The Festival of Trusteeship, hosted by charity consultancy & recruiter Eastside People, is a week-long online series of events, held during Trustees’ Week, 9-13 November 2026.
The festival is stuffed with exciting panel discussions, workshops, educational updates and breakout sessions for people who want to become trustees, trustees who want to keep learning and developing and charity leaders who want to understand best practice in board governance, trustee recruitment and diversity.
Book your tickets for the Festival of Trusteeship!
Thanks to sponsorship from our headline sponsors, the Institute of Leadership and Ecclesiastical, we’re able to keep the cost as low as possible, and all sessions for aspiring trustees completely free.
We’re also grateful to our partners Stone King, the Chartered Governance Institute, Evelyn Partners, Civil Society Media, ACEVO, the Association of Chairs, Board Racial Diversity UK, the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Bayes Business School, Fair Collective, ICAEW and the Young Trustees Movement.
What to expect
- Daily sessions with expert speakers
- Live Q&As, real-world case studies and practical tools for trustees
- Trustee topics covering diversity, youth voice, leadership, board dynamics, legal and more
- A supportive space to ask questions, challenge thinking and share trustee experiences
- Opportunities to connect with fellow trustees and changemakers
- Pick and choose from a wide selection of topics
Special offer
Use code DISCOUNTICAEW on the full price Weekly Pass to get all 18 events for £20 (normally £30), live and on replay. Just select the full price Weekly Pass at checkout. ‘Bring your Board’ tickets (£120–£200) are also available to give your whole board access to the week.
*the views expressed are the author's and not ICAEW's