WEEKLY PASS - Festival of Trusteeship 2025
A week of bold ideas & better boards. This pass gives full access to all 15 events at the Festival of Trusteeship.
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- 4 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes
- Online
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About this event
Welcome to the Festival of Trusteeship 2025
📅 3rd – 7th November 2025
🎉 Part of Trustees' Week
🧭 Headline sponsored by the Institute of Leadership. Additionally, we’re also extremely pleased to have the support of Stone King, a purpose-led law firm.
Eastside People are proud to host and bring you the 2025 Festival of Trusteeship; a week-long celebration exploring the future of trusteeship and the people shaping it.
This year’s Festival is headline sponsored by the Institute of Leadership, with support from our partners: Stone King, Ecclesiastical, Fair Collective, the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Bayes Business School, Board Racial Diversity UK, ACEVO, the Young Trustees Movement and the Association of Chairs.
Join us for five days of inspiring talks, interactive workshops, and engaging activities – all designed to reimagine trusteeship and strengthen the boards of tomorrow.
Whether you're a seasoned trustee, new to governance, or simply curious, this is your chance to gain fresh insights, build your network, and leave inspired.
A weekly pass is the best value way to participate in the Festival. The pass gives you access to live attendance and recordings of all 15 events.
What to expect:
✔ Daily sessions with expert speakers
✔ Live Q&As, real-world case studies, and practical tools for trustees
✔ Trustee topics covering diversity, youth voice, leadership, board dynamics, legal and more
✔ A supportive space to ask questions, challenge thinking and share trustee experiences
✔ Opportunities to connect with fellow trustees and changemakers
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your horizons and network with other trustees.
Let’s reimagine trusteeship together: braver boards, bolder decisions, better futures!
Frequently asked questions
The Festival is for current trustees, aspiring trustees, charity leaders, governance professionals, and anyone interested in the future of board leadership. Led by Eastside People, during Trustees' Week 2025, proudly supported by the Institute of Leadership.
Online sessions will be via Zoom. You’ll receive an email with zoom links. We’ll also send reminders and joining links ahead of each session.
Absolutely. Whether you're just curious or actively looking for a role, this Festival is a great place to learn, connect, and explore next steps. In particular, if you’re thinking of becoming a trustee you can attend any of our ‘Aspiring Trustee’ sessions at no charge.
You will receive a confirmation email that includes your Zoom links closer to the time. If you haven’t received anything a week before the Festival, please check your spam folder. It’s a good idea to copy your Zoom link into a calendar entry for the day of your session so that you have it.
We want all aspiring and serving trustees to be able to enjoy the Festival. Closed captions are enabled on all Festival sessions. If there are other ways in which we can make the Festival more accessible to you, please contact us via the email fot@eastsidepeople.org.
Yes. We will honour any tickets and weekly passes bought from Getting on Board for the Festival of Trusteeship 2024. We will be contacting all ticket holders with details of how to access this year’s event.
Tickets to the Festival of Trusteeship 2025 are priced as follows: Early bird weekly pass: £24 (incl VAT) Weekly pass: £30 (incl VAT) Individual events: £12 (incl VAT) Post event recordings box set for non-ticket holders (£30). The strand of sessions for aspiring trustees is free of charge.
Not at all! You can attend as many or as few sessions as you like. Each event is individually ticketed, so you can choose what fits your schedule and interests. However, you may prefer a weekly pass which includes access to all 15 events and we will send pass holders the recordings automatically.
Yes. You’ll be able to order a box set of all the recorded sessions for £30 via this Eventbrite page. The session recordings will also be available for free on Eastside People’s YouTube channel sometime in 2026. A weekly pass also gives you access to all recordings the week after the Festival.
Yes, please select the "Bring Your Board" ticket when you check out. This gives you access to a weekly pass for £20 each, for a minimum of 3 tickets.
We’re committed to making the Festival of Trusteeship as inclusive and accessible as possible. Please email us at fot@eastsidepeople.org and a member of the team will get back to you. All requests will be handled confidentially and with discretion.
Weekly pass holders have access to all 15 events across the week. You will be sent the Zoom links and recordings for all events. You don't need to book events separately if you have a Weekly Pass.
The Festival of Trusteeship is designed for trustees in England and Wales. However, much of the content is relevant to charity board members, wherever they serve. You should check local regulations if you are not in England or Wales. You are very welcome to attend the Festival, whever you are based.
Please email us at fot@eastsidepeople.org We will be very pleased to help.
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