Charities to promote diversity 23rd February 2018 In November 2017, the government posted research into awareness and effectiveness of trusteeship in England and Wales. This recommended that charities should do more to promote diversity on their boards. This would involve encouraging applications from women, young people and people from ethnic minority and socially diverse backgrounds. Some of the key findings of this research included: 71% of charity chairs are men and 68% of charity treasurers are men The average age of trustees is 55-64 years – over half (51%) are retired 75% of trustees have household incomes above the national median 60% of trustees have a professional qualification – 30% have post-graduate qualifications 71% of trustees are recruited through an informal process For more information: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charities-must-do-more-to-promote-diversity-on-their-boards-new-research-shows Guidance on finding new trustees: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/finding-new-trustees-cc30
