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Getting started

Are you thinking of becoming a trustee, or are you a new trustee who wants to find out more about the role? In this section you'll find a range of useful resources - articles, documents for download and links to other information sources from organisations across the voluntary and community sector.

Smaller organisations are often happy for any of their volunteers, stakeholders or beneficiaries to play a more active role in helping to run their organisation, and many founders / managers of small charities wear different hats depending on whether they're acting as a manager or trustee in a particular situation.

For larger organisations, there is often a formal interview, followed by an induction. Vacancies for trustees of large charities and other voluntary and community sector organisations are often advertised in the press. (See The Guardian's Society section on Wednesdays and NCVO's VS magazine, for example).

There are a number of organisations that you can contact if you are considering becoming a trustee. The Governance Hub Recruitment section has a list of organisations offering opportunities for aspiring trustees. (Please note that we do not list individual vacancies: you will have to contact the organisations listed for more information about specific recruitment opportunities).

Visit the Recruitment page here.

Where can you find more information?

Check out the Key Resources below and see what other aspiring trustees have been looking at in the "Most Popular" section below. You can also find out what's involved in becoming a trustee in the Trustees section of the Governance Hub website.