The challenge of governance

The roundtable was attended by charity organisations' chair of audit committee (or equivalent), as well as our own audit and assurance experts in the not-for-profit sector.  The conversation was held under Chatham House Rules, and we've collated a report summarising the responses to our key questions:

• What does "effective governance" mean, and where do organisation focus their efforts to achieve that?
• How important is it to have diversity of lived experience on a board versus variety of skill?
• What does the "ideal board" look like, and where are the challenges in building that board?
• What currently works well in the traditional governance structure, and what needs to change in the sector in the future?

You can find out more about the general response to these topics and the common themes arising by reading our report on the roundtable.

Download the report

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For more insight and guidance, get in touch with our team: Sophie Hamlet, Stephen Dean, Paul Rao and Harriet Raine.