The Kickstart Scheme is open to all 16-24 year olds in the UK that are eligible for Universal Credit. But just what do Kickstart roles entail, and why is the not for profit/charity sector an amazing place to begin your career? Find out from Josh Shelton, an Advertising Administrator working at Prospectus as part of the Kickstart Scheme.
How can organisations facilitate change, both in methods and practically, to increase the representation of those with a disability on leadership teams in the charity sector and beyond? Watch or listen to this panel and podcast with Disability Rights CEO, Kamran Mallick, and Steph Cutler, Founder of Making Lemonade, an organisation devoted to facilitating disability confident and inclusive workplaces.
What do fundraising candidates want to know from a job description? How can you best articulate the very best attributes of your organisation and the role they’re applying for? Our team of senior fundraising consultants discuss the key requirements, the nice to have’s and everything inbetween in this handy video tutorial to make sure that the very best candidates are applying to your live roles.
When considering the best advertising platform for a job vacancy, Facebook isn’t often the first to spring to mind, but can be an incredibly useful way of targeting passive candidates – i.e. those not actively looking for a job, during their daily scrolling. Find out how we target the 50 million + users of the platform for our recruitment advertising campaigns here.
Find out how The British Museum and The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra coped during the height of the pandemic, about increasing digital content and the opportunities this brought for new audiences, about the inclusion of less digitally-savvy members, and both of their lessons learnt and plans as restrictions lift.
What is our CEO, Peter Beeby, most proud of at Prospectus? How did he feel starting his career as a gay man from a working class background and what can he and we all do to make the charity sector more equitable for all? Find out in this video, part of our Pride celebrations at Prospectus.
In conversation with Prospectus Executive Chair, David Gold, we’re joined by the former Editor of Third Sector magazine, Stephen Cook, to talk about his recently released book co-authored with Tania Mason, ‘What have charities ever done for us?’. A must listen for anybody in the sector.
This podcast features Michael Ighodaro, program manager with AVAC and Board Member of Global Black Gay Men Connect, organisers of Global Black Pride. Find out about his journey from Nigeria to America, more on the importance of Global Black Pride as its own standalone day and how we can all be more inclusive as workplaces and societies.
As society continues to respond to equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives, we’re seeing more organisations investing further in their own people strategy, through a growing trend of roles specifically focused on diversity. Here, Managing Director, Andy Tonner, investigates the need for DEI specialists, what you should look for in a diversity lead and how can you empower them to do their job effectively.
As part of our work in raising awareness during Learning Disability Week, we chat below with Claire Cookson, CEO at DFN Project SEARCH, around the meaningful employment opportunities they generate and provide for thousands of young people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.