By making senior management trustees,we will end up with a stronger and better governed voluntary sectorMost charity trustees are unpaid volunteers, but in many other organisations – such as academies, and housing associations and commercial companies – there is is at least one member of paid staff on the board. In many larger commercial companies the board is normally a balance of executive directors (senior management staff) and non-executive directors. The non-executive directors are seen to be independent and impartial and play a critical role – just as charity trustees accomplish – in holding the executives to account. They take a lead in challenging the robustness of the organisation’s strategy and build certain it is on track to succeed. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com