When working with clients looking to recruit fundraising staff we always ask ‘what does flexible working look like in your organisation?’ Answers range from occasional home working to totally remote and sometimes very complicated % of working hours calculations. The recent headlines surrounding the Flexible working...
There is an ongoing discussion about how hard it is to recruit fundraising staff. I am not sure this is a new phenomenon as even before the pandemic finding great additions to a team was not easy. There has been lot of comment, much of...
A quantitive discussion with Trustees about the opportunities for increasing board diversity presented by remote meetings [spacer height="20px"] Introduction The initial UK lockdown saw increased participation in virtual meetings and trustee meetings were no exception. It quickly became apparent that the pivot to a virtual platform was not...
I have been leaping out of bed in the morning recently, not a state of affairs that is my default setting I have to add! There do seem to be a lucky few to whom this feeling is a natural constant but in my experience...
In 2001 I secured my first fundraising job with the National Film and Television School as the Marketing and Events Fundraiser. From day one, I was put in charge of organising an auction of film and television memorabilia at Christie’s, the proceeds of which would go...
How do you get your first break into the charity sector? I am often asked for advice on how to land that first job in the charity sector and it is always one of those intriguing questions that requires a different answer every time. A few weeks...