This page is dedicated to the trustees, management commitees members and directors of voluntary and community groups throughout North Tyneside.

• Information Sheets

We have a number of useful information sheets around trusteeship and the roles of a commitee - view and download them here.

• Advice and Support

Our Development Team can offer advice and support on trustee matters. Contact the team today with your query.

• Resources

There are lots of resources available to trustees and committee members:

• The Essential Trustee: What you need to know (Charity Commission pdf)
• Finding New Trustees: What charities need to know (Charity Commission pdf)
• Making Diversity Count in the Board (Acevo pdf)
• Trustee Support from NCVO
• The Big Board Talk - 15 questions trustees need to ask (pdf)
• Sustainable Funding: A Guide for Trustees: NCVO guide to help trustees ensure their charity has a financially sustainable future.  
• Charity Commission - The Hallmarks of an effective Charity
• Good Governance: a Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector ('the Code') has been written by the sector, for the sector. It is a practical and easy-to-use guide to help charities develop good practice. The Charity Commission supports the Code and encourages all charities - from large to small - to use it.
• Tending Your Board (PDF) A seasonal guide to improving the way your board works.
  
  Websites

• NCVO Governance and Leadership Centre
• NCVO Trustee Bank
• NAVCA Chair and Trustee Support
• Civil Society - Governance
• Charity Trustee Network
• Governance Works - podcast
• Dorothy Dalton Governance
  

Case Study

Read what Pat Crowe, Trustee of the Rising Sun Farm, says about being a board member here.