Solutions and enablers
93% of respondents said more needs to be done to encourage people to become trustees.
This response was consistent for all respondents regardless of income level.
These results are mostly consistent across different income levels. But there are some differences.
‘Targeted outreach to specific groups’ and ‘providing paid time off to volunteer’ were the top two choices for large and major charities.
Targeted outreach aligns with diversity concerns reported by large charities.
Large and major charities are more likely to have working professionals on their boards. These trustees would benefit from paid time off work to do their trustee duties.
‘Reducing the burden on trustees’ was the fourth most selected option by micro charities.
Micro charity trustees handle both operational and strategic tasks. This may be why ‘reducing burdens’ ranks higher for them.
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