The Action Planning Governance team can help you ensure your organisation is being run in accordance with the Charity Governance Code and everybody is pulling together.
Send an enquiry to arrange an initial, no obligation chat about your governance need.
Our governance experts can carry out an objective assessment of all aspects of your governance to help you identify areas of divergence or friction and offer recommendations for positive development.
Alongside traditional methodologies, such as one-to-one interviews and facilitation of interactive training sessions with Board members, we also offer an online questionnaire, in partnership with Digi-BoardTM, which provides a quick and cost-effective way to gain a common understanding of your governance strengths and weaknesses. Data from the questionnaire is mapped against the Charity Governance Code and presented in a clear and concise format, which we can then help you to analyse and channel into prioritised actions.
Trustee training and development are crucial for your organisation to run at maximum efficiency, and yet we recognise that because of tight resources and limited time, cost-effective and efficient training delivery is essential. Our approach is, therefore, tailored to meet the very specific needs of each client.
Our expert governance consultants and trainers understand the different characteristics, challenges and opportunities that make every Board a unique entity. They can work with you to provide bespoke training and development for trustees, designed to develop a mindful, skilled and responsive Board that acts as a critical friend, while empowering staff to succeed.
The all-important relationship between senior management and the Board can benefit hugely from an awayday, planned and run by an objective third party like Action Planning. We specialise in putting together stimulating, task-based awaydays that address your organisation’s specific challenges and yield workable outcomes. By using our expert facilitators, you can focus on participating fully during the day.
By taking teams out of the normal working environment and freeing them from day-to-day responsibilities, we encourage greater creativity and interaction, sharing of ideas and knowledge, strengthening of relationships and motivation around the cause. Our awaydays are particularly effective for building unity within leadership teams and strengthening the relationship between Chair and CEO.
Threats to your organisation such as reputational damage, loss of income and adverse regulatory changes can all be mitigated by having a sound risk management policy in place. For larger charities this is obligatory but we strongly recommend it for every not-for-profit.
We can draw on our years of experience in the sector to help you identify and assess all the potential risks and put together a clear risk management policy, agreed by your Board and senior management. We can also help with the process of periodic monitoring and reviewing, as well as compiling risk reports.
If a crisis arises within your organisation, it’s time to act fast. The crisis itself may come out of the blue but that doesn’t mean to say you can’t be prepared. You may not know what’s coming round the corner but you can have a response plan ready, including data and financial security measure, legal advice and PR.
We have crisis management experts who can sit down with you and identify all the things that could have a negative impact on your charity, operationally, financially and reputationally, and put together a plan of action for any eventuality.
When you’re setting up a new charity, or making a step change in your structure and scope, poring over the Charity Governance Code to see how you need to comply is probably the last thing you have time for. Wouldn’t it be great if someone who knew all that could just come and tell you what you need to do?
That’s exactly what our Governance 1.01 service offers: experienced charity leaders who can save you all that reading and advise you on how to structure your organisation to comply with the regulations and deliver the best results for your beneficiaries.
Recent Governance work completed
Felicia Willow
Felicia Willow
Laura Treneer
Laura Treneer
David Bull
David Bull
David Saint
David Saint
Eleanor Mitchell
Eleanor Mitchell
Andrew Rainsford
Andrew Rainsford
Isabel Merrifield
Isabel Merrifield
Anja Batista Sonksen
Anja Batista Sonksen
Ruth Dwight
Ruth Dwight
Vanessa Swann
Vanessa Swann
Victoria Fafalios
Victoria Fafalios
David Burland
David Burland
Andrew Jermey-Boys
Andrew Jermey-Boys
Karon Phillips
Karon Phillips
Karen Morton
Karen Morton
D’Arcy Myers
D’Arcy Myers
David Kirby
David Kirby
Andy Strajnic
Andy Strajnic
Shalini Jain
Shalini Jain
Simon Claridge
Simon Claridge
Joy Gascoigne
Joy Gascoigne
Athina Fokidou
Athina Fokidou
Terry Ndee
Terry Ndee
Clare Bamberger
Clare Bamberger
David Wm Reynolds
David Wm Reynolds
Ruth Mulryne
Ruth Mulryne
Angela Painter
Angela Painter
Stephen Dengate
Stephen Dengate
Nicola Scott
Nicola Scott
Nick Wilkie
Nick Wilkie
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