Accessibility Features
Accessibility | Skip to Start of Article | Skip to Search | Skip to Navigation Menu | Skip to Themes | Skip to Regions | Skip to Members Sign InAccessibility Features
Accessibility | Skip to Start of Article | Skip to Search | Skip to Navigation Menu | Skip to Themes | Skip to Regions | Skip to Members Sign In
Listed below are a range of recommended sources of further information and advice regarding the role of Management Committees. Remember! The legal framework regarding voluntary and community organisations based in Northern Ireland is different from other parts of the UK. However, good practice principles and advice will be relevant to all groups.
Local support
Search the Signposting Directory for a fuller list of organisations in Northern Ireland who support and advise regarding the role of Management Committees.
Professional organisation for chief executives in the voluntary and community sector. Provides good practice guidance relevant for Management Committees. Download The Code of Good Governance for the VCS and order other publications regarding relationships between the Management Committee and the Chief Executive.
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Provides guidance for charities and a range of downloadable publications. Provides legal guidance for England and Wales. Good practice principles also apply to Northern Ireland. Look in particular at their section on how to be an effective trustee.
A support network for management committee members of charitable organisations.
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Provides downloadable publications of relevance to companies e.g. director/secretary responsibilities.
Institute for Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
Although more for the corporate sector, a few useful downloadable resource sheets under its products/services section and best practice guides.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Provides guidance on a range of topics relevant to management committees under topic of trustees and governance.
Provides downloadable resources in its publications section and provides direct support through its Charity Advice Service.
A range of information and downloadable resources including governance and organisational management.
Provides information, advice and training to voluntary management committees, including through the DIY Committee Guide. Resources include: the Signposting Directory (a self search guide to organisations that support voluntary management committees), the Voluntary Management Committees’ Volunteer Guide (available to order at £25); Committee Matters research on management committees.
Footer
NICVA | 61 Duncairn Gardens | Belfast | BT15 2GB
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action is registered as a company limited by guarantee in Northern Ireland (No 1792) and is registered as a charity for tax purposes with the Inland Revenue