Governance
Our Governance services include governance reviews, Trustee training and support, policy development and crisis intervention to help equip Boards to carry out their duties effectively, and provide hands-on support when it is needed.
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"Lichfield Garrick Theatre recently collaborated with Felicia to undertake a Governance Review, create a prioritised Governance Development Plan, deliver Trustee training and produce a Governance Policy suite. As CEO, I found Felicia incredibly easy to work with, and appreciated the insight, realism and sensitivity she brought to the difficult job of exploring where we might need to change our governance culture and processes to meet the changing needs of our charity. Feedback from our Trustees was also uniformly positive, with our Board enthusiastically adopting the recommendations she made. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Felicia to any small/medium size charity looking for external help to review and improve its governance arrangements."
"Felicia did a fantastic job drawing together key governance change insights for us, and more importantly, advocating them effectively to the board. We appreciated her thorough approach, her clear insights and her impactful communication."
Governance Review
External governance reviews are now expected for all charities that are serious about good governance. We offer a detailed, comprehensive service that offers concrete next steps for your Board's professional development.
We review not only your compliance with Charity Commission guidelines, but also your next steps in meeting the standards of the Charity Governance Code, and of course the relationships and behaviours that underpin your approach to governance.
Our review uses our own Willow Charity Consulting Governance Review Toolkit - a detailed approach that examines every element of your Board's functioning and behaviours and reflects a range of expected standards including the Charity Governance Code, the Essential Trustee, the Code of Fundraising Practice and more.
We interview directly every member of the Board and senior managers to ensure a three-dimensional view, enabling discussion and questions to be asked so the process ensures learning as well as a detailed assessment.
Governance Review
Trustee Training
A responsible Board provides regular training to all its Trustees – experienced and new. So many changes happen in the sector every year that are essential to stay on top of to ensure you're meeting your legal duties. This training can be delivered onsite or remotely.
Trustee Training
Board development days
Effective boards need to spend time on their own development - thinking about how they can create the right environment for constructive challenge, what they do to best support their staff team, and whether they are falling into groupthink or other challenges. These development days are in-person workshops run to meet your development needs as a Board - and help you to be the best Trustees and Board that you can.
Board Development Days
£1,500
WE WILL:
Work with you to design the best possible day to meet your needs
Help you put together any necessary pre-briefing and design you a dynamic and effective agenda
Run a fast-paced, informative and positive day that everyone will enjoy
Board Support and Chair Coaching
£95
per hourchargeable in half-hour increments
Sometimes Boards need independent advice - whether that's during a crisis, or just day-to-day.
We offer ad-hoc guidance as and when you need it so you never feel alone
We also offer Chairs regular and ad hoc coaching sessions to help understand the role and overcome any challenges you might be facing.
"From the very first contact we had, Felicia has been professional, skilled, insightful and warm.
Felicia has a profound understanding of the charity sector. She is aware of the issues, challenges and risks that charities face, but isn't afraid to constructively challenge and also share success stories.
This is the reason that NAPAC continues to utilise Felicia's professional services for strategic development and Board-level work. She adds immense value and we will be working together for a long time. In short, I cannot recommend her highly enough."