Trustee Essentials

Trustees play an important role in making sure charities are well-managed and can achieve their aims but many go into this role not fully understanding their legal duties and responsibilities.

This workshop will help you understand your duties as a trustee and support you to run your charity effectively so you can make a bigger difference.

This session is suitable for:
· Trustees keen to take the next step in performance
· Trustees wanting to take on more board responsibility
· Experienced trustees wanting a refresher

Objectives: to gain an understanding of:
· Roles of ‘trustee, director and management committee’
· Voluntary and community sector legal structures
· Governance and the key principles of good governance
· Trustee legal duties and responsibilities
· How to make the split between management and governance work

Eligibility:

The training is free. Funded by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority through the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This training is open to all Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations based and operating in the City of York, including York Outer or with beneficiaries in York.

If you are unable to attend, please do let us know as soon as possible so that we can try to offer the place to another delegate. We can accept a substitute from your organisation.You can cancel through Eventbrite or by emailing [email protected] or [email protected]. For very late notice email notification is preferred.

Trainer:

Shahida Beswick
Shahida’s background is a mix of executive coaching and training and development with a track record in designing and delivering innovative training programmes, strategic business development, performance improvement, and executive level leadership. She has also conducted external evaluations for organisations to greater understand the impact they make. Clients have included those in the private, public and third sectors.

For more information about this training, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

The training will take place at the Priory Street Centre in York.

Registration will be open from 9:00 and the session will start at 09:30am

It will finish at 12:30. Please visit our dedicated website to find out more about the Priory Street Centre, including our Accessibility Guide. Contact:

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