- By Richard Gott - Membership Sector Influencer & Thought Leader Since Royal Charters were first granted in 1231 over 1,000 have been granted, which include professional bodies, universities, schools, charities and theatres. There are approximately 400 active Chartered bodies and this year The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects and the Academy of Medical [...]
Guest Blogger: Susie Kay (The Professionalism Group & MemberWise Ambassador (Governance) Another important deadline is imminent. Changes to the law on trustee automatic disqualifications will come into force on 1st August 2018. Charities have less than two weeks until the disqualification provision of The Charities (Protection and Social Investments) Act 2016 takes effect. Since the [...]
By Susie Kay MemberWise Ambassador (Governance) The Professionalism Group Working with several new clients over the last couple of months has reminded me of an issue I tend to go on about at length. How long will an organisation put up with its known internal difficulties before it comes to the conclusion that it [...]
By Susie Kay MemberWise Ambassador (Governance) The Professionalism Group With only a few weeks to go before this year’s Membership Excellence 2018 conference (http://membershipexcellence.com), this is probably the best time to talk about the value of networking. But what is that value and where is its relevance to the issues surrounding governance for membership [...]
Author: Susie Kay Organisation: The Professionalism Group Role: Governance Ambassador As a member of the Institute of Directors, it has been painful to watch the unfolding story of their governance problems being played out in public over the past week. The daily revelations of claim and counter-claim, suspensions and resignations, demonstrate once again [...]
Author: Susie Kay, MD of The Professionalism Group and a MemberWise Ambassador. Choosing a consultant from the sector makes a lot of sense. In a recent article The Guardian printed a lurid piece in their Voluntary Sector Network, as part of their ‘Confessions of a charity professional’ series, supposedly written by an individual who told [...]
Current ‘odds’ are in favour of Scotland staying as a part of the UK following the Scottish Referendum on 18 September, but what if it swings the other way? The government has been criticised for ‘sleep-walking’ over recent months, however is your association or membership organisation also having a bit of a snooze? Health Warning [...]
