Welcome to the Sharma On Governance archives. Below you can find a detailed breakdown of our content by month, category of subject matter or our listed archives.
- The DIY Governance Toolbox: how small charities make doThe question I was asked recently how smaller charities without any dedicated governance support make do. Across the six smaller charities I have worked with,… Read more: The DIY Governance Toolbox: how small charities make do
- Guidance on Governance: Lean, not thin: how small governance teams cover charitiesThe constraint on a small governance function isn’t simply capacity; it is the design of the governance system around it. The Governance Market Survey 2026,… Read more: Guidance on Governance: Lean, not thin: how small governance teams cover charities
- New template: Starting a Charitable Incorporated Organisation – A simple governance timelinePlease note all templates are for guidance and information only, please edit them to suit your charity and use is at your own risk. This… Read more: New template: Starting a Charitable Incorporated Organisation – A simple governance timeline
- What shared leadership and support looks like on boards – as published by Association of ChairsA chair should never be the single point of failure on a board. But with such responsibilities from agenda setting to board cadence, the accumulation… Read more: What shared leadership and support looks like on boards – as published by Association of Chairs
- What nobody tells you about becoming a trustee – as published by Trustees UnlimitedTrustee Unlimited commissioned Suneet Sharma as a guest contributor for this piece on trusteeship – a must read for anyone seeking to become a trustee… Read more: What nobody tells you about becoming a trustee – as published by Trustees Unlimited
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A significant and worsening gap – AI usage and governance in the charity sector
Over the past five years I have worked across five charities as a governance professional, trustee and operational team member. These charities had incomes under £1m. In this context, if a charity invests in…
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The unspoken 11th P of the 10P’s Framework – Politics, and navigating it in charities
In this article Suneet Sharma explores a silent and important 11th P to the 10P framework, politics and how it influences boards and charities. Power dynamics, pacing, information silos, deference to authority, the…
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Commitment and Continuity: Navigating the delicate politics of succession on charity boards – as published by Charity Times
Commitment is the lifeblood of the charity sector, but when does it become a barrier to growth? With up to a third of trustees serving ten years or more, charity governance specialist Suneet Sharma…
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How to unlock the impact of effective teamwork on your board – as published by Association of Chairs
Suneet Sharma, an experienced board member and governance consultant, shares his insights on how boards can become effective teams on Association of Chairs Blog. A board is a mixing pot of purpose, personality and…
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Governance Update: Updated fundraising guidance, CC20, from the Charity Commission for England & Wales
What you need to know It is the first time CC20 has been updated in a decade, and the timing is not coincidental. This is interconnected with the new version of the Fundraising Code…
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Governance Update: Charity Commission for England & Wales and Charity Finance Group open survey to consult on CC26 risk management guidance for charities
Be sure to fill in the survey, which takes 10-15 minutes, on your experience of using the risk management guidance as a charity here: https://loom.ly/x-ZGK3U
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Beyond Compliance: Embedding governance as a strategic enabler in your charity – as published on Charity Times
I explore how boards move from “ensuring we don’t break the rules” to “governance as a value-add”. Governance work can easily be relegated to a tick-box exercise or seen as jumping through hoops if…
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A guide to charities trustee annual reporting requirements under the new SORP 2026 – Suneet Sharma, published by Eastside People
Suneet Sharma has published a guide to charity annual reporting requirements under the new Statement of Recommended Practice 2026, which sets our requirements for Trustee Annual Reports. See the link to the guide here…
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Governance Update: New guidance from the Charity Commission on how to respond to hostile environments
We at Sharma On Governance advocate for a safe, supportive and respectful environment within and outside the charity sector. New guidance from the Charity Commission on how to respond to hostile environments has been…
Full post list
- The DIY Governance Toolbox: how small charities make do
- Guidance on Governance: Lean, not thin: how small governance teams cover charities
- New template: Starting a Charitable Incorporated Organisation – A simple governance timeline
- What shared leadership and support looks like on boards – as published by Association of Chairs
- What nobody tells you about becoming a trustee – as published by Trustees Unlimited
- Ethical Governance in Practice: when ethics becomes evidence – and how to act on it – as published by Charity Times
- Guidance on Governance: Knowledge, Observation, Insight and Influence – Why being right usually isn’t enough in governance
- Boards, the CEO, and the senior leadership team – working well together – as published by Association of Chairs
- SMALL — A practitioner’s test for whether a resource is fit for small charities
- A significant and worsening gap – AI usage and governance in the charity sector
- The unspoken 11th P of the 10P’s Framework – Politics, and navigating it in charities
- Commitment and Continuity: Navigating the delicate politics of succession on charity boards – as published by Charity Times
- How to unlock the impact of effective teamwork on your board – as published by Association of Chairs
- Governance Update: Updated fundraising guidance, CC20, from the Charity Commission for England & Wales
- Governance Update: Charity Commission for England & Wales and Charity Finance Group open survey to consult on CC26 risk management guidance for charities
- Beyond Compliance: Embedding governance as a strategic enabler in your charity – as published on Charity Times
- A guide to charities trustee annual reporting requirements under the new SORP 2026 – Suneet Sharma, published by Eastside People
- Governance Update: New guidance from the Charity Commission on how to respond to hostile environments
- Guidance On Governance: An introduction to and basic formula for charity governance – an article for Social Sector Support
- Website Update: Our new Templates section has launched!
- Guest Post: Your Staff Think They’re Brilliant at Learning. Your Volunteers Don’t – Jenny Raschbauer
- Guidance On Governance: A short & practical eight-step guide on being an effective trustee in a small or medium charity
- A week in Governance: Suneet Sharma – Governance and Membership Manager, Association for Language Learning & Governance Consultant, Eastside People
- Governance Update: New versions of Charity Governance Code, SORP (Charity Accounts/Financial Reporting) and Fundraising Code of Practice
- Guidance On Governance: Navigating the Charity Commission for England & Wales Guidance
- Guidance On Governance: Developing conscious leadership as a non-profit leader
- Guidance On Governance: How to Health-Check a Charity
- Reach Volunteering’s Trustee Recruitment Cycle Resource – An end-to-end Guide to Trustee Recruitment
- Guidance On Governance: Top Tips for navigating conflicts of interest in charities – Case Study for Charity Times
- Authenticity in action – Embedding lived experience in charities – a case study from ItGetsBetterUK, Suneet Sharma for Association of Chairs
- Career path – changing from legal practice to charity governance – Suneet Sharma, as published on Charity Times
- Five ways trustees can support their chair for better governance – Suneet Sharma, as published by the Association of Chairs
- Six common governance challenges – Suneet Sharma & John Sanger, as published by Eastside People
- Insights on Trusteeship: Suneet Sharma – Safe In Our World and It Gets Better UK, as published by Getting On Board
- Welcome to Sharma on Governance – helping you navigate governance, risk and responsibility in the charity sector
