​What is the best route to CEO in the charity world? Our associate Director, Nick Billingham, offers his advice.One of the things I love about my role is the opportunity to meet informally with Directors from different specialities in the sector and discuss their career plans. When I'm not interviewing potential candidates for specific roles, I will always meet professionals...

​What does innovation mean to you within fundraising?I’d like to talk about what innovation means at Marie Curie first of all… Like most national charities we have an Innovation Manager, whose role is all about facilitating ideas. We live in a rapidly changing world and how we respond to those changes is really what that innovation is all about. I’m not very creative myself ...

​After five years at Cats Protection, Emily Casson is Digital Marketing Manager.There aren't many digital specialists in the regions. How did you get into digital fundraising?I started out straight from university joining the charity sector and into a policy and campaigns role. I started doing a lot of social media around campaigning and that then led into social media train...

​Jane joined NAVCA as Head of Member Engagement in September 2016, and in 2017 took on the role of Chief Executive for this national charity and membership organisation. She is able to draw on a substantial career leading engagement and communication at the most senior level, across the NHS, the Civil Service, and the public and private sectors.Tell us a little bit about NAV...

​Joe leads the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement teams, involving as many people as possible in helping build a country where children are free from disadvantage. He was previously Director of Engagement at Friends of the Earth which included six months acting as CEO. Prior to that Joe was Head of Fundraising Strategy and Donor Development Manager at the RNIB. He is a tru...