The duties of a secretary to a trustee board may vary depending on whether you are a trustee, staff member or volunteer

This fully funded lunchtime session looks at some of the roles that you might be undertaking to ensure the smooth running of the Board, giving you lots of practical tips.

This course is for those in a secretary role or looking to become one. It is also for trustees wanting more of an insight into the role of a secretary.

  • Get to know some of the roles that you might be undertaking to ensure the smooth running of the Board.

  • Learn which information is needed to send to the Charity Commission and Companies House

Learning outcomes

By the end of the this course you will be able to:

  • Monitor attendance effectively.

  • Confidently know which information you will need to send to the Charity Commission and Companies House.

  • Set purposeful agendas and take good minutes.

About the trainer

Robin Hodgkinson

Robin has worked in the voluntary sector for over 25 years organising and running training and consultancy programmes, covering VCS organisational and personnel management, personal skills, volunteer management and trustee board training. Robin has authored the national TrustElearning programme, which for many years was endorsed by the Charity Commission, as well as authoring a variety of online practical toolkits in subjects ranging from volunteer management to writing good funding applications. Robin has undertaken over 50 Trusted Charity Mark assessments ranging from very large to very small organisations.