Board Secretary's Handbook, The (1st Edition)

The role of board secretary in the voluntary sector is often one which is additional to other responsibilities — you may have inherited it as part of your current responsibilities or subsequently had it tacked  on to your main role. Either way it can be an area which is vitally important but can be a minefield for the uninitiated and where expert guidance is essential.

This handbook tells you what a board secretary is and why you need one. It explains the roles, duties and responsibilities depending on your type of organisation and how an effective board and robust governance depends on having a top board secretary.

• It tell you everything you need to know about:
• how your organisation is set up and structured
• how to constitute board meetings
• how to make resolutions and decisions
• how to record such decisions all in accordance with the law and best practice

‘A practical, reliable and engaging guide for everyone in the role of secretary to boards of charities or voluntary sector bodies. Read this book and you, like its author, may fall in love with this great role and these wonderful organisations!’

Cecile Gillard, Legal Manager, Charities, Burton Sweet and Company Secretarial Manager, Bates Wells Braithwaite