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How ‘digitally native’ do trustee boards need to be?
Digital technology is iterative, fast-changing, and involves frequent shifts in direction. Is it enough to have a single digital trustee,...
Take part in an online focus group and help Getting on Board diversify trustee boards
We're looking for participants for online focus groups to find out more about what people know about charity trusteeship, and what the...
Young Trustees: challenges and solutions
In 2015, the Charities Aid Foundation teamed up with young trustee (and Getting on Board trainer!) Leon Ward to write a guide to help...
Remove the barriers and young people are keen to be trustees
Charities should do more to engage with young people about the benefits of trusteeship By Penny Wilson For many years, there has been a...
Where spending on your board can add value
Your trustees may be volunteers, but that doesn't mean they should be amateurs By Penny Wilson A few months ago, I wrote an article...
What personalities have you got around the board table?
Charities need to work hard to improve diversity of thought and personality and thus avoid groupthink on boards By Penny Wilson It’s...
How do we help the accidental trustees?
Small local organisations are littered with people who have fallen into governance and don't know their responsibilities - so how can...
Trustees might be free, but you still need to spend money on them
Charities might think that because trustees aren't paid it is not necessary to expend resources on them. Nothing could be further from...
Lots of news about charity board recruitment, related events and points of view from individuals who have become trustees.