West Kent Trustee Network

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The first meeting of this network took place on the 18th November 2009, and Tim Toghill, trustee of Charity Trustee Networks and governance specialist for Citizens Advice Bureau was the speaker.

The meeting was held in a venue provided by the local charity Spadework near Malling.  It was attended by 15 trustees from many third sector organisations.  The group held a workshop on what the perfect board would look like - how to value trustees' skills and experience - and what it feels like to be a trustee.  Motivation was agreed to be a key to trusteeship - why do we do it and what difference can we make. 

The group in West Kent liked the concept of networking and agreed that work should be undertaken to create a group.  Consideration was made of links with local community groups to widen access to the network.  It was suggested that strength could be gained by plugging into other existing networks and sharing their experience of running a regular group. 

Voluntary Action Within Kent has delievered courses for boards of trustees in the past but currently has none for the forseeable future.

For more information please contact Angela Holland, Training Manager,   angela.holland@vawk.org.uk or go to http://www.westkentcvs.org.uk/Training