Trustee Training: What Every Trustee Should Know
30th March 2022 @ 09:30, Online

This session will provide a comprehensive summary of trustees’ duties and responsibilities and will cover issues such as:

• What information do you need as a trustee and what are your legal responsibilities?
• The framework within which charities operate: the legal structures used by charities; the regulation of charities; the role of the Charity Commission; and the public benefit requirement
• Trustees’ duties, responsibilities and potential liabilities, and the role of the chairperson
• Responsibilities for identifying and managing risk
• Charity accounting: the accounting and reporting framework, ‘unravelling the jargon’, preparation of accounts, ensuring you receive the right financial information, and the role of trustees and audit committee
• Charity funds, investments, and banking
• Fundraising: the ground rules; the role of professionals, and corporate support
• Trading: the ground rules and the use of subsidiary companies
• Recent regulatory developments
• Governance best practice

Please note that as these events have limited capacity, they are intended only for charity trustees and relevant charity employees.