Transferable skills and why charities should embrace them
Recently, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to two brilliant fundraisers. Although one has specialised in corporate and events and the other...
14 April, 2020
Be your best virtual self
Today we spoke with one of our candidates who is attending an interview next week. They informed us that they are now in self-isolation...
12 March, 2020
Showing Candidates You Care
Last week I had to tell a candidate that they came a close second at interview but they didn't get the corporate fundraising...
02 December, 2019
Why did you get up today?
I have been leaping out of bed in the morning recently, not a state of affairs that is my default setting I have...
14 October, 2019
Career advice from you to you
In 2001 I secured my first fundraising job with the National Film and Television School as the Marketing and Events Fundraiser. From day one,...
04 March, 2019
Give Me A Break…
How do you get your first break into the charity sector? I am often asked for advice on how to land that first job...
17 September, 2018
Why Fundraiser’s Do What They Do
I recenlty went to Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook and asked the following question: ‘Best thing about working in fundraising that doesn't involve the phrase...
20 February, 2017
Positive Reinforcement…
Unless you have been on another planet for the last few months you will be more than aware of the negative stories being...
10 July, 2015
The Golden Days of Glowing References
Part of my job as a charity fundraising recruiter is to collect references on behalf of my clients. More and more I am...
10 June, 2015
Something tells me you are ‘The One’
An article in Third Sector entitled 'Unstructured interviews are a bad way to recruit' by Gill Taylor got me thinking yesterday. Gill is...
25 February, 2014