Evaluating Performance and Improving Effectiveness
Trustee Standards
‘How do we know if we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing?’
There are many systems available to measure the effectiveness of organisations and it is beyond the scope of this roadmap to give a comprehensive list. However, we’ve included a couple as a starting point.
Trustee Standards (NOS – National Occupational Standards)
http://www.governancehub.org.uk/trustee_standards.html
A quality standard for individual trustees based upon the concept of National Occupational Standards which define good practice in the way people carry out tasks. It focuses on what needs to be done rather than how you do it and is intended to complement the Code of Good Governance for boards.
‘The Trustee Standards are the terms used to describe the National occupational Standards for Trustees and Management Committee members
- What are National Occupational Standards (NOS)?
- NOS for Trustees and Management Committee Members
- How to use the Standards with trustees and management committees
- prepare role descriptions
- plan recruitment of new trustees
- plan induction for new trustees
- design training for trustees
- identify board or trustee learning needs
- review trustees' performance
- demonstrate the standards your organisation meets
- The four units of the Standards
- Unit 1: Safeguard and promote the values and mission of the organisation
- Unit 2: Determine the strategy and structure of the organisation
- Unit 3: Ensure the organisation operates in an effective, responsible and accountable manner
- Unit 4: Ensure the effective functioning of the Board
- Help with using the Standards
- A toolkit is available for purchase or free download
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Work is underway to ensure the transition of Governance Hub resources to NCVO's Governance and Leadership 'askNCVO' pages, which can be found at www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/
In the meantime, If you find you are unable to download a particular publication from the Governance Hub site, you can email governance.temp@ncvo-vol.org.uk and they will send you the document in PDF form
