Make the Most of the Trustee Role (Midlands Trustee Network)

With a unique and varied programme designed specifically for trustees, the network will give you the chance to connect with other museum Trustees, get fresh insights from guest speakers, share your experiences and learn from those who may be facing similar challenges and opportunities to you.

This first Midlands Trustee Network session will celebrate the difference that an effective Board of Trustees can make to a museum thriving and will explore how to make the most of the role.

By taking part in this session you can:

• Network with museum Trustees from across the Midlands

• Explore the Trustee role with a panel of experienced Midlands museum Trustees, who will be sharing their experience and talking about the challenges and successes they've faced along the way

• Hear a governance expert from a national lead organisation for non-profits, who’ll to give a wider charity governance perspective

• Learn about the key building blocks of effective Governance, then use them to assess your Board’s strengths and areas to improve

• Get valuable tips and share your own

• Be signposted to useful organisations and resources

• Find out more about how Museum Development Midlands can support you in the continued development of your museum

You will leave the event with a plan of action to apply what you have learned back in your own museum.

Agenda

6.00-6.10 Welcome and introductions

6.10-6.45 Keynote: Cathy Shimmin, Directory of Social Change

6.45-7.10 Good Governance team quiz and discussion

7.10-7.20 Comfort break

7.20-7.50 Panel discussion: Katrina Pentlow, Chair of Trustees, Swannington Heritage Trust and John Freeman CBE, Trustee, Claymills Pumping Engine Trust

7.50-8.00 How’s your Board doing? Governance Building Blocks self assessment

8.00-8.25 Planning for change in your museum

8.25-8.30 Final thoughts and follow up resources

8.30 Close

Please note:

The session will be held online via Zoom. So it’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Biscuits). To make sure it’s interactive and enable you to network and learn with others, there will be a variety of main group and breakout activities. Please ensure you have a working microphone to participate in discussions. To make the most of the networking opportunity, we’ll encourage participants to have cameras, particularly during breakouts.

We want the Midlands Trustee Network to be inclusive. If you need a reasonable adjustment for this Zoom event, please let us know what you need when completing the booking form and we will contact you about how we can help.