trusteeship and millennials - the changing face of volunteering
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Young Trustees Guide
2nd November 2015
NCVO Trustee Conference
Kelley TempleSenior Campaigns and Public Affairs OfficerCharities Aid Foundation
Key Challenges
Only 0.5% of charity trustees are under the age of 35.
An overview of the CAF guidance on involving young people as Trustees
Perceptions of challenges and solutions: Time and availability Awareness of what Trusteeship entails Legal liability Engagement across multiple areas Being valued Fear of looking stupid
• 85% of people aged under-35 state that they would consider becoming a trustee
• Increasing public confidence in an organisation by having a range of people represented on their board(s), which can encourage greater support from the public
• Diverse boards benefit from a greater range of skills and viewpoints which can result in increased flexibility, greater scrutiny and better informed decision making – a diverse board leads to more robust decision making
• Young trustees are often hungry to learn and make a difference – when given confidence, they may also ask the question others won’t
Benefits and Opportunities
“energises the board to think differently”
(They provide) “insight into the experiences of young people in the UK”
(They ask) “very obvious and insightful questions that can change the course of discussion”
“helps in making papers more accessible, which is of benefit to everyone”
Charity Board Responses
Youth Trusteeship – sports governing body perspectives on challenges and opportunitiesWill Roberts
Bottom up approachDon’t start at board level –
opportunities to take leadership responsibility need to start earlier
Educate the institutionHelp existing or resistant board members understand the potential
and ability of young trustees through advocacy
Don’t shoehornThis is about adding value, improving
performance and increasing effectiveness. Not tokenism.
Represent your membersSports governing bodies tend to be membership organisations – so give
the members representation to match its own make-up… age, gender,
ethnicity, disability
Consider recruitmentWho are you recruiting? How should you communicate with them? What’s
realistic in terms of experience?
Why bother?It has to be important and relevant for
your organisation and not because it seems a ‘good’ thing to do
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