The commitment and dedication of volunteer trustees is essential to the impactful and sustainable functioning of the charitable sector. However, one of the biggest challenges lies in the myriad of responsibilities that trustees must navigate, all as volunteers. Continued changes to regulation and compliance mean that trustees must do more to remain up-to-date and to ensure that they are carrying out their role effectively.
Every time the sector faces a high-profile issue with charitable governance, trustees receive more regulation to deal with. And while, to some extent, this is understandable, there is a worry about just how much more pressure volunteer trustees can reasonably sustain. Boards face multifaceted challenges in relation to areas such as sustainability, financial resilience, collaboration, diversity and digital adaptation.
To ensure effectiveness, trustees need ongoing support and training, to ensure inclusive, innovative and effective governance. This issue of Now, New and Next explores some of these challenges and opportunities in more detail.
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