Governance Evidence for Charities & Non-Profits
Trustee-ready evidence showing how digital and AI-assisted systems were governed — proportionate, defensible, and fixed in time.
Trustees are judged on oversight — not intent
Charities increasingly rely on digital platforms and AI-assisted systems for fundraising, communications, service delivery, and operational decision-making.
Trustees are therefore expected to demonstrate oversight, accountability, and reasonable reliance — particularly where decisions affect beneficiaries, donors, or public confidence.
When scrutiny arises — through audit, funding review, complaint, inquiry, or insurance assessment — trustees are often asked:
What evidence shows the trustees understood and oversaw these systems at the time?
Policies and minutes describe intention. What is often missing is a durable record showing what governance was in force, when, and under whose authority.
This page forms part of Veriscopic’s work on governance evidence for boards.
What Veriscopic provides to trustees
- A plain-English register of material digital and AI-assisted systems declared at board level
- Time-stamped evidence showing policies, ownership, accountability, and accepted terms in force at a specific point in time
- Trustee-ready Evidence Packs (PDF) suitable for funders, auditors, insurers, or regulators
- Governance drift snapshots highlighting where oversight records no longer reflect operational reality
The outcome is not a dashboard or certification, but a defensible record of governance in practice.
See how this works via Veriscopic Evidence Packs.
How charities typically engage
Most charities begin with a short, scoped governance evidence pilot.
This allows trustees to:
- See what time-fixed governance evidence looks like
- Identify where oversight is clear, implied, or undocumented
- Decide whether ongoing evidence continuity would materially reduce risk
Engagements are always proportionate to organisational scale, complexity, and exposure.
Designed to support trustees — not replace judgement
Veriscopic does not assess compliance, automate decisions, or provide legal advice.
It preserves evidence of how governance was exercised at the time, allowing trustees to demonstrate responsible oversight calmly and credibly when asked.
Request a trustee briefing
A short, exploratory conversation for trustees and senior leaders who want to understand how governance evidence works in practice.