Every trustee board has a chair, elected by the other board members. It is the chair’s responsibility to provide leadership to the board and to ensure that every trustee gives of his/her best and brings added value to the board.
Paul Stallard has joined the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association as its first paid chair, succeeding Michael Naidu who has been acting chair since 2008.
Chairs have a place in charities, says David Philpott, but it shouldn't be in the stationery cupboard counting pens, or debating the cost of electricity.
Governance reader John Markham has his own Inspector Morse-style theory about the first instalment of the murder mystery ‘Who killed the chair?’ currently being serialised in Governance magazine.
CFDG trustees yesterday voted in Ian Theodoreson as the group’s new chair, succeeding Charles Nall who had served in the role for the last four years.
The Community Development Finance Association has appointed Jonathan Diggines, chief executive of SME venture capitalists EV Group, as its chair.
A charity chairman has been killed, but who's the culprit? Delve into a leadership nightmare in the second part of Shirley Otto's governance detective story.
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal, which has always been under the control of the NHS-funded Great Western Ambulance Service, is to become a separate charity next month.
Environmental volunteering charity BTCV has appointed one of the UK’s foremost marketing experts as its new chair.
St John Ambulance and its parent charity the Priory of the Order of St John are in the midst of a governance overhaul that will see new boards appointed to both organisations.
Chair's checklist for successful meetings
The chair can make the difference between a successful, productive, stimulating meeting and a frustrating, disappointing, waste of time. Nathan Garber takes us through his checklist for chairing meetings effectively.
On his departure from the board of Time Banking Martin Farrell offers a fond farewell, and a reminder that running a charity is a balance between give and take.
It takes all sorts: the many faces of charity chairs
Richard Gutch interviewed the chairs of 17 different charities earlier this year. Their organisations cover children, disabled people, health and social care, and have turnovers ranging from £2.5m to £220m. What have the diversity adviser at Rampton Secure Hospital, the leader of Westminster Council, the former chief executive (CE) of Network Rail and a former army recruit got in common?
Former broadcaster Martyn Lewis looks set to become the next chairman of NCVO after the umbrella body’s board of trustees chose him as their “preferred candidate” today.
Mr Leaks asks The Chairman whether the trustee board should sack a chief executive who has compromised the confidentiality of their charity's service-users.
CHASE children’s hospice has announced the appointment of former Cadbury plc chief financial officer Ken Hanna as its new chairman.
The Charity 100 Index number two is set for a new top seed with the announcement that former chief executive of plant technology firm Syngenta, Michael Pragnell, is to succeed David Newbigging as chairman of Cancer Research UK.
The charity Friends of Highgate Cemetery will take over the responsibilities of the two other charities which have managed the historic site following a vote to simplify the running of the cemetery and boost the diversity of its trustee board.
Chairs are at risk of having a distorted view of their impact without regular feedback, according to new research.
The Directory of Social Change has appointed Nick Seddon, journalist and author of the book Who Cares? as its new chair.
Leonard Cheshire Disability has appointed an IT specialist as its vice chair as it seeks to expand its IT access programmes for disabled people and increase the online services it offers to disabled entrepreneurs.
Why are you telling me this?
Steve Powell, chief executive of SignHealth, explains how he improved trust between himself and his board.
Dragons’ Den star James Caan has been appointed chair of The Big Issue magazine to help stimulate corporate giving through subscriptions.
David Philpott, chief executive of the London Air Ambulance charity, has been sacked as he was investigating allegations about conflicts of interest and misuse of funds against some of the trustees.
This is the full text of RNIB chair Kevin Carey's speech to the Acevo annual conference on Thursday 5 November 2009.
Senior figures in civil society have been paying tribute to Lady Winifred Tumim CBE, former chair of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations from 1996 to 2001, who died suddenly last week.
Do your best to read what's ahead of you in order to avert disaster, says Martin Farrell.
A young board which is constantly learning
Ani Brooker, vice chair of Young Advisors, describes the role the charity takes in making sure that youth leadership is not tokenistic, but genuine and meaningful empowerment.
Opportunity or over-dependence?
A newly appointed trustee soon discovers major financial problems and inadequate financial controls.
The chair of a grant making foundation who also manages a large investment portfolio is faced with the problem of how much to pay his trustees. The Chairman simplifies the problem.
Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs will start as chair of Volunteering England this September. Kaur-Stubbs, who left her role as chief executive of the Barrow Cadbury Trust in February, replaces Mike Nussbaum who held the position for five years.
