Thank you to our Reach Trustees
We’ll be saying thank you to our own fantastic Board of Trustees and joining in with the nationwide hashtag #ThankATrustee. We’re so grateful to them for providing invaluable expertise, support and challenge to help us to sustain and grow our platform and achieve our objectives. Together we’ll continue to connect social purpose organisations across the UK with those who want to volunteer their skills to give back and help create a better society for us all. Find out more about our trustees.
Getting trustee recruitment right
We’ll be putting the spotlight on how to get the right support and information to help every charity and group recruit their ideal trustees.
For organisations
If this is your focus, check out the Trustee Recruitment Cycle which provides a wealth of information in an easily accessible format that you can dip in and out of to help with each stage of the recruitment process.
Advertise your trustee vacancy on the Reach platform
In 2023 charities appointed 1,539 trustees through Reach making us the largest single source of trustees for the sector. Reach has a large and diverse pool of people looking to volunteer their skills as a trustee, offering the opportunity to source not just the right skills to strengthen your organisation, but to access candidates who are far more diverse in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability than trustees as a whole.
Trustee recruitment via the Reach platform is free for organisations with an income under £1m with a small contribution being requested for larger organisations. See when we charge.
Supercharge your trustee recruitment with TrusteeWorks
Our experienced TrusteeWorks consultants have deep expertise in trustee search and recruitment along with an understanding of how essential a strong Board is to achieving your goals. The team puts in the time to understand your needs; has the networks and experience to find the right candidates and offers a flexible pricing structure so you spend money where it counts for you. Find out more.
Not sure what’s best for your organisation? Book free one-to-one help from an expert.
Would you find it helpful to have a chat with an expert about how to recruit successfully for that crucial mix of skills and diversity of experience that is fundamental to a successful Board?
To celebrate Trustees Week, Rachel Ord, who heads up our TrusteeWorks team, has cleared her calendar and would be delighted to speak to you.
Book your slot.
For potential trustees
The #CountMeIn Campaign
New for this year, #CountMeIn is a campaign running throughout Trustees Week designed to inspire more people to become finance trustees and to support charities to find the financial expertise they need to thrive.
With many charities facing financial challenges, from managing budgets to strategic financial planning, trustees with financial skills can provide the guidance and support needed to overcome these hurdles. #CountMeIn will be encouraging all professionals working in finance roles like accountants, bookkeepers, financial advisors to make a difference by sharing their skills with organisations that need them most. By saying “Count Me In,” they’ll not just be helping a charity to manage its finances more effectively; they will also benefit from new experiences, skills, and connections.
Find out more.
#CountMeIn is a collaboration between Embrace Finance, Reach Volunteering, Charterpath, The Honorary Treasurers Forum, Action for Trustee Racial Diversity, ACEV and ICAEW.
Myth busting to attract new trustees
In our recent poll on LinkedIn, 62% of people who responded thought the most common myth about trusteeship is that you need to be a retired professional to qualify. Throughout Trustees Week, we’ll be helping to bust these myths and continue to help attract a diverse mix of people to apply for trustee roles.
Take a look at our myth busting blog.
For existing trustees
Charity Commission guidance
We’ll be highlighting the resources provided by the Charity Commission to help trustees refresh their skills across the basics of charity governance.
- Take the updated quiz to test your knowledge.
- Read the 5 minute guides.
Trustees Week Events
The Charity Commission has pulled together a list of events taking place throughout the week for trustees to hone their skills and dig a bit deeper into some of the more challenging issues facing trustee boards. From the Third Sector Governance Forum, to data protection, conflict of interests and plenty to inspire young trustees, you can see the full list of events here.
Celebrating good governance
Launching the Charity Governance Awards 2025
On 5November, we’re excited to be supporting the launch of the 2025 Charity Governance Awards to celebrate examples of great governance. Designed to shine a light on the trustees and charity boards that make change possible and showcase stories that demonstrate how effective governance can transform lives, entries are invited in five categories:
- Board Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Challenge to Change
- People in Governance
- Improving Impact in Small Charities (0-3 paid staff)
- Improving Impact in Small Charities (4-30 paid staff)
The winner of each category will receive a £6,000 prize as an unrestricted grant while runners-up will receive £1,500 each!
Applications will be open until 12 January 2025
Find out more and apply from 5 November.
