Guides for boards – running an open recruitment process

Author: Alex Lindley

Does your museum find it difficult to recruit new trustees?

Perhaps you’ve usually recruited new trustees from your board’s existing network of contacts, or struggled to get well-qualified people in post.

If that’s the case, an open recruitment process can enable your museum to look beyond who your board already knows, to find those people you don’t yet know. Advertising trustee roles more widely not only attracts greater numbers of potential trustees, it can also help you to diversify your board and find people with the skills and experience your organisation needs for the future.

This guidance note gives you simple, practical advice about planning and running an open recruitment process.

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