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Role description
All Abortion Talk trustees are responsible for ensuring that we:
● have effectively evaluated the success of our three-year strategy
● develop and implement a new, 2027 – 2030 strategy for Abortion Talk, to help us achieve
our vision of a world free of abortion stigma
● comply with our governing document (i.e. our charitable objects), charity law, company
law and any other relevant legislation or regulation
● apply our resources only in pursuing our charitable objects and for the benefit of the
public
● protect the pro-choice, feminist and inclusive values of our charity
● effectively govern the charity, which includes making sure we have the proper policies
and procedures in place
● ensure financial stability

The role of the chair also includes:
● leading the Board to develop our new, 2027 – 2030 strategy
● providing leadership to the organisation and the Board and ensuring that everyone
remains focused on the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes to provide
greater public benefit
● chairing board meetings
● ensuring that decisions taken at meetings are implemented
● making sure the Board is able to regularly review major risks and associated
opportunities, and satisfy itself that systems are in place to take advantage of
opportunities, and manage and mitigate the risks
● ensuring trustees fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the
charity
● appraising the performance of the trustees and the Board on an annual basis
● regularly reviewing and acting to ensure the Board has a balance of skills, knowledge
and experience needed to govern and lead the charity effectively