Like the Kids Company board,I was at BeatBullying when it closed final year. Both episodes can teach us approximately the role of trustees in the charity sectorThe news that Kids Company has closed down is a crushing blow to everyone involved. Regardless of the debate surrounding the effectiveness of its work and management control, its clients no longer have the services they did, or its staff,volunteers and trustees have been left with no idea of what the future holds. final year, as a trustee for anti-bullying charity BeatBullying, or I found myself in a similar position: we made the difficult decision to enter the organisation into a creditors’ voluntary liquidation. The charity closed down. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com