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(From Post Magazine)
Byline: Jonathan Swift.
A campaign has been launched to get more employees in the financial services sector to become trustees of charities.
Called Get on Board, it is backed by charity Timebank and the Charity Commission and follows research that found half of the 190,000 organisations in the voluntary sector claim to have problems recruiting trustees.
The supporters believe that by becoming a trustee, an insurance professional will not only be able to help a charity run more like a business in the private sector - and get maximum value for money - but also improve their career prospects.
Timebank and the Charity Commission point to research from recruitment consultant Reed, which found 73% of employers would choose a candidate with voluntary experience over one without; and 94% of employers think volunteering would add to the skills of their workforce to back this up.
David Sachon, managing director of asset management company Threadneedle and a trustee for the Mental ...