​I’ve been Furloughed – what next? There are many people now working from home, with some on Furlough or completely laid off work, it is important that we make the most of what might be perceived to be a bad situation. If you have some time on your hands and are looking for other ways to enrich your day that doesn’t include exercise, baking, gardening, looking after kids and...

Step by Step – recruitment for the remote worldIt has been a rollercoaster over the past few weeks and a time of confusion and stress for most people. Charity People remains positive and hopeful; mostly because our consultants are having inspiring interactions, every day, with charities and candidates as the sector does what it does best. Rolls up its sleeves and get to wo...

​Keeping calm and carrying on– A self-isolation reflectionBy Tanya White“Have no fear, 2020 will be a much more promising year than 2019!” they said. “The only way is up!” they also said. Fast forward and here I am confined within the four walls of my home during a global pandemic. It is hard to remain positive when everyday all you see and hear is negative news. But it can’...

Covid-19 Superheroes                                                  Picture by Ted Bryant, age 12 As an organisation we get to work with so many inspirational charities and non-profits who are, like all of us, feeling the seismic impact of the current pandemic. Whether it’s large well-known organisations like Oxfam or Barnardo’s who have had to make the difficult decision ...

​I’ve been home-based for just over three years now and it’s hard work. Anyone who tells you otherwise isn’t telling the whole truth. It takes persistence and patience and self-compassion, but most of all time to fine-tune what works. This started life as ‘a day in the life’ blog, but then I realised there isn’t a magic formula. Getting comfortable with the uncomfortab...

A sentence I never thought I’d say is “I wish my train home was delayed today”, but at the moment, it’s painfully true. Charity People supports me to work from home three days per week following a move out of London last year and, like many, I ended my working day in the office last Tuesday with a moan about signal failures on the line I use to get home in time to put my dau...

The team here at Charity People have been struck by how positive, adaptable and inspirational our charity clients and candidates have been over the last few days. I for one, turned on my laptop with some trepidation this morning, unsure of the new world I was waking up to. With a relief, the traditional British outlook remained the same – keep calm and carry on – and this is...

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Dylan and Alex from Lord’s Taverners charity, based near Blackfriars station. I went into the meeting with a small amount of information on the charity, as I am an avid sports fan with experience following and volunteering with sports-based charities. I knew it was a charity focused on cricket, but I did not realise the scale of w...

​Earlier this week, Stuart and Georgie had a rewarding meeting with Joanna Christophi, the Director of Fundraising and Marketing at the wonderful national mental health charity, SANE. Read below for an account of their morning:We set off for an early morning meeting at SANE's Head Office in Islington, a short 10-minute walk from Highbury and Islington station and a 5-minute ...

​Earlier this week, Charity People were so pleased to say hello to Tanya, our new Community and Events consultant. Tanya volunteered for three years in the charity sector before building her experience over four years working in the sector. To celebrate Tanya beginning her journey with Charity People, we wanted to get to know her a bit better, and for everyone else to know a...

What a brilliant evening we had last night with Henry Rowling and Anne Race from the innovation, insight and strategy collective Flying Cars, exploring audience-engagement and innovation in the not-for-profit sector.We invited thirty fundraisers to share an issue they are currently struggling with at work, for the chance to have their problem worked through on the night. Hen...

​Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing to vulnerable Veterans. Stuart and Georgie were lucky enough to visit them in their London office, based in Fulham. Here is their account of the morning at Sir Oswald Stoll:We arrived at Fulham Broadway station on a rather rainy and miserable, grey day. It was freezing and we rushed to Stoll, motivated to get warm. The char...

​Earlier this week, Stuart and Georgie had the pleasure of visiting Auditory Verbal UK’s London Centre in Bermondsey. The organisation work with pre-school aged deaf babies and children and their families and train more specialist therapists to help deaf children to learn to listen and speak. This is the account of their meeting this small, yet incredibly valuable charity. ...

​A week or so ago we sadly bid farewell to Pete, our fantastic Community and Events consultant here at Charity People. Pete, and his abundance of energy, will definitely be missed around the office.In honour of Pete leaving, we hosted a cake bake sale raising money for HOPE not hate, chosen by Pete himself. HOPE not hate is an amazing anti-racism and discrimination charity t...

​Where to start? Neil Hogan and I from Charity People traversed up 17 stories, stood with a panoramic view over-looking London with members of the London Air Ambulance. I wore my best Top Gun jacket, felt appropriate on the day. (Neil and Stuart…or Maverick and Goose?) We do not appreciate the level of efficiency and commitment that goes into this inspiring service. Two pilo...

​Good job there’s GoodJobsThe process of recruiting fundraisers is about to be tweaked to help expand training of fundraisers, and improve the diversity and inclusion of fundraisers.GoodJobs is a new jobs board for fundraisers. There’s nothing new about jobs boards of course - there are plenty to choose from for fundraisers, and have been for 20 years or so. GoodJobs, say it...

​Fundraising Futures: Innovation with Flying CarsCharity People is hugely excited to be hosting an exclusive, interactive event with the brilliant innovation collective Flying Cars.Fundraising is changing. As fundraising leaders, decision- makers and change-makers we would be delighted if you would join us for this one-off innovation event. The future is here. Don’t get left...

​Big shout out to Better Bankside for having organised, yet again, such an amazing campaign that has coordinated Christmas gift donations for homeless, vulnerably housed and elderly people throughout Southwark. This is the fifth year that Charity People have been involved.We had a great couple of afternoons mucking in and wrapping some of the donated items! If only there was...

Recently, I had the pleasure of volunteering for an incredible charity called Dallaglio Rugbyworks. The charity works with Pupil Referral Units, short stay schools, specialised schools in a mentoring and coaching role. The charity provides a staple in their curriculum's that develops the students in a sporting environment, with specialist coaches working with the group and i...

​Luke has twenty years' experience of working in both the commercial and charity sectors. He joined Bowel Cancer UK in June 2012 as the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and joined the Senior Management Team two years later as Director of Fundraising. Luke specialises in corporate, business development and relationship fundraising.How did you end up in fundraising and wh...