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 June 30, 2022

Tag: Board of Trustees

An insight into the latest trustee conversations

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 by Osaro Otobo

The British Youth Council is a charity and therefore has a Board of Trustees. Trustees act as lead representatives of the charity and we have a legal responsibility to act in the best interest of the charity and guide the strategic direction. We talk about a whole range of different topics that all feed into

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, environment, membership, recruit, recruitment, Trustee, young people, youth voice

Search begins to identify next charity leaders

Monday, 20 June 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is seeking out the next leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of a world where all young people are respected and

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, Charity, governance, leaders, Trustee, young people, youth, youth charity, youth sector, youth voice, youth-led

Unsure about what you’d bring to the trustee board? You’re probably more qualified than you think.

Monday, 09 August 2021 by Tom Clark

I have spoken to a number of people interested in becoming a charity trustee. There are two common questions: What exactly is a trustee? Have I really got the experience to contribute? I won’t dwell on the first question too much, as other blogs cover it – as does extensive information online (I would recommend

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Former Chair of the British Youth Council awarded BEM in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Monday, 14 June 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are delighted to welcome the news, Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson, formerly Chair of the British Youth Council, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Amanda has been awarded a BEM for her continued work uplifting the voices of young people in communities. Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson BEM, started her tenure as trustee of

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Tagged under: BEM, Board of Trustees, British Empire Medal, Trustee

Improving representation within the Board of Trustees

Thursday, 06 May 2021 by Osaro Otobo

The word ‘diversity’ can trigger a whole spectrum of emotions and thoughts. For many people from underrepresented backgrounds it often induces feelings of skepticism. Many organisations come out claiming to want more ‘diversity’ and that they appreciate ‘diversity’ but a lot of the time it can be perceived as insincere and merely a box ticking

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, employment, inequality, recruitment, Trustee

Thank you for donating to our Big Give Challenge

Wednesday, 09 December 2020 by Becca Moore

On behalf of all of the Trustees at the British Youth Council, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our donors for generously supporting our Big Give Christmas Challenge this year. Your donations have been doubled and with Gift Aid we have raised £4,518! This incredible total means the British Youth

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, Donors, fundraiser, Fundraising, The Big Give, Trustee

Reflecting: Leading a national youth charity

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 by Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson

Reflecting back over my last two years as chair of British Youth Council, and the prior year as a trustee is significantly harder, weirder and less straightforward than I would have imagined. The past three years have definitely been varied – both in terms of what young people have prioritised via British Youth Council and

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, chair of the board, Trustee, youth voice

Joe Stockley reflects on his time as a British Youth Council trustee

Tuesday, 01 September 2020 by Joe Stockley

My name is Joe Stockley, and I’m a trustee for the British Youth Council. I also run Communications for an equality charity in Wales called Diverse Cymru, and worked with and around the British Youth Council for six years. Those past six years have been quite a wild ride – graduating, unemployment, flirting with homelessness,

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Leading a national youth charity

Thursday, 18 June 2020 by Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson

If I’m being honest, I had no idea what I was truly signing up for when I ran to be Chair of the British Youth Council just over two years ago. I was very clear that I wanted to do my bit in steering this important Charity forwards, and having already served a year as

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, chair of the board, Trustee, young people, youth charity, youth voice

Want to serve the British Youth Council as charity trustee?

Monday, 15 June 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of the world where all young people are respected and able to influence and inform decisions that affect their lives or on which they have strong opinions.

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Tagged under: Board of Trustees, chair of the board, Trustee, young people, youth charity, youth opportunities, youth-led

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