You get to meet amazing people and it has given me the opportunity to learn how a massive organisation works. Young people bring something unique to charity boards, especially agencies like Plan, which is child-centred and aims to have young people at the heart of what it does.
If organisations have young people on their boards, they send out a strong signal about the importance of meaningful participation.
Some charities might forget about the benefits of having young trustees. Young people bring a fresh perspective to conventional boards. Charity Commission research proves that young people are completely under-represented on boards. This has to change.
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