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...