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Viewpoint: Pragmatic approach to recruitment

By Peter Stanford, Third Sector, 22 August 2007

Democracy is the best way to choose a new trustee, but other methods can also be valid.

There are three schools of thought on trustee recruitment. First, you can advertise and choose from the candidates who put themselves forward. Call this the democratic option. Second, wait for a suitable candidate to emerge by what might be called the House of Lords option - sort of democratic, but...

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