Charity news and trends
Who on earth wants to work in the charity sector now? Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, they went and did. And how.
I believe that the charity sector is the best place to work for two key reasons.
Firstly, the obvious: every day, whatever your role, you are personally making a real difference and changing the world for the better.
The rise and rise of the relationship approach to fundraising is mirrored by the fall and fall of the number of people available who can do it.
The acceleration towards a ‘relationship’ approach to fundraising has led to an acute shortage of people with the combination of experience, (aptitude ?) and skills required. There are more and more specialist ‘philanthropy’ roles being established by ‘mainstream’ charities and more often than not, senior executive roles place relationship fundraising as the key requirement. Not so long ago it was digital, digital, digital!
Client campaigns and news
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Huge congratulations to Special Olympics GB who competed at the World Games in Abu Dhabi. The team came home with 169 medals, 63 of them gold for the 128-strong squad.
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The Marine Conservation Society is highlighting the damage that plastic litter does to marine life with their #STOPthePlasticTide campaign
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Through June to October, the Medical Research Foundation is organising the Big Fun Run - a series of 5k untimed runs staged within scenic settings throughout the UK
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Target Ovarian Cancer was part of World Ovarian Cancer Day onMay 8th, a worldwide event that the charity helped found with the aim of bringing together ovarian cancer organisations across the globe to shout about ovarian cancer and raise awareness
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Turn2us has launched the Living Without Campaign to end appliance poverty. It aims to draw attention to the high number of people living without basic household appliances and the impact that it is having on their lives
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Glass Door is running it's 7th annual Sleep out in the Square on Friday 4th October to raise funds and awareness
Recent appointments
- Chief Executive Officer, Designability
- Executive Director, OxFizz
- Chief Executive, MCS Foundation
- Interim CEO, Derby Relate
- Chief Operating Officer, GlassDoor Homelessness charity
- Director of Finance and Business Planning, Independent Lives
- Director of Education, Archdiocese of Southwark
- Interim HR Director, Archdiocese of Westminster
- Director of Development, Manchester United Foundation
- Director of Fundraising, Thames Hospice
- Director of Fundraising and Marketing, MS Trust
- Associate Director of Fundraising, Blesma
- Head of Digital Services, Turn2Us
- Head of Information and Helplines, Turn2Us
- Head of Development, Archdiocese of Southwark
- Funding and Research Manager, WorldSkills UK
- Trust and Statutory Manager, National Autistic Society
- Fundraising and Marketing Executive, ButtleUK
- Major Donor Fundraiser, Barnardo's
- Prospect Research Executive, Royal Marsden