#TrusteesWeek2024
As a proud trustee of World Villages for Children UK and a regular consultant to the voluntary sector I thought I'd share a paper I wrote a while ago, to help boards and smaller charities think about how to distinguish between executive and governance roles.
I don't believe there is a blueprint for getting it right! Each charity differs from every other - in size, operating model, purpose, resources... some entirely volunteer-led, some with paid staff, some well-established, some very new.
The paper is part guide, part activity sheet with some scenarios to open up a dialogue. However you work, there are a few principles to think about. It's not so much about dividing up the work, although that might come out of it, it's more about which hat you are wearing for any given action or responsibility.
Link to the paper here. Shoot me down if you think I'm way off the mark, over complicated it or have missed out the obvious!