Officer-level roles are critical to our clients and can be important first steps for new fundraisers, but have you ever had difficulties attracting Officer-level candidates? Ariha gives advice and more.
You’ve just heard that your CEO is moving on to pastures new. You were not expecting this. What you’d really like is a carbon copy of the outgoing CEO, as quickly as possible, who can pick up the reins seamlessly. But is that really the case?
In a market place where candidates are increasingly specific about their next move there’s a real opportunity for those seeking their first CEO challenge to shine. The days of Board members assuming their next leader will bring existing CEO experience are gone – and this makes our job all the more interesting!
Of our respondents, 38% told us they have a disability. Interestingly, 30% of the respondents with a disability also told us that they have not declared this to their employer.
As part of our work in raising awareness during Learning Disability Week, Claire Cookson, CEO at DFN Project SEARCH shares information about the meaningful employment opportunities they generate and provide for thousands of young people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.
Rethink Mental Illness has a vision for equality, rights, fair treatment and maximum quality of life for all those affected by mental illness, their carers, family and friends. As one of the largest charitable providers of services for people living with mental illness, they are well placed to make a direct impact on the care people receive.
The new Kinship Peer-to-Peer Support Service which received £1mil Government funding (through the Department for Education), the first of its kind, is being developed to provide those carers with emotional support and help them build communities in their local area.
Let’s face it, hybrid working is here to stay. Employees want it, organisations recognise the value of it and technology allows it. This means that many roles no longer need to be advertised or based in a specific location, making the London-centric charity market a thing of the past.
Negotiating a job offer is often considered a taboo subject or one that people can often feel less comfortable with. So, how do you approach the conversation?
We are delighted to introduce Dorothy Oxley, she is a name well known in Prospectus. ‘Why?’ you ask because she has been one of our valued temps since our records began – which is over 30 years ago! In that time, she’s worked with 36 different organisations and totalled 12,015 hours of work.