Briefing For Charities & Social Enterprises | 12 December

Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector

Charity Commission

Commission CEO Helen Stephenson has published a blog post following Trustees' Week, Opening the doors to charity trusteeship. She emphasises that trusteeship is open to everyone and that people of all ages can contribute valuably to charity governance.

Charity investment

Bates Wells is proud to be part of the Charity Investment Governance Principles project announced last week, which will explore best practice in decision-making around charity investments. Charity Finance Group will host the project and the project's steering group also includes representatives from the Association of Charitable Foundations; National Council for Voluntary Organisations; Wales Council for Voluntary Action; and the Secretariat of the Charities Responsible Investment Network. Charity trustees and leaders, and those organisations with an interest in investment governance, are invited to register