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 it...
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 chances...
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...
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 of bed...