Principle 2

• Principle 1
  • Ensuring organisational purposes and rules set out in the governing document remain relevant and valid
  • Setting up and upholding the vision, values and reputation of the organisation
    • Establishing and protecting the vision, mission and values
    • What is your vision?
    • What is your mission?
    • What are your values?
  • Understanding and fulfilling its legal duties
  • Ensuring the stewardship of assets
  • Ensuring appropriate organisational structures are in place
  • Understanding the organisation’s operating environment
  • Developing and agreeing a long-term strategy
  • Reviewing and overseeing the work of the organisation in the interests of its beneficiaries and/or members
• Principle 2
  • Structuring meetings effectively including preparation, frequency, recording and communication
  • Ensuring that all board members, including office bearers, understand and fulfill their respective roles
  • Providing all board members with opportunities for training and development according to their needs
    • Develop induction for all committee members
    • Develop mechanisms for support
    • Identify training needs
    • How will training/development/support needs be addressed
    • Monitor, evaluate and review
  • Periodically reviewing their individual contribution and performance as a team
  • Finding, recruiting and retiring board members to meet the organisation’s changing needs in line with the governing document, taking into account skills, experience and diversity
    • Informal indication of interest
    • Nomination by current committee members
    • Publicise widely and seek submissions of CVs
    • Publicise widely and use an application form
  • Providing suitable induction for new board members
  • Accessing external advice when necessary
  • Developing and maintaining a positive working relationship within the board and with volunteers and staff
  • Ensuring that all members are able to participate fully at meetings and carry out their challenge function in an open and constructive way
• Principle 3
  • Developing and monitoring organisational plans and budgets
  • Evaluating results and assessing impact
  • Ensuring proper arrangements/agreements are in place for partnership working and service delivery
  • Understanding and complying with all legal, contractual and regulatory requirements that apply to it
  • Implementing appropriate up to date internal financial and management controls
  • Regularly identifying and reviewing the major risks to which the organisation is exposed including systems to manage those risks
  • Ensuring that delegation to committees, staff and volunteers (as applicable) works effectively and the use of delegated authority is properly documented and supervised
  • Ensuring proper arrangements for the recruitment, remuneration, supervision, support and appraisal of all staff including the most senior member of staff
  • Making proper arrangements for managing and supporting volunteers
• Principle 4
  • Act according to high ethical standards
  • Identify, understand and manage conflicts of interest and loyalty both within the board and across the organisation
  • Maintain independence of decision making
  • Adopt a suitable code of conduct
  • Have a clear and effective approach to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and good relations within the board and throughout the organisation
  • Encourage inclusive and accessible participation of beneficiaries and members
  • Understand and comply with its safeguarding responsibilities
  • Develop and provide a safe and respectful culture for all
• Principle 5
  • Ensure open and effective communication and engagement with beneficiaries, members and stakeholders about the organisation and its work
  • Consider organisational responsibilities to the wider community, society and the environment
    • Green your services and products
    • Energy efficiency
    • Clean energy
    • Encourage clean transportation
    • Staff engagement and training
    • Go paperless
    • Recycle
    • Buy green supplies
    • Measure impact
    • Volunteer and partner
    • Create incentives
  • Put in place arrangements to deal with complaints constructively, impartially and efficiently
  • Ensure proper arrangements for the management of membership as set out in the governing document
  • Demonstrate public benefit/impact in line with its organisational purposes