University business students as charity trustees: A win-win for all?

Carl Evans*, Nigel Jackson

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Abstract

Charities are facing a crisis in recruiting board trustees. Additionally, boards have been criticised for lacking diversity and being unrepresentative of society. The purpose of this paper is to propose a solution to the problem of trustee recruitment, by considering university business students as trustees. Through an analysis of advertised trustee jobs, the proposal is evaluated against degree subject benchmark statements. The findings identify some key person characteristics specified by charities when recruiting trustees. The generic criteria could be met by most students and many of the personal skills are developed by students while at university. However, to address some of the experience criteria, may require additional training and some yielding by charities. The paper offers originality in its proposition of appointing university business students as trustees and in its approach to examining the feasibility of that proposition through an analysis of trustee jobs.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages0
JournalIndustry and Higher Education
Volume0
Issue number0
Early online date4 Dec 2023
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Publication statusPublished - 4 Dec 2023

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