There are a variety of methods which trustee boards can use to recruit new trustees. Using wider and more inclusive methods of searching for new trustees, by, for example, using trustee brokerage services, can access a wider range of applicants than just from personal recommendation and word of mouth.

Help to find trustees

 A number of organisations maintain registers of potential trustees, or offer a trustee brokerage service, matching potential trustees with vacancies on the boards of charities.
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) operates Trustee Bank which allows you to advertise and view trustee vacancies.
Networking with other charities, either from the same local area or offering similar services, can be another way of finding new trustees. This can also be a useful way of sharing information and best practice.

How can a charity make its trustee board more diverse?

Practical ways of increasing diversity on the trustee board include:

• making use of more active, open and inclusive methods of recruitment, such as advertising or using trustee brokerage services
• organising trustee board meetings at the most convenient times, or at different times so that people who cannot attend at a particular time are not excluded
• holding trustee board meetings in a venue which is accessible for people with disabilities
• having a policy in place for paying childcare expenses or providing childcare arrangements
• considering people’s needs for translators or sign language interpreters, or for documents available in large print, tape, CD or Braille
• in Wales, taking full account of the bi-lingual society, and ensuring that everyone is able to use either English or Welsh as their language of choice, including receiving written communication in that language

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