Presented at NCVO's 2015 Evolve Conference by: - Emma Herbert, Senior Governance Consultant, NCVO - Anne Moynihan, Senior Governance Consultant, NCVO How you can improve the governance of your organisation and ensure that it works effectively towards achieving its mission.

1. SPEAKERS:
EMMA HERBERT, SENIOR CONSULTANT, NCVO
ANNE MOYNIHAN, SENIOR CONSULTANT, NCVO
P9: EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE USING
THE GOVERNANCE WHEEL

2.  An overview of the Code of Good Governance and what good
governance looks like
 An introduction to NCVO’s Governance Wheel
 An opportunity to use the Wheel to start to review your
organisation’s governance
 An opportunity to start thinking about how to create an action
plan for improvement
 Signposting to support
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PURPOSE OF THE SESSION

3. Who has reviewed their organisation’s governance?
Who has heard of the Code of Good Governance?
Has anyone heard of the Governance Wheel?
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4. Best practice is that a charity periodically reviews it governance. This
can include a review of:
• Systems and processes
• Performance of trustees and the board
• Delegated authority
• Risks
• Outcomes and impact
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REVIEWING YOUR GOVERNANCE: WHAT?

5. • To make sure nothing is lost
• To keep the board and charity on track
• To improve the performance of the board and the charity
• To ensure you are working effectively towards achieving your
charitable objects
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REVIEWING YOUR GOVERNANCE: WHY?

6. • The Code is a statement of best practice in the governance of
voluntary and community organisations
• Drafted by the sector, for the sector
• Six key principles against which an organisation can review its
governance
• The Governance Wheel is a tool, based on the Code, which is
designed to assist boards with the review process
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CODE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE
GOVERNANCE WHEEL

7. Level one if the main text level
Level two is used for subtitles
• Level three is the first level of bullets
• Level four is the second level of bullets
• Level five is the third level of the bullets
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8. • Discussion and diagnostic tool
• Takes each of the six Code principles in turn
• Indicates the questions a board must ask itself in relation to each
• Board makes an assessment based on the description of the journey
of change (full board consensus)
• From this strengths and areas for improvement can be identified
and an action plan for improvement devised
• Assessment should be repeated periodically and results compared –
why do they differ?
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GOVERNANCE WHEEL: HOW IT WORKS

9. Use the Governance Wheel to begin to review your organisation’s
governance and ask the right questions:
• Agree on confidentiality – it’s important to be as truthful as
possible
• Spend a couple of minutes introducing your Board/Governance
arrangements to your partner
• Work through one or more of the principles and mark where each
of you think your Board is on the journey of change
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EXERCISE: DISCUSSION AND ASSESSMENT

10. Use the Governance Wheel to start to devise an action plan for
improvement
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EXERCISE: ACTION PLANNING

11. • NCVO www.ncvo.org.uk
• NCVO consultancy
www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/consultancy
• Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector
www.governancecode.org – website includes a number of other
tools and resources to assist an organisation with the review
process
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SUPPORT AVAILABLE

12. Emma Herbert
Emma.herbert@ncvo.org.uk
Anne Moynihan
Anne.Moynihan@ncvo.org.uk
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