This space will be used to provide information and guidance on Good Governance which is a pre requisite for any VCO that wants to be effective and survive into the future.

The Quality and Governance Project supports voluntary and community organisations (VCO) to have strong and effective committee/Trustee boards.

It is recognised that VCO often do not have enough board members or the range of relevant competences and skills to oversee and deliver the business of the organisation. There are increasingly more demands and complex issues for boards to manage and keeping up to date with changes in regulations/legislation are constant challenges.

There is however lots of resources and support provisions available to help VCO to have in place Good Governance.

The project will assist groups locally to access and utilise the most useful and relevant governance tools, broker trustee volunteering, deliver one to one group support on specific governance issues (in conjunction with the Funding Advise Group Support Team), provide training and networking opportunities and champion best practice within the sector.

If you would like more information on this support please contact the project coordinator Kate Harris on k.harris@vacoventry.org.uk

Code of Good Governance

Community Matters to deliver free seminars on trustee recruitment

‘Get Legal' a free online resource has been developed by NCVO

Trustee recruitment toolkit for small organisations

‘Governance Pages': Useful website resource on all Governance essentials for anyway concerned with good Governance

Regional Action West Midlands (RAWM) produce a report summarising the economic footprint of the VCS in the West Midlands

NCVO launch a new specialist trustee recruitment service for charities

Collaboration and Merger for Trustees - a free seminar supported by the Dulverton Trust and arranged by NCVO

Quality and Governnace Project and vinvolved joint work to improve age diversity on governing boards

Data protection, freedom of information and charity law updates from Sandy Adirondack

Commission publishes guide for trustees with a learning disability

Get more young people on board

Coventry groups find VAC booklet ‘thinking of being a trustee?' useful and relevant

NCVO Trustee and Governance Information Centre

Employment Law update from Sandy Adirondack

Are you confident that your charity can demonstrate its public benefit?

Engaging Young People in Governance and Leadership opportunities in Community Organisations

‘Starting up’ Small Charity Constitution

Bursary scheme to help Good Governance from NCVO

Trustee recruitment and much more

Is your Charity ‘Back on Track'?

Charity Trustee Network (CTN) - Trustee of the week

Finding and Keeping your Trustees

Charity Law and the public benefit test

Professional advice and expertise