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A mini guide to inclusive recruitment
The following by Dana Kohava Segal is an inspirational read. I feel like I should open this blog with a disclaimer: I’m not a recruiter. I don’t work in recruitment. I’m just a regular human who has been both an employer and an employee, someone who is surrounded by people from a huge range of backgrounds and life experiences, who is...
At the Association of Charitable Organisations we ran our first virtual AGM
As Chair of Trustees for the ACO I was a bit nervous about running an AGM virtually and in practice, it was very different from a face to face meeting. However, it allowed for a wider attendance and we had some great engagement. How we ran our first virtual AGM Several members have expressed an interest in how ACO went about...
Recruiting senior roles remotely
Recruiting during Covid-19 has presented its own set of challenges, talking to Rebecca O’Connor at Allen Lane it is clear that by being agile and responsive, they have been able to maintain business as usual whilst still delivering high standards of client and candidate care. Concerns they have heard from their clients that running a remote process from start...
As a charity trustee faced with uncertainty do you have a niggling worry that your premises may not be ideal?
When it comes to managing the organisation, charities are no different from businesses and need to think the way the best businesses think, to optimise their activities. After all, efficiency in a charity is vital. • Charities will be assessing their working practices post-COVID, to see if anything can be learned from changes which have in many cases, been forced...
Risk
Risk is always with us. Identifying and understand the risk your organisation faces is key to managing and mitigating that risk. Ask yourself the following questions; 1) What could or might go wrong? 2) What is the probability of each risk happening? 3) What is the probable effect if the event occurred? 4) What is the overall risk? 5) What level are you comfortable with? 6)...
You are invited to join Charity2020 for a conversation with Julia Unwin
Charity2020 is the successor to Charity2000 which was established in 1998 by a group of people associated with the voluntary sector to highlight and promote excellence and high-level achievements in public and professional life. I am proud to have been on the Charity2000 committee and serve on the Charity2020 committee. We bring together senior people in the charitable sector...
How do you make the right decisions about digital during Covid19?
Take a look at the new, free checklist for charity trustees and leaders from The Charity Digital Code on how to make sound digital decisions. During the Coronavirus crisis, many charities will be grappling with loss of income, closure of face to face services and staff absence, whilst simultaneously accelerating remote working, digital service delivery, and digital...
Why would a corporate professional come and work for free, and for your charity?
Who do you need on your board of trustees right now? What skillsets are missing from your board of trustees – an HR expert, perhaps someone with digital experience, maybe a marketing specialist? Ideally, someone who has working corporate knowledge, maybe from a recognisable company brand, who can bring their bigger thinking into your business and help you grow/develop...