Flintshire Local Voluntary Council has been in operation since 1997 and performs a crucial function across the county in helping to support the work of hundreds of voluntary and community organisations in providing vital services for our communities. Based in the Corlan Centre on Mold Business Park, our Chief Officer, Ann Woods oversees the work of 14 staff in three distinct, but interconnected departments:
Funding and Governance – Helping voluntary organisations run their operations professionally and assisting their access to much needed funds from a range of funding programs.
Social Prescribing – Working with partner organisations to help Flintshire residents access support from the voluntary and community sector.
Volunteering – Helping the public to get started in the immensely rewarding world of voluntary work and to support good practice in volunteering roles.
The role of the FLVC Board of Trustees is to support and safeguard the work of FLVC, supporting and monitoring its work and procedures, ensuring financial probity and acting as a ‘critical friend’ to advise on the strategic direction of the organisation. Trustees come from a range of backgrounds, many with experience in the voluntary sector, but this is not mandatory. The key to our success as trustees is that as well as enthusiasm, we bring a range of perspectives and skills to our work.
As a full board, we meet four times a year (including the Annual General Meeting) but all trustees are encouraged to attend a few FLVC networking events annually, in order to broaden our understanding of the nature of the work FLVC does. In addition to the full board meetings, we ask that all trustees join one of our sub-committees (depending on your interests and skill area), which also meet three times a year.
These are:
- The Personnel Sub-Committee
- The Finance and General Purposes SubCommittee.
As someone who became a trustee three years ago, I can vouch for how rewarding this work is. Our Chief Officer leads a dedicated team of staff and the work they do has a tangible and lasting impact on Flintshire’s many communities. In recent years, we have witnessed a ‘double whammy’ of the Covid epidemic and a ‘cost of living’ crisis and as a consequence, the work of the voluntary sector has never been more important in helping the people of Flintshire thrive. The sense of collaboration and purpose in our tightly knit group of trustees is remarkable, but we know that there are others out there whose expertise and commitment could make us even more effective. Therefore, if this pamphlet has piqued your interest, we would love to hear from you.
Peter Agnew, Chair
