken over the last year throughout the region. More than one-third of all babies, children and young people in the […]
Tipping Point, the latest report by VCS Emergencies Partnership, describes some of the ways the voluntary and community sector (VCS) has been responding to the challenge of the cost of living crisis, focusing on the early part of 2023. It draws out insights, knowledge and practical ideas to help inform future preparedness and response to an […]
An update on the new guidance on social media produced by the Charity Commission The Charity Commission has released new guidance on the use of social media for charities which provides a very useful tool for trustees. The Charity Commission recognises that social media has become a powerful way for many charities to promote their […]
NAVCA has announced (25/09/23) the publication of a new set of resources for the VCSE around embedding the sector in Integrated Care Systems. The aim of these resources is to help VCSE organisations work effectively with ICSs to create a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, ensuring that community concerns are identified and acted upon […]
