ORCID
- Evans, Carl: 0000-0001-5260-2933
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.
DOI
10.1177/09504222231219002
Publication Date
2023-11-10
Publication Title
Industry and Higher Education
ISSN
0950-4222
Embargo Period
2024-04-27
Organisational Unit
Plymouth Business School
Recommended Citation
Evans, C., & Jackson, N. (2023) 'University business students as charity trustees: A win-win for all?', Industry and Higher Education, . Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/09504222231219002
