Our Governance and Charity Advice Service offers information and practical help about good governance for charities on a wide range of topics listed below. You can find out more about governance issues on our Governance and Charity Advice webpage or view our Governance Advice Notes for further support.
Code of Good Governance launched in Trustees' Week
5 November, 2021Last updated2 August, 2024The revised Code of Good Governance for the voluntary and community sector in NI was officially launched at a special seminar as part of Trustees’ Week. If you missed this event, you can watch it now at the link below.Special rules for holding company AGMs online have ended
20 April, 2021Last updated2 August, 2024Companies must now follow their Articles of Association in relation to the holding of general meetings.Trustees' Week 2020 was a hit with Trustees
6 November, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024Trustees’ Week is a time to celebrate and recognise the great work done by thousands of trustees. This year Trustees got the opportunity to brush up on their governance knowledge at our series of webinars for Trustees.Trustee annual reporting webinar recording
6 November, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024If you missed our webinar on Trustee annual reporting for Trustees' Week you can watch it now at the link below.The Code of Good Governance in a virtual world webinar recording
6 November, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024If you missed the Developing Governance Group's webinar for Trustees' Week on the Code of Good Governance in a virtual world, you can watch it now below.What does being a charity trustee mean? webinar recording
5 November, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024Sarah Finnegan, Head of Compliance and Enquiries at the Charity Commission for NI, kicked off Trustees’ Week with a webinar on What does being a charity trustee mean?Great boards, Great Board members - Trustees' week
5 November, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024As part of Trustees' week 2020 we held a webinar on what makes and great board and becoming a great board member in partnership with BITC. It is part of a series of Skills Match webinars.Annual general meetings
2 October, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024Organisations that are due to hold an AGM in the autumn will be glad to hear that new temporary rules have come into force which allow companies, registered societies and credit unions to hold general meetings online.The Accelerator Programme with CFNI and NICVA
2 September, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024Between September 2020 and May 2021, NICVA worked with The Community Foundation for NI and Department for Communities to deliver the Accelerator Programme.Risk management guidance to help you move forward
17 July, 2020Last updated2 August, 2024Many boards will be faced with making difficult decisions in the near future so it is imperative that they are getting the right information to help achieve the best outcomes for their organisations.