An online tool, to help new organisations decide which legal model to adopt, has been created by NCVO with support from law firm Bates, Wells and Braithwaite.

Research on the leadership role of chairs of boards or management committees has been published by Charity Trustee Networks and NCVO.

NCVO has launched its new Trustee and Governance Information Centre, with material ranging from the role of the trustee to changing governing documents and the responsibilities of a board.

The Charity Commission has published a guide to help faith-based charities establish strong trustee bodies and good practice has been published by the Charity Commission.

The Charity Commission has published a simplified model constitution for charities below the registration threshold.

The Charity Commission has released a new model Memorandum and Articles of Association (GD1) for charitable companies.

The OTS and the Charity Commission have outlined several changes to the proposed rules for charitable incorporated organisations in their response to a consultation held last year.

A short guide to help VCS organisations “weave sustainable actions” through their governance processes has been produced by Every Action Counts.

A review of charity trusteeship from New Philanthropy Capital questions the strength of trustee boards in the charity sector.

Around 20 per cent of charities are expected to benefit from a reduced regulatory burden brought about by forthcoming changes to financial thresholds.

From the end of March 2009, all organisations wishing to be recognised as charities must explicity demonstrate that their aims are for the public benefit.

Charity Trustee Networks (CTN) has launched trusteefinder, a free online service for posting and researching trusteeship vacancies in the UK.

Trustees should prevent potential board conflicts becoming personal by introducing a code of conduct when things are going well, according to a new guide from Charity Trustee Networks.

An updated guide to the recruitment, appointment and induction of charity trustees has been published by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA).

Guidance for trustees on those issues that must be dealt with on charity boards, rather than delegated to staff, was produced recently by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Seven out of ten respondents say they are aware of the Governance Code for the voluntary and community sector and eight of ten say it’s easy to understand and applicable to their organisation.

The draft rules on the new charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) legal structure have been delayed until after the summer parliamentary recess in early October.

The Charities Act 2006 allows trustees to be paid for providing goods and services to their charity (but not for being a trustee).

Conflicts in your charity – A statement of approach by the Charity Commission gives guidance on when the Commission will or will not get involved in a dispute.

A suite of accredited learning units for charity trustees which connect with the relevant National Occupational Standards has been developed by the Governance and Workforce Hubs.