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.
