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Take your tech expertise into the boardroom

Ross McCulloch

Ross McCulloch

14 September 2026 | Estimated reading time: < 1 minutes

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Digital Trustees and UKBT Institute are partnering to develop a new programme for professionals working across business, digital, data, design, AI and technology.

The programme will help participants understand how charity boards operate, recognise the value their existing experience can bring at board level, and explore opportunities to become trustees or board advisers.

Digital Trustees is a programme run by Third Sector Lab. In 2025, it helped place 179 technology professionals on charity boards across the UK.

The new Digital Trustees x UKBT Institute programme will create an opportunity for Black technology professionals to develop their leadership and governance experience while using their skills to support organisations delivering social impact.

The first cohort is planned for late 2026/early 2027 and will be free for participants.

Expressions of interest close at midnight on 1 October 2026.

Interested in getting involved? Register your interest here

You can read the full announcement from UK Black Tech here

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