The Digitally Informed Trustee with Guest Host, Mark Wood, Chair of Trustees at Barnardo's

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Trustees are the backbone of every charity

 

Trustees play a vital role in providing strategic leadership, financial oversight, risk management, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance. Yet many trustees feel underprepared, especially when it comes to digital tools and technology, from managing cybersecurity risks to interpreting data dashboards or understanding AI-driven systems.

 

Lead your charity with assurance and foresight

 

This series is designed to equip trustees with the confidence and competence to navigate the digital tools and technologies essential for modern governance. Through interactive sessions led by expert facilitators, respected organisations, and thought leaders, you’ll gain the skills, insights, and support needed to be an effective, ethical, and digitally-savvy trustee.  

 

This first event in our series is designed to equip trustees with the confidence and competence to navigate the digital tools and technologies essential for modern governance. Hosted by Mark Wood, Chair of Trustees at Barnardo’s.  

 

Mark, who is also Chair of Goodstack, an emerging tech platform that helps businesses to integrate social good into everyday operations, brings a wealth of experience and expertise relevant to the complex, rapidly changing digital environment charities must operate in today.  

 

 

Agenda 

 

Ross McCulloch, Founder - Third Sector Lab 

Why digital belongs on the board agenda: Moving beyond IT to see digital as a core strategic pillar

 

You can view the presentation here. 

 

 

Jahana Khan Customer Success Team Manager ExpenseIn 

Digital Confidence for Trustees: How to Strengthen Financial Oversight in Charities

 

In this session we will be looking at ways trustees can strengthen financial oversight in charities, exploring some of the real challenges hitting the sector and how to overcome them by rebuilding financial confidence.

 

You can view the presentation here.

 

 

Ben Wilson, Assistant Director, External Relations - Charity Commission for England and Wales will explore what do trustees need to consider when reviewing and assuring their charity’s plans for digital innovation? And what resources does the regulator offer to help guide their approach? 

 

What do trustees need to consider when reviewing and assuring their charity’s plans for digital innovation? And what resources does the regulator offer to help guide their approach? Ben will explore the main questions trustees should be considering when reviewing their charity’s plans for using social media, artificial intelligence and other technologies.

 

You can view the presentation here.

 

 

 

This webinar is sponsored by Burgess Hodgson.      

 

Burgess Hodgson are Accountancy, tax and business experts who believe real value is about more than money.  Ever since they were formed back in 1938, they have worked hard to establish deep-rooted and enduring connections across their local community.  Burgess Hodgson have a longstanding commitment to support local charities. The Burgess Hodgson Foundation raises over £10,000 every year to help fund a range of community projects. You can view their website here.

 

 

 

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