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AM2: The governance wheel: In

control; clear direction

Emma Herbert, NCVO

Myles Kunzli, NCVO

Tesse Akpeki, OnBoard

Purpose of the session

- An overview of the Code of Good Governance- 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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Who are we?

Emma Herbert, NCVO consultantemma.herbert@ncvo.org.uk

Anne Moynihan, NCVO consultantanne.moynihan@ncvo.org.uk

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Who has reviewed their organisation’s governance?

Who used the Code of Good Governance as a basis for the review?

Has anyone heard of the Governance Wheel (Star)?

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Reviewing your governance

Best practice is that a charity periodically reviews its governance. This can include a review of:

- performance of trustees and the board- delegated authority- risks- systems and processes- outcomes and impact

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Reviewing your governance: Why?

- to make sure nothing is lost- to keep the board and organisation on track- to improve the performance and

effectiveness of the board and the organisation

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Code of Good Governance and the Governance Wheel

- 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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Governance Wheel: how it works

- Assessment and discussion 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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Exercise: Use the Governance Wheel to begin to review your organisation’s governance and ask the right questions:- In pairs, 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: Use the Governance Wheel to start to devise an action plan for improvement

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Support available

- 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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