ICSA helps charity professionals and people working in the not-for-profit sector to achieve the highest standards of governance and administration. We support people at all levels, from administrative assistants to trust secretaries, with respected qualifications, publications, training, conferences, software and, of course, membership. We also provide bespoke training, board evaluation and board development services, so if you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for, please ask.
Charity
Governance
Qualifications
Chartered Secretaries Qualifying Scheme
Classroom-based training course
Understanding the Impact of Financial Decisions
Online training course
Automatic Enrolment: A Guide for Professionals
ICSA Guidance Notes
Governance and Management - An Overview for Charities
Governing Documents for Charities
Charity Mergers - Stakeholder Consideration
Model Declaration of Interests Form
Model Conflicts of Interest Policy-?
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Software
Secretarial and Management
Qualifications
Chartered Secretaries Qualifying Scheme
Classroom-based training courses
The Role of the Charity Secretary
Understanding the Impact of Financial Decisions
Books
ICSA’s Charities Handbook, 3rd edition
The ICSA Corporate Social Responsibility Handbook, 3rd Edition
Guidance Notes
Change of Director: Model Checklist for Charity Secretaries
Change of Member: A Model Checklist for Charity Secretaries in Companies Limited by Guarantee
Charity Mergers - A Feasibility Study Charity Mergers - Communications Strategy
Charity Mergers - Due Diligence
Software
Boards
Publications
The ICSA Charity Trustee's Guide ’ 3rd Edition
The ICSA Directors’ Guide, 5th Edition
Guidance
Specimen Induction Pack for Charity
Trustees Specimen Skills Register for Charity Trustees
Role and Duties of Charity Trustees
Model Letter for Trustee of an Unincorporated Charity
Model Role Description for Chair of the Board of Charity Trustees
Software
Board services
Policy & research
We engage with the Government and regulators through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Charity Commission, amongst others, as well as with industry bodies to ensure that the interests of our members and the organisations for which they work are borne in mind when legislation and regulation is being designed. We also work to raise the profile of the role of the Chartered Secretary and other governance professionals. Find out more...
