Boards have a chronic diversity problem. The average age of a trustee is 61 and 0.5% of trustees are 18-24, despite making up 12% of the population, 64% are male, and only 8% are people of colour (compared to 14% of the wider population).
75% of trustees are from households with incomes above the national median. 59% of charities say that their boards do not reflect the communities they serve.
The guide’s author is Sophia Moreau, a diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist and a multi-award-winning campaigner and winner of the Burberry British Diversity Award for Campaigner of the Year 2022.
Diversify your Charity’s Board: a practical guide is full of invaluable information including:
- What do we mean by trustee diversity?
- Why diversify your board?
- Common Misconceptions about Trustee Diversity
- Inclusion: Where do we start?
- A word on the law: positive action and positive discrimination
- Practical tips to diversify your charity’s board
Diversify your Charity’s Board: a practical guide also takes you through the steps of how to approach the subject of changing your board composition with your existing trustees and chair.
The guide is filled with illuminating case studies and quotes and is accompanied by a downloadable resources pack.
The guide has been generously sponsored by several organisations comprising:
- Shaparency
- The Diversity Project Charity
- City Bridge Trust
- BAME Recruitment
Cadence
Charisma
Charity People
Nfp
Nurole
Peridot
Perrett Laver
Society
Starfish
TPP
Trustees Unlimited
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