Pilot Board Match: Clore Leadership Good Governance Day

Aim of the Clore Leadership day

A one day course for senior managers and trustees to refresh thinking, get up-to-speed on current developments in governance, and consider the steps needed to take to recruit, induct and support new, more diverse trustees.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the day, you will be able to:

• Recognize the value and importance of having a diverse board
• Identify best practice in the recruitment and induction of new trustees
• Assess the performance of your board against current best practice in the recruitment and induction of new trustees, creating an outline plan for priority areas to take action
• Question the challenges that onboarding new trustees may bring and appraise ways in which conflict or difference of opinion may be handled
• Identify sources of further information and support

Indicative outline content:

• The case for board diversity
• Approaches to Board reviews
• Role descriptions & information/ recruitment packs
• Channels for recruitment
• Interviews & checks
• Induction & on boarding
• Efficient, effective & inclusive Board meetings – including working with difference/ diverse points of view, handling difficult conversations
• Participant action planning/ next steps

A member of senior management and a current trustee should attend the day together.

This pilot is running in partnership with Cause4 and Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy. Cause4 is responsible for recruiting a pool of up to 40 aspiring Trustees, with particular emphases on younger people, diversity and digital skills. These potential new Trustees will attend Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy’s ‘Be a Trustee’ training event, also running at the BMI on Thursday 23 January 2020. You will be able to network with the Be a Trustee participants of the training day event during shared lunch space – exact timings tbc.

Clore Leadership – supporting good governance in the cultural sector. For additional resources visit www.culturalgovernancealliance.org