Blog

This blog is written by Chris Cornforth, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Governance and Management. This is the second in a series of three blogs he has written that focus on the triangle of relationships between the chief executive, chair, and the governing body or board of voluntary organisations.

Dr Vita Terry discusses a new film she helped to produce about a gentleman called Juan (not his real name) and his family. The film traces Juan's inspiring community work, despite an inexcusable five-year wait to hear from the Home Office whether or not he and his family would even be allowed to stay in the UK.

Chris Cornforth, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Governance and Management looks at leadership at the top of voluntary organisations. This is first in a series of three blogs exploring the triangle of relationships between the chief executive, chair, and the governing body or board of voluntary organisations.

The Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership provides an update on their work to date, including, their involvement in the Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference 2017, their production of a series of blogs and details of two literature reviews completed by the team.

Dr James Rees is the former Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership in The Open University Business School. In this blog, he reflects on the current successes of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, highlighting four key projects that he and the team are involved with.

This blog is written by Dr Carol Jacklin-Jarvis, Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership in the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University. Here, she blogs about the importance of collaborative leadership for the voluntary sector.

The recent Small Charity Week and Refugee Week has inspired Dr Vita Terry, a PhD student associated with the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, to think about refugee community organisations (RCOs) and the important role they play within society. Read her blog here.

'Government now appears, frankly, to be sclerotic and disengaged. That's not to say it doesn't remain an important stakeholder with some key functions, but what does it mean for the sector if it cannot or will not take a real lead?' This blog is written by Dr James Rees, former Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership.

If you want to collaborate with another organisation, it pays to understand why some partnerships don't work, writes Professor Siv Vangen, Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership at The Open University Business School. Read her blog here.

This question is often at the heart of many lively discussions here at the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership.  However, Carol Jacklin-Jarvis's reading about the relationship between leadership and context, and reflections on recent research interviews, is leading her to ask a slightly different question.