Resilience
15 questions trustees should ask
In 'The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3)' the Charity Commission sets out the 6 key duties for charity trustees and what these cover - the top three being:
- act in the interests of their charity and its beneficiaries
- protect and safeguard the assets of their charity
- act with reasonable care and skill
Making the right decision for your charity
Charity boards have to make difficult decisions on a regular basis. The Commission's It's your decision guidance offers advice for trustees about how to approach decision making and key things to consider. As a reminder, when making decisions trustees have a legal duty to:
- act within their powers
- act in good faith and only in the interests of the charity
- make sure they are sufficiently informed
- take account of all relevant factors
- ignore any irrelevant factors
- manage conflicts of interest
- make decisions that are within the range of decisions that a reasonable trustee body could make