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
Carmichael have released three more podcasts in its Governance Podcast Series.
Episode 5 features Louise Thomson Head of Policy (Not-for-Profits) at ICSA The Chartered Governance Institute where she talks about the importance of boardroom behaviours and ethics.
Episode 6 covers the speeches at the 2019 Good Governance Awards and contains some very helpful insights from the judges on what made this year’s winners stand out.
Episode 7 is Louise Thomson’s key note speech at the 2019 Good Governance Awards where she covers key developments in not-for-profit governance in England and Wales.
These 3 new episodes and all our previous Carmichael podcasts are available from most podcast platforms – Soundcloud, Apple, Spotify.
Independent Living Movement Ireland are nearly six months into the roll out of the ONSIDE social inclusion project in the border region. See the full article below:
ONSIDE Spotlight Article draft1 NOV 25th 2019
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ireland (PWSAI) will host the International PWS Conference in Limerick in 2022.
The successful bid was made by PWSAI at the recent Global IPWSO conference in Cuba, which was attended by over 450 delegates from 45 countries.
IPWSO’s international conference is held every three years, and each time in a different country.
PWSAI was one of four countries bidding to hold the 11th conference in 2022.
The Association received strong support from family members, clinicians, an Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health, Simon Harris and was successful in winning the bid. The event will be hosted in the University of Limerick in 2022. “We have a strong community of people with PWS as well as their families and professionals,” explained PWSAI Development Officer and member of the bid team Gary Brennan. “The hosting of this conference will enable further shared expertise, knowledge and an increased awareness of PWS on a national and global level”.
About Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ireland (PWSAI)
PWSAI was started by parents in the late 1980s as a support group for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome and their families in Ireland. They are a resident member group with Carmichael.
Objectives of PWSAI are:
- To provide support for persons with PWS, their families, and their carers by providing a range of services such as: promoting awareness of the syndrome; providing information services including seminars and conferences; and by promoting best practice standards of care for persons with PWS;
- To facilitate the development of each person with PWS to the full extent of their abilities in an educational, social, work, and leisure context;
- To facilitate awareness and understanding of PWS among the general public, among health professionals, teachers, etc.;
- To facilitate earlier diagnosis of the syndrome;
- To encourage and support research into PWS.
The Winners of the 2019 Good Governance Awards were announced on 14th November at a special event in the National Concert Hall, kindly hosted by Davy.
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 1 = Sligo Volunteer Centre
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 2 = Solas Cancer Support Centre
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 3 = The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 4 = LauraLynn Children’s Hospice
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 5 = Trócaire
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 1 = Helium Arts
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 2 = Children’s Rights Alliance
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 3 = The Care Trust
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 4 = Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 5 = Trócaire
Further information can be viewed on https://goodgovernanceawards.ie/winners-2019/.
Davy Constitutional Consulting.
Good Governance Awards 2019.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.
Davy Constitutional Consulting.
Good Governance Awards 2019.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.
Davy Constitutional Consulting.
Good Governance Awards 2019.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.