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Five creative recruitment strategies
We’re in a candidate-driven market, which means you need to attract top talent.
Here are five creative recruitment strategies to help you stand out from the crowd.
Is it Your First Time Interviewing? Avoid These 5 Mistakes!
Job interviews can make even the most seasoned candidates quake in their boots, but they can be equally as daunting for interviewers, particularly if it’s your first one.
Here are five common interview mistakes to avoid.
Five reasons to enter charity awards
Have you entered your charity into any awards? If not, you’re missing out.
Why? Being nominated and, fingers crossed, winning an award can do wonders for your reputation.
Read on to find out why.
Six reasons to use a recruiter to find your next job
Job hunting is a tedious process, isn’t it? Why go it alone when you can use a recruitment agency?
Here are six reasons to use a recruiter to find your next job.
Charities opinions sought on Government's ten-year mental health review
People have long been campaigning for mental health to be put on an equal footing with physical health. Well, the Government has listened and issued a call for evidence to inform a new ten-year mental health plan.
Find out how to get your voice heard in our latest blog post.
6 fantastic fundraising campaigns from around the world
Across the world, people are running innovative fundraising campaigns to make a real difference.
Let’s take a look at a few.
5 weird ways to beat interview nerves
Interviews can be nerve-wracking, but they don’t have to get in the way of you bagging your dream job.
Here are five bizarre calming tactics that actually work.
Five tips for optimising your experience with a recruitment agency
Finding top-tier fundraisers can be difficult when you don’t have the time, tools, or the right connections in your industry.
Recruitment agencies exist to plug that gap. But what can you do to ensure you find the right recruitment partner and have the best possible experience?
Here are some top tips.
Should you work for a small or large charity?
When it comes to charities, does size matter? Is bigger better, or do the best things come in small packages?
As with most things in life, there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ answer. It boils down to your priorities and what you want from your job.
To help you decide, let’s look at some of the pros and cons of working for large and small charities.
Three face-to-face fundraising tips
Is face-to-face fundraising relevant in the digital age? And what can you do to boost ROI?
Find out in our latest post.
Charitable donations hit by energy price hike
With energy prices soaring, people don’t have spare cash to give to charities. Enthuse’s Spring 2022 Donor Pulse report claims that over half of us are finding it harder to donate to charity than we were six months ago.
Sadly, things are going to get worse before they get better. With this in mind, here are four things you can do to protect your charity.
Fraudsters exploit Ukraine crisis to steal money
Times of crisis bring out the best in humanity, but they also bring out the worst in scammers.
Here are some of the scams circulating and what you can do to protect yourself.
What does a fundraiser do, anyway?
When people hear the term ‘fundraiser’, they often think of people in high-vis jackets with clipboards. This is a legitimate type of fundraising (called face-to-face or street fundraising), but this is just one of the ways charities generate money.
You can get the lowdown on the others in this post.
4 ways to build a strong workplace culture
What do you think are the top priorities for job seekers? A huge salary? A short commute? An easy job?
The answer is all of the above. However, another priority in the current climate is a strong workplace culture.
Here’s how to build a strong one.
Six ways to reduce workplace conflict
There are some certainties that come with being a human, aside from the whole death and taxes thing. Conflict is one of them.
Here are six tips for managing workplace conflict.
Five tips to make your LinkedIn profile irresistible to recruiters
With more than 57M+ companies and 15 million active job listings, LinkedIn is the largest professional network on the planet.
Here are five tips to make your profile irresistible to potential employers.
How to make the most of hybrid working
In 2020, COVID-19 changed the way we work. Some people resented the isolation and lack of human contact, while others embraced the lack of commute and the money saved on it.
Here are a few tips to ensure you’re productive, wherever you are.
The pros and cons of cryptocurrency donations
The world of cryptocurrency is growing rapidly. But should your organisation adopt it as a method of receiving donations?
Read on to find out.
How to tackle five tricky interview questions
You’ve negotiated the first hurdle and bagged an interview for a job you really want. Congratulations! The next challenge is to figure out how to answer the questions, or more specifically, the tough questions.
Here are five tips to help you nail them.
Pitch Perfect: How to write a cover letter that'll get you hired
Along with interviews and presentations, cover letters are the most dreaded part of the job search. After all, it’s difficult to summarise a career on one A4 page.
Here are a few tips to help you nail it.