This guidance sets out the steps you might want to take when a new trustee joins the board of your charity. New trustees need support to get up to speed with the charity’s governance, projects, operations, stakeholders and impact. This support is offered through an induction process.

This guidance note consolidates and expands upon the principles highlighted in the Charity Governance Code in relation to the management of conflicts of interest.

This document sets out standards which charity trustees should follow and provides suggestions to help trustees in fulfilling their duties.

Organisations that take governance seriously will invest in the continuous improvement of their board, including board performance review and evaluation.

This guidance note provides a number of sample board observation sheets that charity boards may wish to adapt as part of their board evaluation process.

Guidance on the legal and regulatory role, responsibilities and duties of trustees of charities operating in Northern Ireland.

A specimen role description detailing the responsibilities and functions of a charity secretary working for a charity operating in Northern Ireland.

Cover sheets allow senior managers and other staff to present information to the board in a consistent manner and to highlight key issues to be discussed.

In this paper, the role of the governance professional takes centre stage in promoting and embedding a virtuous circle of good governance in a charitable entity.