Congratulations to all the winners for the 2018 Good Governance Awards!! A big thanks to everyone who submitted their entries this year, keep up the good work.
For the Annual Report & Financial Statements Awards:
Category 1 Winner – Care Alliance
Category 2 Winner – Aidlink
Category 3 Winner – Camara Education
Category 4 Winner – CMRF Crumlin
Category 5 Winner – Trócaire
For the Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards:
Category 1 Winner – Proudly Made in Africa
Proudly Made in Africa implemented a series of measures to improve its governance: an enhanced accounting system, governance handbook, governance training, establishment of a governance sub-committee to oversee a range of governance reviews and updates, and the redesign of the annual report.
Category 2 Winner – Irish Girl Guides
Irish Girl Guides implemented an updated financial reporting system to produce consolidated accounts for its 570 units across the country.
Category 3 Winner – The Care Trust
The Care Trust designed and developed a new Risk Register Dashboard to enhance the Board’s oversight of the organisation’s risk management.
Category 4 Winner – Extern Ireland
Extern Ireland developed and implemented a new Governance Action Plan to improve its governance.
Category 5 Winner – Central Remedial Clinic
Central Remedial Clinic developed and implemented of a new stakeholder engagement programme ‘Keeping Connected’’.
Charity Trustees’ Week aims to recognise and celebrate the key role which volunteer charity trustees play in the governance and leadership of charities across Ireland. Charity Trustees’ Week is organised by a steering committee which includes Boardmatch Ireland, Charities Institute Ireland, Carmichael, Charities Regulator, Dóchas, Volunteer Ireland and The Wheel.
For Charity Trustees’ Week, Carmichael will be hosting a number of workshops and events:
13th November – Board Roles and Responsibilities workshop
14th November – Introduction to Risk Management Webinar (Closed session.)
14th November – Carmichael Board Chairs’ Network event (Fully booked.)
15th November – The Role of the Company Secretary workshop Fully booked.)
15th November – Good Governance Awards Night (By invitation only.)
The list of events for the week is available to view https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/en/information-for-charities/charity-trustees-week-2018.
The Charities Regulator has published the Charities Governance Code which can be downloaded here. Further information can be found on https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/en/information-for-charities/charities-governance-code.
Our CEO Diarmaid speaks with Dublin City FM about the new Carmichael Brand