For the culmination of Charity Trustees Week (Nov 16-20) there will be an online coffee morning held on Friday Nov 20. Reviewing the week as a whole, it will be an opportunity to discuss and celebrate the achievements of all those who entered the Good Governance Awards.
Initially, Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí, CEO, Carmichael, will look at the aforementioned Good Governance Awards, talking about some of the entrants and what made the winners of the stand out. Meanwhile, Liz Hughes, CEO, Charity Institute Ireland (CII), who was also a judge for the Governance Initiative section, will discuss some of the organisations that made their governance mark in 2020.
Working with the Charity Institute of Ireland is always a pleasure for Carmichael, and we would be delighted of you could join us for this online networking event as Charity Trustees Week draws to a close. All you need to do is register is visit the following link.
Carmichael and The Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA) are co-hosting a free online webinar “The Virtuous Circle of Good Charity Governance” on Wed 18th of Nov at 12pm.
Working with the ICSA, Carmichael are delighted to host the online talk later this month. The webinar will delve into a range of topics charity governance topics, including how to deliver positive change, demonstrating sound management, improve public trust and confidence, welcome accountability and generate sustainable support for your charity.
Good charity governance is at the core of the work at Carmichael, and such a talk with industry experts at the ICSA will greatly increase the knowledge required to run your organisation in a positive and transparent manner.
The speakers for the talk will include Louise Thompson, Jillian Van Turnhout and Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí. To register simply visit this link.
The Irish Region of The Chartered Governance Institute provides ‘thought leadership and international recognised qualifications for everybody working in governance’. For more information on the ICSA you can check out their site here.
Carmichael are set to kick off Charity Trustee Week with a virtual coffee morning on November 16th at 8.30am. Charity Trustee Week will run from from November 16-20 with a host of events taking place across the week.
In light of Charity Trustee Week, Carmichael will host a virtual coffee check-in at 8.30am on the 16th of Nov. Derek O’Reilly and Carmichael CEO Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí will be previewing some of the week’s events and discussing some of the current challenges for Trustees.
Charity Trustees’ Week is hosted in partnership by the Charities Regulator, Boardmatch Ireland, Carmichael, The Wheel, Volunteer Ireland, Charities Institute Ireland, Pobal and Dóchas. Charity trustees can pick and choose from a variety of events listed on the Charity Trustees’ Week website. To find out more about the week, including the aims, check our their page here.
Be sure to use the hashtag #TrusteesWeekIrl when talking about all the great events taking place.
To register click the following link.
Carmichael: Administrative Assistant to the CEO; Community Services Programme
Carmichael are seeking an Administrative Assistant under the Community Service Programme
Job title: Administrative Assistant
Location: Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7.
Reports to: CEO
Hours of work: 30 hours a week
Job purpose: Providing administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the Centre.
How to apply: Please email your CV and a cover letter to info@carmichaelireland.ie.
Application deadline 5pm IST on Monday 27 July 2020.
The full job description is available on https://www.carmichaelireland.ie/app/uploads/2020/07/Carmichael-Admin-Asst-Job-Description-July-2020.pdf.
The 2020 Good Governance Awards for the Annual Report and Governance Improvement Initiative are now open for entries.
The Good Governance Awards (GGA) is an initiative that recognises and encourages adherence to good governance practice by nonprofit organisations in Ireland.
In 2020, there will be two award types and six entry categories for each award type.
Award Type (organisations may enter for either award type or for both):
- Annual Reports Award
The Good Governance Award seek to acknowledge, encourage and promote good governance practice primarily in the area of annual reports.
- Best Governance Improvement Initiative Award
This award will recognise initiatives that have been taken in the last 12-18 months to improve the quality of the nonprofit’s governance. Nonprofits can submit their good governance initiatives, setting out (briefly – max 750 words) the governance issue(s) they addressed, the actions they took and the impact that this has had for the organisation.
Entry Categories:
Category 1; for volunteer only and organisations with an annual turnover of less than €50,000
Category 2; for volunteer only and organisations with an annual turnover of between €50,000 and €250,000
Category 3; for organisations with an annual turnover of between €250,000 and €1 million
Category 4: for organisations with an annual turnover of between €1 million and €5 million
Category 5: for organisations with an annual turnover of between €5 million and €15 million
Category 6; for organisations with an annual turnover of over €15 million.
Entry Criteria:
- To enter, the organisation must be an Irish nonprofit organisation (i.e. it has a registered office in the Republic of Ireland).
- A nonprofit organisation must submit their entry to the GGA website and upload their corresponding documents by the closing date (midnight, Friday, 11th September 2020). The 2020 Good Governance Awards are open for submission from 2nd June 2020.
- Shortlisted listed organisations may be asked to supply additional information to assist the judges in their adjudications.
Four great reasons to enter this year:
- The GGA are open for non-profits of all sizes from the very small to the very large.
- Get your entries reviewed by a first class assessment and judging panel.
- Enhance your organisation’s reputation with your stakeholders.
- Boost your team’s morale and gain valuable PR opportunities.
See www.goodgovernanceawards.ie or contact info@carmichaelireland.ie for more information.
In Episode 14 Diarmaid’s guest is Eamon Stack, the outgoing CEO of Enclude. They discuss how best to use technology for social good: https://soundcloud.com/user-982606224/leveraging-technology-for-social-good-a-conversation-with-eamon-stack-ceo-of-enclude.
Carmichael have designed a new free webinar on the Charities Governance Code for Charity Trustees who may need some guidance on implementing the Code. This 1 hour webinar is intended to give Trustees an insight into the 6 Principles of the Code and help your Charity on the road to compliance with the 32 Core Standards. To view, click on https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/5840210348333746177 and register through GoToWebinar.
“The webinar was concise and very helpful in presenting an overview of the Principles and standards in the Charities Governance Code. In addition, Andrew gave a whole series of very helpful suggestions and references in relation to the core standards and the actions required by charities to achieve compliance in relation to the Governance Code. Many thanks.” – Ferdia Kelly, Governance Working Group, Le Cheile Schools Trust
In light of escalation over the weekend in terms of advice regarding social distancing and “flattening the curve” from public health officials and the address by An Taoiseach on 17th March 2020, the board of Carmichael has decided that the Carmichael Centre will close until the advice from public health officials advise that the required measures in respect to social distancing are relaxed. At the moment, we are working to a March 29th date but expect that the Government will extend this if the situation as is expected, worsens.
Carmichael will defer our training events from 12th March until 30th April. We regret any inconvenience caused. In the meantime our full suite of eLearning (which can be accessed at any time from any location), is available on https://www.carmichaelireland.ie/courses/?type=e-learning-courses.
We are facilitating working from home for our staff. We will maintain online supports including email and newsletters. We are contactable by email if you need some advice or guidance on governance related issues. We will also be working on developing and updating resource material.
We will update everyone again when we expect to re-open.
Carmichael wishes everyone stay safe during this difficult time.
Carmichael have released new episodes for in its Governance Podcast Series.
The latest episodes of Carmichael podcast are available on Soundcloud.
Episode 10 = “GDPR, it hasn’t gone away you know” with Gerry Egan.
Episode 11 = Developments, opportunities and challenges for charities with Liz Hughes, CEO of Cii.
All our previous Carmichael podcasts are available from most podcast platforms – Soundcloud, Apple, Spotify.
Carmichael has been chosen as one of the providers of training and mentoring supports to Social Enterprises. We have now started on a programme of supports for Social Enterprises involved in initiatives such as local tourism, heritage, community health care, youth services and recreation.
The project aims to strengthen the capacity of social enterprises to grow their enterprises in a sustainable manner. To this end, a combination of one-to-one mentoring and training has been developed, including:
- The delivery of one-to-one business coaching to 24 social enterprises. Each selected participant will receive 2 days (4 half days) of customised coaching and mentoring.
- The delivery of a total of eight skills development workshops run in two hub locations (Moate and Kilkenny) on Governance, HR, Change Management and Digital Marketing.
- The delivery of one-to-one applied digital marketing coaching and mentoring to five social enterprises.
The process is tailored to suit the needs of individual social enterprises and lends itself to an action-oriented approach to addressing growth and sustainability issues. We aim to complete this programme by the end of June 2020.
The programme is provided with the support of the Department of Rural and Community Development: https://www.pobal.ie/programmes/dormant-accounts-fund-daf/
This project was approved by Government with support from the Dormant Accounts Fund