# Charity Commission campaign calls on trustees to refresh their knowledge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/10/04/charity-commission-campaign-calls-on-trustees-to-refresh-their-knowledge/
- Published: 2024-10-04T09:30:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Charity Commission has launched its [trustee campaign](https://beingacharitytrustee.campaign.gov.uk/?utm_source=press&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=5minguides&utm_id=sep24)
for 2024, calling on trustees to refresh their knowledge of its published guidance.**

The campaign features a [new interactive quiz](https://charity-commission.involve.me/trusteequiz?utm_source=press)
to help trustees to think about situations they might encounter, including how to
respond to financial pressures caused by increased demand vs lower donations, and
how to protect themselves from banking scams and fraud.

The Commission offers a series of five-minute guides to help, which trustees can
watch before taking the quiz. These cover the key topics they need to know about:
delivering purpose, managing conflicts of interest, reporting information, safeguarding
people, making decisions and managing finances.

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It is also directing trustees towards its recently [updated guidance](https://beingacharitytrustee.campaign.gov.uk/updated-guidance/)
on charity governance. This has been updated to make it easier for trustees to understand
their responsibilities when it comes to decision-making, holding charity meetings
and managing finances.

[Recent trustee research](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-into-public-trust-in-charities-and-trustees-experience-of-their-role-2024/research-with-trustees-2024)
by the Commission highlights that only a quarter (26%) of trustees seek its help
when unsure about something in their role, although 93% of those who have used the
Commission’s guidance say they find it helpful.

The research also indicated the need for support in a range of areas, finding that
trustees had the least confidence when it came to managing finances.

 * **[Joint communique from International Charity Regulator leaders](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/11/04/joint-communique-from-international-charity-regulator-leaders/)**(
   4 November 2024)
 * **[Charity Governance Awards opens up to entries for final time in 10th anniversary year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/12/12/charity-governance-awards-opens-up-to-entries-for-final-time-in-10th-anniversary-year/)**(
   12 December 2024)
 * **[Charity Commission helpline now open for longer](https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/28/charity-commission-helpline-now-open-longer/)**(
   28 November 2006)