Getting on Board in the news
Opinion: Beth Murray
Communicate Magazine, 14 December 2011
Beth Murray, account director at Lansons Communications, highlights the benefits of trusteeship and how organistaions like Getting on Board can help
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10 million interested in joining the board of a charity, but confusion remains about the role of a trustee
HR Review, 7 November 2011
A study by Getting on Board suggests that British people remain unaware of the exact role of a trustee.
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Survey highlights lack of public understanding about the role of trustees
Third Sector, 4 November
Research by the charity Getting on Board finds more than half of respondents do not know what a trustee is.
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A businesslike approach to trusteeship
CivilSociety.co.uk, 31 October 2011
As Trustees' Week gets under way, Sarah Hodgkinson outlines the benefits that businesspeople can bring to trustee boards.
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Giving Time for good causes
GorkanaPR, 28 October 2011
Although busy there are ways for PRs to get involved in more bone fide charity work and further their careers at the same time, explains Lansons' Beth Murray.
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The case for young trustees
CivilSociety.co.uk, 24 October 2011
Look around the table at the board meetings of many charities, and one familiar element will stare back at you; experience. Experience often comes hand-in-hand with age, but not necessarily.
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PM welcomes progress on women on boards,
but says there is still a long way to go
10 Downing Street, 12 October 2011
More businesses challenged to set out their plans to increase female representation. Sarah Hodgkinson comments on volunteering as a charity trustee to develop skills and gain relevant experience.
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Get on boards to help charities and schools
FMWF, August 2011
Young people eager to gain new skills are increasingly considering board-level volunteering for charities and schools, according to not-for-profit matching service Getting on Board
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Women in the Boardroom: Board level volunteering
FMWF, March 2011
Women should consider board level volunteering - as charity trustees, school governors, or on the boards of public bodies - to gain experience, according to the charity Getting on Board.
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Treading the Boards
Counsel, December 2009
Getting on Board, a charity who places professionals on the governance board of local organisations, has seen a surge in applicants from the Bar. (Copyright is owned by the Bar Council)
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Make your break on the board
Evening Standard, August 2009
Getting board-level skills is key to being effective in a senior role, but getting the experience can be difficult if you're a small organisation. So Jackie Switzer looks at one option - becoming a trustee.
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Need more skills on your board?
The Journal for Citizens Advice Bureau Trustees, April 2009
The need for trustees' financial, legal, HR and IT skills
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Volunteering is payback time for caring entrepreneurs
Director Magazine, January 2009
From reaching out to deprived inner-city youth to teaching vital numeracy and literacy skills in the community, there's a strong business case for volunteering through the workplace.
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Get on Board
Counsel, December 2008
Stuck for a New Year's resolution? Try board-level volunteering, says Sarah Hodgkinson. (Copyright is owned by the Bar Council)
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All aboard for top-level volunteering
Volunteering England , September 2008
Getting on Board, which was established in 2004, raises awareness of the benefits of employee board-level volunteering
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Board-level volunteering can provide staff looking for a route to the top with a great learning opportunity
Optional Extras, People Management, April 2007
Sarah Hodgkinson writes about how volunteering as a board member of a charity, a school or a public body provides one of the best learning opportunities there is.
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Getting volunteers on board
The Grapevine, November 2006
Want to develop your exceutives while fulfilling CSR aims? Widget Finn explains how the charity Getting on Board can do just that.
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