By Glen MannersFleur Donnelly-Jackson achieved more than she could have hoped to on the International Day for Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2020. She spoke at 3 separate events with audiences in the UK, France, Brazil and Russia. We placed Fleur in her role as Senior Disability Business Partner at the Disability Business Forum 11 months ago. I was delighted to c...

by Stuart MillinerAs a former Grants and Institutional Fundraiser myself, I really have a deep understanding of what makes a good Trusts and Foundations Manager. I also take time to get to know the organisations that I'm working with - learning about their ways of working and getting to know the teams to help find the right additional team members when needed. When it came...

by Amelia Lee and Ellen DrummondContact is the charity for families with disabled children. They understand that life with a disabled child brings unique challenges, and they exist to help families feel valued, supported, confident and informed.Charity People is proud and privileged to be supporting Contact to find two brilliant new trustees who will sit at Board level, play...

​By Philippa RandleImagine a sector where imperfections are celebrated and authenticity is encouraged.A place of work where you’re freed from your fear of failure and inspired to try new things, creatively problem solve, and move forward with new ideas.Imagine feeling confident in yourself and your abilities as a fundraiser because you know it’s ok to fail, learn and keep in...

by Nick Billingham​I feel very strongly that the purpose of our work at Charity People is to help charities to have better impact by supporting them to create high-performing teams.  This means that our work doesn’t end after we place a candidate in a role. It’s been two years since we placed Tom Dixon in a senior leadership role at Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity...

​Join us on January 20th at 7.30pm, when we host the launch of She Leads for Legacy - a brand-new organisation focused on black female leadership, founded by a visionary mother-and-daughter combo – Sharon and Afiya Amesu. Register to attend existing or aspiring Black female leaders and allies.The launch will feature special guest speakers:Abigail Irozuru, a track and field a...

​By Anna LudemanMy husband has a hidden disability. He has been living with it for the last 7 years and it’s been 5 years since he had a life-saving operation. He has had quite a journey to get him to where he is today and it is a place that is a lot more flexible, open and understanding than the one he left all those years ago. Flexible working should be available for every...

​By Meg Raybould, Young Trustees MovementThank you to everyone who attended our event on 'why and how to recruit younger trustees to your board. My colleague, Mita Desai and Charity People's Philippa Randle were in conversation with:• Neil Berkett- Chair of the Board at NSPCC and the Guardian Media Group• Alice Rath- Trustee for Crohn’s & Colitis UK• Precious Sithole, AC...

​by Glen Manners​On Tuesday 24th November 2020, I hosted four expert panelists to share their experiences of moving to exclusively digital membership through the pandemic:​• Sheetal Girdhari, Head of Marketing & Membership, Institute of Hospitality• Abby Wright-Parkes, Director of Membership & Marketing, FSRH• Jennifer Sowerby, Data and Digital Lead, ACEVO• Sarah Cla...

​By Tanya WhiteAccording to a survey [1], 35.19% of people feel that their mental health has been negatively affected by Covid-19.For vulnerable people, not knowing where to get help could prolong the stress and anxiety, possibly causing more serious mental health issues in the future. A shocking 11.6% of respondents reported that they have mental health problems now but did...

​It’s a tough time to enter the job market or to transfer from one sector to another, but I have pulled together some advice and resources to help you make the transition into the charity sector.I interact with scores of people searching for new jobs and am often approached by people who are looking to get into charity sector.  Recently there have been more enquiries than ev...

​By Philippa Randle - Senior Consultant, Senior Fundraising.As part of Black History Month, we would like to shine the light on the incredible work of Malcolm John, addressing inequality in charity boardrooms and the lack of racial diversity at the governance level.Research shows that 9.6% of trustees in major UK charities are from Black, Asian and other minority backgrounds...

​by Stuart Milliner - Trusts, Statutory and Institutional Fundraising specialist  We have already seen some significant, dynamic shifts from funders to address the rapidly changing environment that charities are operating, but what do senior managers in Trusts, Statutory and Institutional funding think the future holds for their funding streams?Emergency funding Emergency fu...

​I should start by saying, the answers that follow are my views on the sector as a whole and as such, the sector is treated homogeneously. However, there are always outliers; some organisations that are leaders on something and some that don’t do it at all. These are my personal views – I don’t expect everyone to agree and indeed would be surprised if they did! Unlike some i...

​Guest blog by Jane Curtis, The Charity Event SpecialistsEvents Fundraisers are a resilient bunch - if we don’t get enough sign-ups for an event or the weather has its own ideas about our plans, we have a plan B.  The problem with the current situation is that continued, rapid change means having a plan B, C, D & E!  We also shouldn’t underestimate the public and our sup...

​On Tuesday 29th September, we hosted a webinar on the future of regional fundraising. We were joined by almost 100 Regional and Community fundraising managers and specialists from the sector to hear from Charity People's Ellen Drummond, Amelia Lee and our expert panelists:Emma Douglas, Supporter Care Manager, BBC Children in NeedDee Solley, Head of National and Regional Fun...

​We’ve heard a few interview horror stories over the years and I know from personal experience the weird and wonderful techniques that interviewers can use. I’ve been part of a process that lasted 6 stages for a graduate role I was applying for, one charming interviewer asked if I’d been too busy chasing boys at school to get better grades and I’ve been interviewed by someon...

​During furlough I celebrated 10 years of working at Charity People. Whaaaaat, I thought!?!?! How did that happen? And it made me wonder what personal experiences I’d had during this time, so I reflected and realised that like a good anti-virus software, Charity People had been running in the background while some pretty significant stuff had gone down in my life. I’d...

​We have all had to adapt to the remote, virtual world. Not being able to see friends and family as regularly has meant that most contact has been through computers and laptops. For charities delivering critical face-to-face services, this has been a significant challenge. In this blog, I'd like to share the story of the Starlight Children's Foundation's fast and creative...

​We believe in fairness and equality and we fully recognise that when it comes to diversity and inclusion, the charity sector and much of what lies beyond has been found wanting. A fair, equitable approach to diversity and inclusion is the right path, morally and ethically, and one that will benefit the charity sector and everyone we serve.  Organisations with higher-than-av...