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Our exclusive research into the proportion of women on the trustee boards of the biggest charities shows there is still plenty of room for improvement.  Meanwhile the Institute of Fundraising and Citizens Advice both announce new additions to their boards, and Citizens Advice explains how it went about transforming its governance. Also, radical changes are afoot for staff at Quarriers, one of Scotland's biggest charities, for the second time in two years.
 

Mark Astarita named as new Institute chair  

Citizens Advice announces four new trustees  

Charity Commission should force mergers, says City editor of Evening Standard  

Quarriers enters consultation on radical changes to staff terms  

Bidders await decision on who will run the new Communities First fund  

Commission attempts to engage public with new-style events programme  

Citizens Advice overhauls its governance  

Citizens Advice has just concluded a successful recruitment exercise to bring in talented people with a range of skills and backgrounds to join its trustee board. Joanne Hampton explains.

Untapped treasures: women on boards  

Women are still starkly under-represented on trustee boards and many charities are punching below their weight as a result. Vibeka Mair reports.

The board's role in commissioning  

To date, little has been written about what it means to stand in trustees' shoes, as they and their charity decide whether to bid for and take on contracts for the delivery of public services.

We're in hot water - how will you respond?  

In such troubled times as these, we're forced to face our demons. Martin Farrell works to rally up the fighting spirit in the sector.

Need more girls on your board? Look beyond your old boys' network, then  

Charities' persistent tendency to fill up their boards with their mates is holding back the sector's progress in producing more diverse boards, says Richard Williams.