WHAT DO DAVID BECKHAM, LENNY HENRY, MEERA SYAL AND ELTON JOHN HAVE IN COMMON?
ALONG with Judy Dench, Tim Henman, Sir Richard Attenborough and Esther Rantzen they’re all charity trustees, just some of the 900,000 people running the 190,000 charities in England and Wales. Today the Get on Board campaign, to recruit more charity trustees, is launched by the Charity Commission and national volunteering charity TimeBank. Half of all charities claim to have problems recruiting new trustees, and research shows that currently only 15% of trustees are under 40 years old. This campaign will seek to help charities fill their vacancies, and encourage younger people and those from minority communities to volunteer as trustees. Lenny Henry, comedian and trustee of Comic Relief, said:- “Being a trustee for Comic Relief has really helped me to understand some of the vital issues that face people both in this country and around the world. I really feel that it has helped to shape my thinking and my actions towards a more positive role in the world community.” Anyone who’d like t
