Make your board effective

Watch two minutes of all four videos for FREE!

Find out about your trainer, Ruth Lesirge.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course you'll be able to:

• understand the purpose and nature of governance
• explore governance practice in your organization
• improve the nature of board leadership in your organisation
• achieve more focused and effective board meetings.

Course structure:

• What is governance for?
• The good governance code
• Governance leadership in the current climate
• Types of boards
• Smart board meetings

Make your board effective (part one) - Watch two minutes for FREE!

• Read a transcript of this teaser video (Word, 33kb).
• This teaser video is 2mins 11s (full video is 9mins 58s).
• To watch the rest of this video and all the other videos in this course click on the 'Add to basket' button at the top of the page.

Make your board effective (part two) - Watch two minutes for FREE!

• Read a transcript of this teaser video (Word, 33kb).
• This teaser video is 2mins 8s (full video is 8mins 33s).
• To watch the rest of this video and all the other videos in this course click on the 'Add to basket' button at the top of the page.

Make your board effective (part three) - Watch two minutes for FREE!

• Read a transcript of this teaser video (Word, 33kb).
• This teaser video is 2mins 8s (full video is 7mins 4s).
• To watch the rest of this video and all the other videos in this course click on the 'Add to basket' button at the top of the page.

Make your board effective (part four) - Watch two minutes for FREE!

• Read a transcript of this teaser video (Word, 32kb).
• This teaser video is 2mins 5s (full video is 13mins 36s).
• To watch the rest of this video and all the other videos in this course click on the 'Add to basket' button at the top of the page.

Further resources

The role of the chair in non profit organisations

Governance expert Ruth Lesirge interviews Ros Oakley, former chair of Charities Evaluation Services, on the role chairs have in helping the board achieve good governance.

• Read a transcript of this video (Word, 30kb).
• Video is 6mins 37s.

This video has been kindly produced with pro bono support from the Charity Skills Centre.

Upon purchase of this course you can also download:

• tips and tricks for board involvement
• the trustee self-assessment tool
• the trustee responsibility quiz

About the trainer

Ruth is a senior visiting fellow at Cass Business School's Centre for Charity Effectiveness, where she heads the governance practice consultancy. An experienced voluntary sector leader and trustee, she has served as the chief executive of both a UK front-line eldercare and residential services organisation and a national policy and research foundation. She has over 35 years' experience of working with public and third sector organisations, including Help the Hospices, Citizens Advice, Macmillan Cancer Care, Victim Support, British Red Cross.

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Got a question or need more help?

• If you've got a specific question about this course email us on studyzone@knowhownonprofit.org.
• If you need bespoke governance advice, help with your board review or skills audit, send an email to our consultancy team on consultancy@ncvo.org.uk or have a look at the services we offer.
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