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......
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 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......
Recently, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to two brilliant fundraisers. Although one has specialised in corporate and events and the other in trust fundraising, they both had something in common: this was their first fundraising role having transferred from other industries. My corporate......
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 due to C-19. The candidate feels fine and is keen to have a virtual interview, if the charity is willing to do......
Last week I had to tell a candidate that they came a close second at interview but they didn’t get the corporate fundraising job they had applied for. This person was gutted. We spoke at length about the things that they could do to improve their......
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 to......
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......
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 ‘making a difference’?’ And I received some lovely reasons as to what drives fundraiser’s all across the UK to get out......
