Training
I train trustees, trustee boards, chairs of trustees, chief executives and others interested in governance.
I offer a range of governance support for charities including:
Governance Reviews
In-depth anlysis. All reviews are tailored to the needs of your charity.
Governance Health Checks
Giving an overview of your current governenace procedures and processes
Independent chair of a governance review committee
Ensure objectivity by having an external independent chair.
Board effectiveness reviews
Questionnairs, interviews, feedback, reports and recommendations
Independent member of appointments panel
an independent, objective, dispassionate person to assist when appointing a new chief executive
Appraising chief executives
Helping boards to appraise their chief executive
Help with documentation
Writing of specifically tailored governance documents
Listening ear
One-to-one confidential support and advice for chairs of trustees and chief executives on governance matters.
A little bit about Dorothy Dalton
governance specialist, adviser, writer and editor
Biography
Dorothy Dalton is a leading expert on governance who has written several books on the subject. She was editor of Governance: essential information for effective trustees from July 2005 to January 2016.
She is currently Chair of Trustees of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity and former Chair of Governors of the Petchey Academy. She has been a trustee of many charities including Marie Curie. From 2000 to 2003 she was a non-executive director of the Inland Revenue. She has been a Headteacher and charity CEO.
Dorothy was awarded the Leonard Cheshire Lifetime Achievement Award for enabling disabled people. She was nominated for the 1995 UK Woman of Europe Award for her work in the Voluntary Sector and she is an Honorary Life Member of ACEVO.
Publications
- Financial Governance: a gentle guide for the non-financial charity trustee
- Good Governance: a practical guide for trustees, chairs and CEOs
- Recruiting a New Chief Executive: a guide for chairs and trustees
- The Board’s Responsibility for Appraising the Chief Executive
- Good Governance: The Chair’s Role
- Good Governance: The Chief Executive’s Role