When I first started working in marcomms, my focus was on the role not the sector. However, as time went by, and my aplomb grew, I became more discerning. My social conditioning made me oriented to people over profit, so while progressing my career I came to realise that my values were non-negotiable.
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.
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke with Josephine Namusisi-Riley, who is currently the Lead for the Parents and Communities Together (PACT) programme at Citizens UK, a Trustee at the Maudsley Charity and Founder of White Allies, an alternative approach to tackling racism.
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke with Linda Bryant, Chief Executive of Together for Mental Wellbeing who shared her thoughts and insights with us on how the conversation around mental distress is increasing but there is still more to be done.
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.
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. That can mean a lot of different things to different people. We wanted to celebrate women in their career journeys and were delighted to speak with Dallas Pounds, Director of Services at Lymphoma Action.
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.
Patrick Dunne, talks to us about the latest edition of his book ‘Boards’. Touching upon the principles of good governance, board development, leadership, board culture and the changing nature of planning and strategy.