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agreed that all community groups receiving grants or awards from the Community Culture and Social Development Section of Wicklow County Council, from 20 ! onwards, must adopt the "overnance Code# What is the Governance Code The "overnance Code has $een developed as a code of practice for community and voluntary organisations# %t means that policies and procedures are put in place to ensure an organisation is run well# It is not particularly onerous, and for most small groups, it involves most of the practices that they already have, such as regular meetings, a constitution and a bank account. The Code is $ased on principles, not rules, and compliance with it is voluntary# &owever we feel that governance is such an important issue that we have decided to make it a condition of grant aid# The Principles are' # (eading the )rganisation 2# *+ercising Control )ver the )rganisation ,# -eing Transparent and .ccounta$le /# Working *ffectively !# -ehaving with %ntegrity .dopting the Code will' 0eassure funders that donations are $eing managed $y a well1run organisation %ncrease transparency &elp avoid serious risks &elp your organisation achieve its goals faster 0educe costs How to find out more about the Governance Code The information is availa$le at www#governancecode#ie# There you will find recommended guidelines and actions to help you follow the Code# The Code has three categories of organisations, and there are different actions for each category, in proportion with the scale of the organisation %t involves the following steps' # %dentify which category your group is in 2# 0ead the guidelines and actions for your organisation type and complete the appropriate checklist for your organisation# This is availa$le on the we$site www#governancecode#ie ,# %dentify the actions you think you need to take to comply with each principle /# )nce you have completed the actions you are compliant with the code
.n information session on the "overnance Code will $e held in 1 Co. Wicklow artnership !ffices, Avoca "iver House, #ridgewater Centre, Arklow. !n $hursday %&th April at ' p.m. %f you wish to attend this information session it is necessary to confirm your attendance $y email to mtuite2wicklowcoco#ie# $y 3onday 2 st .pril#