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Jargon buster

The language of governance will change depending on the structure and status of your organisation.,Conflict of Interest: When an individual member of the governing body’s interests ‘clash’, In particular,when a personal or professional interest may get in the way of making a decision in the best interest,Read our blog on how your charity can avoid conflicts of interest.,Connected Person: as defined within the Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, a connected

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/jargon-buster

Keeping your charity out of the news

OPINION 27 January 2015 Guest post

Management

Tracey Bird explains how charity trustees can avoid their organisations hitting the headlines for all

https://tfn.scot/opinion/keeping-your-charity-out-of-the-news

Board Behaviour - #TrusteesWeek

Tracey Bird

13 November 2018

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Support & learning

I recognise that sometimes you just can’t avoid differences of opinion, or even conflicts of interest,So it’s important not to panic if your board is faced with a conflict of interest.,All charity trustees have a legal duty to act in their organisation’s best interests when making decisions,withdrew, and how you and the other trustees made the decision in your organisation’s best interests,Which rather neatly, is the subject of tomorrow’s blog.

https://scvo.scot/p/27676/2018/11/13/board-behaviour-trusteesweek

How to avoid the naughty step! #TrusteesWeek

Tracey Bird

4 November 2015

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Support & learning

As our #trusteesweek blogs continue, the focus is on having a clear understanding of what's expected

https://scvo.scot/p/10521/2015/11/04/how-to-avoid-the-naughty-step