On Wednesday 16th June members joined a webinar on diversifying your charity board.
The webinar looked at the current make-up of charity trustees boards across the UK and gave tips for opening up the trustee recruitment process to make it more accessible for a wider range of people. The webinar was delivered by Sophia Moreau from āGetting on Boardā.
A recording of the webinar, as well as a copy of the slides and Getting on Boardās guide to recruiting trustees can be found below.
If your charity is struggling to recruit trustees, please do contact us at admin@almshouses.org.
DID YOU KNOW? ā Only one third of trustees are women, 8% are people of colour and one third are under the age of 50. 59% of charities report that their board does not reflect the communities they serve. And 74% of charities struggle to find the trustees they need. Why is this? What could improved board diversity do for charities? What are the tried and tested practical actions you can take to recruit and retain diverse trustees?
About the Speaker
Sophia Moreau is a multi-award winning policy reformist. She currently runs the Public Affairs and Policy department of the Small Charities Coalition, representing 91% of charities in the UK.
Sophia freelances as an opinions writer and investigative journalist, with clients including the BBC, iNews and Huffington Post. She is Head of Student Rights at the charity Pregnant Then Screwed, a charity working to end the motherhood penalty in work, education and training. She is also a volunteer at SOS!SEN, a charity fighting for theĀ of disabled children. For the past 3 years, Sophia has formed part of the 0.5% of charity directors in the UK under 25.
Posted 23 June 21