SPEAKERS:

EMMA HERBERT, SENIOR CONSULTANT, NCVO

ANNE MOYNIHAN, SENIOR CONSULTANT, NCVO

P9: EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE USING THE GOVERNANCE WHEEL

An overview of the Code of Good Governance and what good governance looks like

An introduction to NCVO’s Governance Wheel An opportunity to use the Wheel to start to review your

organisation’s governance An opportunity to start thinking about how to create an action

plan for improvement Signposting to support

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PURPOSE OF THE SESSION

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Who has reviewed their organisation’s governance?

Who has heard of the Code of Good Governance?

Has anyone heard of the Governance Wheel?

Best practice is that a charity periodically reviews it governance. This can include a review of:• Systems and processes• Performance of trustees and the board• Delegated authority• Risks• Outcomes and impact

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REVIEWING YOUR GOVERNANCE: WHAT?

• To make sure nothing is lost• To keep the board and charity on track• To improve the performance of the board and the charity• To ensure you are working effectively towards achieving your

charitable objects

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REVIEWING YOUR GOVERNANCE: WHY?

• The Code is a statement of best practice in the governance of voluntary and community organisations

• Drafted by the sector, for the sector • Six key principles against which an organisation can review its

governance• The Governance Wheel is a tool, based on the Code, which is

designed to assist boards with the review process

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CODE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE GOVERNANCE WHEEL

Level one if the main text level

Level two is used for subtitles• Level three is the first level of bullets

• Level four is the second level of bullets• Level five is the third level of the bullets

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• Discussion and diagnostic tool• Takes each of the six Code principles in turn• Indicates the questions a board must ask itself in relation to each• Board makes an assessment based on the description of the journey

of change (full board consensus)• From this strengths and areas for improvement can be identified

and an action plan for improvement devised• Assessment should be repeated periodically and results compared –

why do they differ?

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GOVERNANCE WHEEL: HOW IT WORKS

Use the Governance Wheel to begin to review your organisation’s governance and ask the right questions:• Agree on confidentiality – it’s important to be as truthful as

possible• Spend a couple of minutes introducing your Board/Governance

arrangements to your partner• Work through one or more of the principles and mark where each

of you think your Board is on the journey of change

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EXERCISE: DISCUSSION AND ASSESSMENT

Use the Governance Wheel to start to devise an action plan for improvement

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EXERCISE: ACTION PLANNING

• NCVO www.ncvo.org.uk

• NCVO consultancy www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/consultancy

• Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector www.governancecode.org – website includes a number of other tools and resources to assist an organisation with the review process

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SUPPORT AVAILABLE

Emma HerbertEmma.herbert@ncvo.org.uk

Anne MoynihanAnne.Moynihan@ncvo.org.uk

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