During the recent Governance Review Roadshow events, we kept record of a ‘parking lot’ of questions and comments made that we were not able to discuss at length. They were noted and we committed to reply with answers following the events, and in this way could be shared for visibility across RDA. A set of these Questions and Answers has now been compiled and can be found here. Some of the highlights in this set are an update on plans for the new ‘My RDA’ website, news about support for Group trustee understanding of charity governance, and information on the role of Regional Chairs.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the roadshow events and sent formal written feedback to the consultation report. This formal consultation closed in November, and results will be shared with the RDA network once it has been analysed.
Governance Roadshow Update
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the governance roadshow, or provided feedback on the consultation document. The feedback window has now closed. It has been really valuable to listen and hear from so many of you, and we want to keep the communication exchange flowing.
Steph Harland, our consultant from the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (CCE), has recorded a short video to capture her reflections on the process so far. You can watch it here.
Further discussions will be taking place with the Regional Chairs and the National Leads about feedback from the Consultation Document in the next couple of months. We will share answers to many of the questions asked during the roadshow events shortly too.
READ THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT
The Consultation Document sets out the topics discussed at the Roadshows so that everyone had a chance to reflect and discuss these topics with fellow RDA volunteers in advance.
The consultation document is available on this link.
FEEDBACK
We would like as many people as possible to read and feedback on the Consultation Document, whether or not they have attended a roadshow event. The feedback form was open between 11th October and 11th November – feedback has now closed.
Further information on the governance roadshow can be found below:
The Roadshow Format
The Roadshows have capacity for 100 attendees at each event. They will be introduced by Barbara Manson, Trustee and Governance Review Steering Committee Chair.
Alongside her will be Steph Harland from CCE (Centre for Charity Effectiveness, City of London University), other RDA National Charity Trustees, and Michael Bishop our CEO. The events will last for two hours. Please do encourage everyone to book in and be part of the conversation – this is their chance to influence how we work together as a National Charity in the future and we are keen to hear everyone’s views.
There are five physical meetings across the UK – one in Northern Ireland, one in Wales, one in Scotland and two in England, and we have tried to balance the locations geographically as best we can. However, we appreciate that it may not be convenient to attend the events in person so we have planned two virtual events during October which can be joined from anywhere in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. We very much hope that everyone across the RDA community can access either a physical or virtual meeting should they so choose.
Framing the Discussion – The Consultation Document
The Consultation Document sets out in some detail the topics for discussion at the Roadshows so that everyone has a chance to reflect and discuss these topics with fellow RDA volunteers in advance. The consultation document is available on this link.
There is, as you would expect, much we could discuss and we have had to prioritise based on the collective feedback. There were also some very useful strategic and operational issues raised which fall outside of this governance review, and our CEO, Michael, will look to address these in his future plans.
Gathering feedback
The topics raised in the consultation document are topics for discussion. CCE will gather the feedback from the Roadshows, together with all feedback given between 11th October to 11th November 2024 through the Consultation Feedback form.
We would like as many people as possible to read and feedback on the Consultation Document, whether or not they have attended a roadshow event. The feedback form is now open and you can leave your feedback via this link.
After the feedback closes on 11th November our consultants CCE will collate all the information gathered. This will then be considered and we shall let you know how the discussions and feedback have informed any decisions about the future of how we work together.
In the meantime, if you have any queries please contact our email address governance@rda.org.uk
Thank you very much for all your support in this process and we hope this lays the foundation for a more consultative and collaborative approach to make sure our charity is in the best possible shape to support our member groups.
