Governance & board development
Trustee and board training for nonprofits
Your trustees are willing but underprepared — they lack confidence in their legal duties and financial oversight responsibilities, and it shows in board meetings.
What you'll achieve
A board that understands its responsibilities fully and has the knowledge and confidence to fulfil them effectively.
How a Nonprofit Builder consultant helps
- Design a training programme tailored to your board's profile and gaps, covering legal duties, financial oversight, safeguarding responsibilities, and effective governance practice.
Key deliverables
- Training needs assessment, customised training session, trustee reference guide, recommended further reading, post-training evaluation.
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From the resource library
Free tools and guides to get started
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Oak Foundation Governance Assessment Tool
A framework for assessing the practices and processes of a grantee's governing body. Oak programme officers use it during due diligence and through the grant to give boards a consistent assessment, to discuss with grantees what an effective board looks like and to track governance over time. It also helps programme officers spot where capacity-building support would help and orients new staff to Oak's view of good governance.
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Getting on Board free guides
A set of free practical guides for UK charities on trustee recruitment and board diversity. How to Diversify Your Board gives advice, case studies and templates for recruitment and onboarding. How to Recruit Trustees for Your Charity draws on 30 charities and includes skills audit and advert templates and an 8-step recruitment process. From Here to Diversity, from Action for Trustee Racial Diversity, covers recruiting Black and Asian trustees.
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All 13 resources on governance and boards All 7 resources on starting a nonprofit