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DiscoveryTussock & Stone Arts TrustGovernance review & strategy refresh
Discovery call with Tussock & Stone Arts Trust. The board has grown from five to eight trustees, and roles and delegations are unclear. The studio programme is at capacity, and the trust wants a three-year strategy before returning to funders, who have asked for evidence of stakeholder input. Ben is concerned the trust deed and conflicts-of-interest policy are out of date. The team agreed to run a governance review first, interview up to eight stakeholders and hold a December board workshop.
Send proposal with fee options
LivDue
Collect the trust deed, current policies and the last two annual reports
HanaDue
Confirm workshop dates with the trustees
ClientDue
Prove AI path, 2026-10-07, discovery call with Tussock & Stone Arts Trust. Attendees: Liv Egerton, Hana Pryor, Aroha Kingi (Chair), Ben Castellan (GM).
The board has grown from five to eight trustees, and roles and delegations are unclear. The studio programme is at capacity, and the trust wants a three-year strategy before going back to its funders, who have asked for evidence of stakeholder input. Ben is concerned the trust deed and conflicts-of-interest policy are out of date. The team agreed to run a governance review first, interview up to eight stakeholders and hold a December board workshop.
| Action | Owner | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Send proposal with fee options | Olivia Egerton |
Attendees: Liv Egerton, Hana Pryor, Aroha Kingi (Chair), Ben Castellan (GM)
Discovery call: Tussock & Stone Arts Trust Attendees: Liv Egerton, Hana Pryor, Aroha Kingi (Chair), Ben Castellan (GM) - The board has grown from five to eight trustees in a year; roles and delegations are unclear. - The studio programme is at capacity and the trust wants a three-year strategy before it goes back to its funders. - Ben is worried the trust deed and the conflicts-of-interest policy are out of date. - Funders have asked for evidence of stakeholder input. Decision: Run a governance review before the strategy work starts. Decision: Interview up to eight stakeholders, including two funders and three resident artists. Agreed: Hold a board workshop in early December at the studio. Action: Liv to send a proposal with fee options by Friday. Action: Hana to collect the trust deed, current policies and the last two annual reports next week. Action: Ben to confirm workshop dates with the trustees in two weeks. Next meeting: workshop planning call in two weeks.
| 2026-10-09 |
| Collect the trust deed, current policies and the last two annual reports | Hana Pryor | 2026-10-16 |
| Confirm workshop dates with the trustees | Ben Castellan | 2026-10-21 |
A workshop planning call is set for two weeks from the meeting (around 2026-10-21). It will plan the early December board workshop.