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When trustees are planning to stand down you should consider what skills and experience you will lose.\nThis exercise is intended to identify what, if any, gaps exist on the board, not in individual trustees. Any information gathered should be treated sensitively. Check that everyone is happy with the approach before going ahead.\nThis activity works best as part a board meeting, but trustees can complete this exercise individually. Someone should be appointed to collate the responses and present this information to the board. The board should then discuss the findings, approve the document, and plan next steps.\nHow does it work?\nReview the skills and experience listed. Where an item is not applicable you should cross it out or note in the box 'not applicable'.\nAdd any skill, knowledge or experience that you feel is missing from the list. What does your board/organisation need? Do you have the skills, knowledge and experience you need to govern the charity, taking into account its strategic objectives now and in the future? Blank rows have been left for you to fill in.\nThe board should work together or in small groups, or trustees can complete the audit individually. For all skills, knowledge or experience, decide whether you have experience in this area, know about it, or would like to know about this. Tick the relevant column.\nReview the findings. What, if any, key skills are missing from the current board? Make a note of them. This will allow you to see what additional skills, knowledge and experience you would like to recruit. You can use the findings of this audit in your trustee recruitment advert or when talking to potential trustees. You could add it to the role description. 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