1. Joint Trustee Network Meeting Tuesday 17 th November 2015 Clive Curtis – Glamorgan Voluntary Services David Poole – Cardiff Third Sector Council

2. Agenda 09:45 – 10:00 – Registration ( Refreshments available) 10:00 – 10:15 – Introduction to the new joint network (Clive Curtis, GVS and David Poole, C3SC) 10:15 – 11:15 – New Charity Commission Guidance on Due Diligence (Lin Ashby, Charity Commission) 11:15 – 11:30 - Refreshments 11:30 – 12:00 – Consultation on future needs of trustees in Cardiff and the Vale (Clive Curtis, GVS and David Poole, C3SC) 12:00 – 12:30 – Role of the Volunteer Bureau – current national developments in volunteering (Paul Warren, GVS) 12:30 – 13:00 – Funding Advice Surgery (Alison Pritchard, Third Sector Officer, C3SC) 13:00 – 13:30 – Lunch

3. C3SC and GVS Trustee Network: A Terms of Reference? To be an effective forum that discusses, analyses and progresses the key issues raised by members in order to enhance local policy-making regarding this topic To consider guidance, reports and other data from a variety of sources, in order to create a robust evidence-base for influencing local policy-making To influence key non-network organisations, groups, boards and projects with insightful information which makes a meaningful contribution to furthering policy development in this topic To commission research from a range of providers, the outcomes of which usefully contribute to developing organisational responses to this policy topic To consider the implications of the issues raised by members for third sector organisations and refer these into Cardiff Third Sector Council and Glamorgan Voluntary Services for action where appropriate To recruit members to the network so this represents a broad cross-section of organisations in the City in order to reflect its diversity

4. Good Governance: WCVA Effectiveness Principles Understanding role of a trustee and the board Ensuring delivery of organisational purpose Working effectively as individuals and as a team Exercising effective control Behaving with integrity Being open and accountable

5. Useful Documents http://www.wcva.org.uk/media/301465/wcva_g ood_governance_guide_e.pdf https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-trustee- whats-involved http://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/tag/governance/