Strengthening trusteeship

A review of charity trusteeship from New Philanthropy Capital questions the strength of trustee boards in the charity sector. It argues that recruitment, training and evaluation of board members is frequently neglected because charities and funders do not prioritise governance. "95% of people in the UK are unaware that they can support a charity by becoming a trustee."
Board matters: A review of charity trusteeship in the UK (pdf, 740KB) and a Trustee Tool with Ten questions to ask yourself and your board (pdf, 432KB) can be downloaded from the link below(registration required).
♦ Over 200 trustees have responded to Charity Trustee Networks' recent questionnaire about their experiences of acting as a trustee. While unlikely to be a truly representative sample, the results given do show the positive side of such activity.