Resources: Digital governance

As charities accelerate digital change boards have an important role to play.

From making the right decisions about technology and planning for a more digital future, trustees have to get to grips with digital as never before.

Surprisingly, whilst digital is now a governance issue, there is little out there to support boards. Hence why we’ve developed the resources below. They’re designed to help trustees make informed decisions about digital, assess risk and to plan strategically for the opportunities that digital brings.

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COVID-19 digital checklist for trustees and leaders

This resource from The Charity Digital Code of Practice and The Catalyst will help your board make the right decisions about digital, and assess progress during the crisis.

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Leadership resources in The Charity Digital Code of Practice

Find out what good digital governance looks like for charity senior management teams and boards.

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Do I need a Digital Trustee?

Our guide created with Reach Volunteering, SCVO and CAST will help you recruit a trustee, shape the role to suit your charity’s needs and create accountability for the right candidate.

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What COVID-19’s digital revolution means for charity governance

Digital change is disrupting boards, for the better. Find out more.

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Making digital work

Back in 2016 we worked with the Charity Commission and Grant Thornton to create a resource to help trustees ask the right questions about digital. It’s a good starting point for boards who are new to digital.

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Blog posts about digital governance

Topical insights and reflections from the Zoe Amar Digital team

5 ways to make your board more inclusive

23 Nov 2021

When Azeem Rafiq gave testimony last week to a DCMS select committee about the appalling racism he suffered at Yorkshire County Cricket Club it brought the conversation about inclusion further out into the open. There was a failure of leadership at the club and...

Trustee diversity and environmental sustainability: why digital is fundamental to both

12 Nov 2021

After Trustees’ Week and with COP26 drawing to a close, we spoke to Kate Roberts, trustee of PeaceJam UK and Ambassador for the Young Trustees Movement, about trustee diversity on boards and her work on environmental sustainability.

How Children’s University reached 23,000 young people on their digital platform

30 Sep 2021

We were delighted to speak to Helen O’Donnell, CEO of Children’s University. Helen tells us how the learning habits of 23k children signed up to their digital platform show us that extracurricular learning is vital to the education and wellbeing of young people.

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