How refreshing
Governing boards need fresh injections of new talent to remain relevant and in touch with beneficiary needs. Stephen Brooker offers some practicalities.
The first national Trustees’ Week will be held on the 25th to the 31st October 2010.1 This initiative, led by the Charity Commission, aims to celebrate the work of trustees and management committee members across the country, and raise the profile of trusteeship. Its recent research, published in a new report on young people’s attitudes towards and experiences of trusteeship – A Breath of Fresh Air: young people as charity trustees – highlights the under-representation of younger people on governing boards. In light of the ‘big society’ agenda, the week is a timely reminder of a great way people can be involved in leading and governing civil society organisations across the country. This got me thinking…
Author: Stephen Brooker
Stephen Brooker is a board member of Trustees Unlimited – a trustee recruitment firm which is a partnership between Bates Wells & Braithwaite, NCVO and Russam GMS.
He is chair of the audit committee and vice chairman of East & North Herts NHS Trust, an external member of the House of Commons audit committees, a member of the audit committee of a national educational charity with 28 schools and has served for six years as external chair of the audit committee of the Law Society.
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