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Your Chair and Board – a survival guide and toolkit for CEOs
Sound governance and dynamic leadership are essential qualities in the best third sector organisations. A solid relationship between chair and chief executive (CEO), and an effective system for appraising the CEO, are core components.
Combining and updating ACEVO’s bestselling publications Appraising the Chief Executive and Leading the Organisation, this guide provides vital information, and advice to third sector chief executives in working with their chairs and board members to lead the organisation.
It will enhance the governance and leadership ability of those at the top, by:
- Updating third sector leaders on recent developments in thinking on third sector governance and best practice in other sectors
- Guiding and supporting CEOs in developing a constructive working relationship with their chairs
- Providing advice and tools that will support CEOs in agreeing an effective appraisal system with their chairs and board members
The guide will prove particularly relevant to CEOs and their chairs, but is recommended reading for all those involved in the governance of third sector organisations.
Price: £20
ACEVO Member Price: £16
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Chief Executives on Governance
Following on from ACEVO’s influential Governance Inquiry of 2003, Rethinking Governance, in early 2007 ACEVO invited Sir Rodney Brooke, Chair of the General Social Care Council, to chair a Commission of Inquiry to answer the following questions:
- Is third sector governance ‘fit for purpose’ in the 21st century?
- To what extent is the current regulatory framework helping or hindering third sector organisations in improving their governance?
- What drivers or initiatives would support chief executives in reforming the areas of governance in which there has been no progress?
The report answers these questions with a detailed presentation of findings based on a broad survey of opinions from chief executives. Views have been sought from board members, chairs, leading figures in the public sector and experts on governance.
The report includes 12 major case studies of governance reform in the U.K as well as five case studies of governance in operation in the international sphere.
The recommendations of the report draw on this varied body of evidence and are aimed at chief executives and chairs, as well as to regulators and the sector in general.
This publication was kindly supported by Grant Thornton and CCLA.
Price: £10.00
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A CEO’s Guide to Board Development
This Guide to Board Development looks at more than just the processes needed to evaluate a board's performance. Set in the context of a new trustee's introduction to an organisation and its board, this book is a guide to the smooth running of all the work of a board, following through its cycles and processes.
This guide also sets the context within which trustees, supported by their chief executive, are able to carry out an accurate and useful review of the individual directors as well as of the board as a whole. It emphasises the value of such an excerise not only to the board, the trustees, the staff and the volunteers but also to the chairty and its future. It shows that such a review is not meant to be intmindating or threatening but simply a useful benchmark against which to judge progress in moving the charity.
This toolkit provides templates and examples of appraising the board as well as other board functions.
Price: £25
ACEVO Member Price: £20
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Creating Change: Chief Executives on Strategic Planning
Creating change: Chief Executives on Strategic Planning captures chief executives’ experiences, both good and bad, of leading strategic planning processes, and engaging board members, staff, service users and other key stakeholders. Its intention is to serve as a useful introduction for chief executives, new or relatively new, to the process. The report is based on input from ACEVO members and other experts.
Price: £10
ACEVO Member Price: £8
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Essential Guide to Recruiting a Chief Executive, Chair and Trustee
The success of any organisation depends to a great extent on the Chief Executive and Chair and this is certainly the case in the voluntary sector. Individual trustees also play an important role, not least because is usually the board of Trustees which appoints the Chair and Chief Executive when the time comes.
While the voluntary sector is fortunate to have many able and experienced trustees, few will have been involved in recruiting and appointing a Chief Executive in this context. Recruitment processes vary widely. In the commercial sector the recruitment decision often rests with one person and process may be carried out in virtual secrecy. In the public sector it can be a very lengthy process, involving the participation of many stakeholders and using complex interview / selection protocols developed over many years to suit a special culture. Neither of these models is necessarily appropriate in the voluntary sector.
The purpose of this article then is to provide a basic guide for voluntary organisations in recruiting a Chief Executive, Chair or a Trustee.
Price: £12.50
ACEVO Member Price: £10
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The Code of Good Governance
The Code is intended to be concise, user friendly, and universally applicable. To ensure the Code reaches the smallest organisations, an introduction to the principles of good governance for community groups has been developed to complement the Code.
ACEVO, the Charity Commission, CTN, ICSA, and NCVO formed a coalition to develop the code, which is supported by the sector’s National Governance Hub. They undertook significant discussion and consultation among their membership. The coalition responsible for the Code will seek feedback from users in the first 18 months after its dissemination.
Download your free copy of the Code at www.goodgovernancecode.org.uk.
Price: FREE (p&p only)
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