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Nov 14 2014
Governance legal and compliance

Are you inspired to become a trustee?

It has been another busy Trustees’ Week and we’ve been joining in the celebrations of the great work that trustees do and encouraging others to get involved and make a difference. Being a trustee can be a rewarding experience, both for the individual and for the charity they are supporting.

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Nov 6 2014
Governance legal and compliance

The secret of trusteeship – aim high!

I seem to have always been a trustee in some form or another for the majority of my adult life. I have learnt that being a great trustee requires almost a superhuman ability to tackle challenges head on, irrespective of personal interests, in order to do what is in the best interests of beneficiaries.

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Oct 8 2014

Freedom from the pursuits of profits

Last year I started writing a column for Third Sector magazine. My brief was to make finance more interesting and exciting. Now, whether I’ve succeeded to that end others will judge. But I think that as finance is actually interesting (and I might even go as far as exciting!), my job shouldn’t be that hard.

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Sep 5 2014
Governance legal and compliance

What happened to the red tape cull?

Caron Bradshaw Once upon a time, an energetic new government was elected. It proclaimed a new age of a smaller state and a bigger society. A world in which civil ...

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Aug 27 2014
Governance legal and compliance Leadership and career development

Trustees' Week- find out how you can get involved

With the launch of #onemilliontrustees video competition; Trustees’ Week 2014 (taking place on 10-16 November), is firmly on our radar. 

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