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The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector
Anna Fowlie,Foreword
Good governance matters because it underpins successful organisations. It matters in all sectors, but especially in ours, where the purpose is to serve people, causes and communities as best we can. A good reputation takes years to build and seconds to destroy. Our effectiveness relies on good governance, which is the best way to protect and improve the reputation of individual organisations and our sector as a whole.
Over 250,000 trustees in Scotland are volunteers and give their time and skills to steer the work of third sector organisations. Individually as trustees, and collectively as boards, they maintain good governance.
This code has been created by the third sector, for the third sector. Please use it. Please share it.
Please help promote good governance.
Chair, Scotland's Third Sector Governance Forum
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