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UPDATED INFORMATION FOR CHAPTER 14: THE RUSSELL-COOKE VOLUNTARY SECTOR LEGAL HANDBOOK
This page contains information that has appeared on Sandy Adirondack's legal update website for voluntary organisations at www.sandy-a.co.uk/legal.htm. For current updates, including potential changes that are in the pipeline, see the legal update website. The information here covers the law applicable to England and Wales. It may not apply in Northern Ireland and/or Scotland. These news items are not a full or definitive statement of the law and are not intended as a substitute for professional legal advice. No responsibility for loss occasioned as a result of any person acting or refraining from acting can be taken by the author.
Chapter 14 The items below formerly appeared on the legal update website for voluntary organisations and are archived here. The content may be out of date and links may not work. For current updates to the chapter, see the legal update website for voluntary organisations at www.sandy-a.co.uk/legalstatus.htm. RESOURCES FOR CHARITY CHAIRPERSONS Added 8/1/15. This information adds to s.14.2.1 in The Russell-Cooke Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook (VSLH3).The Association of Chairs, set up in October 2013, seeks to support, challenge and stimulate chairpersons of charities and other not for profit organisations, develop knowledge and resources, offer professional development and standards, and create a voice for chairs. The association is open to the chairs, vice chairs and former chairs of charities registered in the UK, community interest companies whose articles of association do not allow distribution of assets or dividends to members, and other non-profit organisations whose governing document sets out a community or public benefit and does not allow distribution of assets or dividends to members. Annual membership for eligible individuals is £50 if the organisation's annual income is less than £5 million, and £100 if its annual income is £5 million or more. Its free publication, A chair's compass, was published on 21 October 2014 and focuses entirely on the chair's perspective and the particular challenges and opportunities of the role. It defines four "compass points" for being an effective chair: clarity of purpose, a cohesive board, constructive relationships, and considered decision making. The guide also defines five frequent fatal flaws in boards: personal animosities tainting the atmosphere of boards; avoiding rather than facing difficulties or key decisions; failing to agree for what or whom the organisation works; trustees not knowing each other well enough to built trust and work cohesively; and a lack of persistence and thoroughness in making big decisions. Information about the Association of Chairs is on its website at www.associationofchairs.org.uk. A chair's compass is available to anyone as a free download via tinyurl.com/msonnpl. Members of the association are entitled to a free print copy; others can purchase a print copy for £25 plus postage and packing. For more governance resources, see Governance resources, below. |
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