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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

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