​On Wednesday 1 July, we hosted a webinar on the future of digital marketing for charities. We were joined by around 70 senior leaders, communicators and digital marketeers from the sector to hear a fascinating discussion between Charity People's Ben Garner and four of the sector's leading experts:Emily Casson, Digital Marketing Manager, Cat's ProtectionAsim Lone, Senior Di...

​Charity People's Associate Director, Glen Manners, talks to Julia Worthington at Amber Consulting about building stress and resilience as a fundraising professional. Listen to the full interview below. Julia WorthingtonAmber Consulting was founded by Julia Worthington, who has been working for the last six years as a coach for fundraisers & development professionals....

​It felt like there was some unfinished business with this blog because lockdown has completely scuppered my tried and tested routine as an experienced homeworker. I’ve been diligently following my own advice and trying to take each day as it comes, but it’s not always that easy. Here is the next chapter – warts and all – attempting to ride the rollercoaster of life on lo...

​Charity People's Associate Director, Glen Manners, an expert in the membership and education sectors, talks to Richard Gott, Network Chair at Memberwise about the future of membership. Richard answers questions from membership professionals in the sector, submitted to Glen and tells us that membership organisations that have been able to switch to digital channels quickly...

​Furloughed, Not Forgotten  In our third instalment of the Charity People series “Furloughed Not Forgotten”, we hear three very different stories from our colleagues Alice, Tanya and Zelda.  We were keen to learn what changes they’d made to make their new lives away from work, that much more manageable.  Hopefully offering you some useful tips, on how to better cope with lif...

​Virtual RecruitmentThis is the first in a series of free online support resources for recruiters. Places are limited. Please sign up today.Title: Switching to virtual recruitmentDate: Tuesday 16 June, 11 amDescription: 45-minute online clinicWhether you are looking for new staff, volunteers or trustees, your recruitment may now need to work in a different way. This free 45-...

​Furloughed, Not Forgotten  Continuing our series sharing our colleagues lives on furlough, we hear from Ben, Berthe, Philippa and Anna.  We hope that offering you this glimpse in to their new normal will help you see you’re not alone.  You may even pick up some useful tips, on how to better cope with life aboard the good ship Furlough….  Ben GarnerBen’s wife has been workin...

​Furloughed, Not Forgotten  It’s Mental Health Awareness week.  It got me thinking about my colleagues who have spent the last seven weeks on furlough.  I wondered how they’ve been feeling day to day and how their wellbeing has been impacted from not working.  So I reached out and I’d like to share their stories and experiences with you.  Hopefully offering you some useful t...

We are all lucky to work with amazing organisations and people that make up the Charity sector. All have been impacted by Covid19 and we wanted to play a tiny part in supporting the sector to get through this challenging time. Having spent a week internally debating the pros and cons of “physically demanding challenges” vs “make a fool of yourself” challenges, we have decide...

​How to manage worry and anxiety: I’ve always been proud to label myself an optimist and someone who regularly reassures colleagues, friends and loved ones that we should never worry about the things that are out of our control. However, confession time - the recent turn of events has rocked my once reliable, inbuilt, optimistic default setting. I’m still firing on al...

​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...