Eastside People, a social enterprise charity consultancy and recruitment service, is hosting the Festival of Trusteeship 2026, a week of online events offering practical guidance, fresh perspectives and opportunities for trustees and charity leaders to develop their skills and strengthen board governance.

Festival of Trusteeship 2026

  • 📅 9th – 13th November 2026 
  • 🖥️ Fully online 
  • 🎉 Part of Trustees’ Week 

The Festival of Trusteeship, hosted by social enterprise charity consultancy & recruitment service Eastside People, is a week-long online series of events during Trustees’ Week stuffed with exciting panel discussions, workshops and webinars for people who want to become trustees, trustees who want to keep learning and developing, and for charity leaders who want to understand best practice in board governance, trustee recruitment and diversity. 

Thanks to sponsorship from our headline sponsors, the Institute of Leadership and Ecclesiastical, we’re able to keep the cost as low as possible and all sessions for aspiring trustees completely free. We’re also grateful to our partners Stone King, the Chartered Governance Institute and Evelyn Partners, with further support from Civil Society Media. 

What to expect: 

  • Daily sessions with expert speakers
  • Live Q&As, real-world case studies, and practical tools for trustees
  • Trustee topics covering diversity, youth voice, leadership, board dynamics, legal and more
  • A supportive space to ask questions, challenge thinking and share trustee experiences Opportunities to connect with fellow trustees and changemakers.

Special offer: 
Use code DISCOUNT on the full price Weekly Pass to get all 15 events for £20 (normally £30), live and on replay. Just select the full price Weekly Pass at checkout. 

Weekly passes are available from £30, and ‘Bring Your Board’ tickets (£120–£200) give your whole board access to the week. 

Book now and be part of building braver boards, bolder decisions, and better futures. 

👉 Festival of Trusteeship – get tickets

see also: TRUSTEES WEEK: In conversation with trustees and charities

posted 21 October 2026