Working With The Board
Empathy, as with all Charities, is managed and run by a small, dedicated team of volunteers who make up the Board of Trustees.
Empathy is proud to be user-led and has the parents and Young People who use our service at the heart of the board, but
as we grow, so do the demands on that Board and the range of skills we need to be successful.
We have oodles of lived experience and a good sprinkling of skills to go along with it.
However, as we move into the next stage of Empathy's development to ensure that Empathy is sustainable and remains viable, we must grow and change. For that, we need a wider skill set.
To be a Trustee is undoubtedly a commitment; the board meets up to 6 times a year, and there is always something to keep the board busy in between meetings; however, you will only be asked to give what you can.
To support the board does not mean you have to become a trustee, although we would love you too !
If what you can offer is a short-term piece of work or expertise in an advisory capacity, we welcome that too.
We currently particularly need;
Financial and Accounting Skills
Admin Skills
Marketing and PR skills.
Charity Trading Knowledge
Fundraising Skills
Trustee Role
Whether you are interested in a full board role or would just like to talk about offering your skills to us on more ad hoc basis please, click on the links for more info, email the chair for a chat and more info or apply through our Volunteers Page
YOUNG TRUSTEES
Our children and young people are at the heart of all we do and it is vital that we keep them at the centre of both the organisation and decision making. As we move into this new and exciting phase of work it is ever more important that we voice of young people and young adults leads and shapes the service. As A CIO young people can be full trustees from 16 years old, however we realise that this is a big commitment and we want to capture the voices of all children and young people so the young trustees have their own project, which then send representation to the board.
The application process is the same as above but the project has it's own dedicated page.
