Neal Green

Neal Green

Senior policy adviser, Charity Commission

Neal Green worked at the Charity Commission in a number of advice-giving roles before joining the policy team.

He specialises in governance and contributed to Good Governance, the Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector. He represents the Commission on at code steering group meetings. He also co-wrote the Commission’s guidance on charities and public services and contributed to Speaking Out, the Commission’s guidance on campaigning.

Recently he has been working on the model constitutions for charitable incorporated organisations and regulatory arrangements for exempt charities.


 

 

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Trustee Exchange

The Trustee Exchange one-day conference is an excellent opportunity for all trustees to benefit from stimulating presentations, workshops and interactive sessions to gain fresh insights to help your board operate more effectively and efficiently. The day also gives you the perfect chance to network face-to-face with other board members who tackle similar issues, share ideas and find solutions to develop best practice.

When trustees let charitable activities take a back seat to fundraising

A series of Charity Commission investigations informs this article by Neal Green, the regulator's senior policy advisor, who warns that charities can easily get caught up spending all their resources on fundraising, rather than their stated purpose.

What trustees should expect from the Charity Commission

With stringent cutbacks in their budget, what help can trustees now get from the Charity Commission? Neal Green explains.

Missing the target on charitable objects

Trustees can be personally liable for any charity funds spent outside charitable objectives. Neal Green explains how the Charity Commission deals with charities working outside their charitable objects.

Independence - a legal requirement or a state of mind?

Neal Green discusses one of the Charity Commission's most common 'calls to arms' - maintaining charities' independence.

Legal implications of basic governance errors

When a local branch of a national charity embarks on a direct fundraising effort, things soon turn sour when a the project shuts down. Neal Green examines the legal implications.

When non-conflicted trustees are not quorate

A constantly conflicted trustee seeks advice over conflicts of interest that cause the board to not be quorate.

Trustees' role in public service delivery

It is two and a half years since the charity commission published its research report Stand and Deliver and guidance on Charities and Public Service Delivery.

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