Who’s missing from your board? Inclusive approaches to finding trustees
What’s working in inclusive trustee recruitment, and how to support trustees once they’re in post.
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About this event
Recent NCVO research found that 79% of charities have a least one vacant board position and that 60% of charities say board vacancies are preventing them from developing as an organisation.
Meanwhile, recent research from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and Pro Bono Economics found that, with the exception of gender, trustee diversity hasn’t improved since 2017, and has actually worsened for racial diversity.
Is there really a shortage of people who want to serve as a trustee? Or are we going about it the wrong way?
And how can we better support the trustees we’ve worked hard to recruit?
You’ll hear from recruitment experts and charities who have been successful in their trustee recruitment.
Expect insight, practical tips and a boost of optimism about inclusive trustee recruitment.
This session is particularly aimed at trustees and charity staff who are planning to recruit trustees.
Brought to you by Eastside People as part of the Festival of Trusteeship during Trustees' Week 2025, with headline support from the Institute of Leadership.
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 a confirmation email after booking with access details. 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.
When you book via EventBrite our ticketing platform, you will receive a confirmation email that include your Zoom link. If you haven’t received anything, 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). All sessions for aspiring trustees are free of charge.