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We're speaking with a lot of people who are going through redundancy. These are some of the things they tell us about their needs. 💚 Transparency - they need leaders to be open and honest about the process from the start and at every stage 💚 Wellbeing support - the whole staff team is affected by redundancies, whether their role is at risk or not. Making space to listen and signposting people to employee assistance programmes for counselling and other wellbeing support is important. 💚 Job search support - doing everything you can to help someone being made redundant to find their next role and land well in it. 💚 Consultation - in difficult processes like redundancy, all staff need to be consulted throughout the process so changes to communication and support can be made as needed. 💚 Empathy - overall, everyone involved needs empathy. It's a really tough experience for staff whose roles are made redundant, but also hard for the rest of the team and for leaders and HR teams overseeing the process.

It's been shocking to hear about companies like Meta, Walmart and Amazon scaling back or cancelling their diversity, equity and inclusion work. We're really concerned about this shift. Can you help give us a sense about whether it could happen in the non-profit sector by answering this poll or commenting below?

There are five generations of women in the workplace at a time when there is a 44 year low in unemployment. Younger women are experiencing a 'sticky floor.' unable to earn more due to pressure on staffing budgets and a lack of development opportunities. Women over 40 contend with a larger gender pay gap, often increased by the 'motherhood penalty.' Jennifer D'Souza joined a Business Hub panel on Accelerating Action for Women in the workplace, hosted by St Joseph's Hospice for International Women's Day, alongside Rachel Black, Robyn Filep, Ushna Mughal and Isabelle Featherstone. Jen spoke about how we support equity for women in the workplace through inclusive recruitment. Recently, we have also introduced a new initiative: if someone is recruited through us and goes on parental leave within the first 6 months, we will replace the role for free meaning that women who are pregnant at the point of applying, interviewing and being offered a role hopefully won’t be disadvantaged.  Supporting equity for women and marginalised groups in the workplace is a year-round focus for us, but it's great to have the opportunity to speak about it with other organisations and help raise awareness of the issues. Jen says, "It was a fantastic opportunity to speak alongside other women passionate about the importance of progressing women in the workplace. We spoke about practical tools to do this, such as sponsorship, clear career progression pathways, offering flexibility and support, both through organisational values and culture, but also through policies, as well as the importance of inclusive recruitment practices to diversify and retain talent, allyship, and actively removing barriers for women to access progress. I particularly liked the conversation around the additional responsibilities women take on, such as leading a staff EDI network or volunteering to take on extra projects, and how this work should be recognised in appraisals and development plans and rewarded, ideally through financial incentives. There has been progress but there is a lot more to do be done which is evidenced by the fact we still have a huge gender pay gap."

85% of small charity leaders in England experienced poor mental health due to their role. It's something we hear too often from the incredible grass roots of this sector. Fair Collective has released a critical report in partnership with NCVO on the mental health of small charity leaders titled 'Breaking Point.' It's a must read (view it below). 20% of the leaders surveyed described the impact of small charity leadership on their mental health as severe. One respondent shared: “I have experienced a burn-out that led me to be hospitalised in the local psychiatric hospital. I was feeling overwhelmed and depressed by the level of need and my inability to make 'enough of a difference’... I even contemplated suicide as the sector has been my entire life for the last 10 years and I didn't know how I would live without it but couldn't also comprehend continuing. It took me several months to recover to a point of stability.” The report is a powerful call to action and includes recommendations for leaders, for boards and for funders: For leaders: • Embrace self-care and remember it's good to talk • Prioritise organisational openness • Take advantage of existing hope For boards: • Prioritise organisational health (beyond financial health) • Invest in creating trusting and supportive relationships • Prioritise delivering support For funders: • Make unrestricted and multi-year funding the norm • Embrace a common application and reporting process • Become a small charity champion Find out more in the report below - you can download a copy for yourself from the Fair Collective website (link in comments) Thanks to Vic Hancock Fell and Nikki Wilson for being the driving force behind this work. We're thinking about how Charity People can play a part in raising awareness and taking action on this issue.

Our Ellen Drummond is hosting a meetup for Newcastle Fundraisers with our friends at Fundraising Everywhere 🎉 Ellen will be welcoming Laura Richards FCIPR will be joining the meetup as a speaker to cover all things AI including: • How charities are already using AI for content creation, donor engagement, and campaign management. • Common pitfalls and misconceptions, including GDPR considerations. • Practical tips for structuring AI prompts to get better, more human-like results. • Telltale signs that a piece of content was written by AI—and how to avoid them. • Ethical concerns, from environmental impact to ensuring AI-generated content reflects your organisation’s values. ⏰ 10am - 12pm 🗓️ March 21st 2025 📍RBC Brewin Dolphin, Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle, NE1 4SR Only £5.00 to book, but be quick – spaces are limited: https://lnkd.in/e4fMDGpN (free for FE Members, sign up via the Members room) Whether you’re looking to make new connections or deepen existing relationships, this event offers the perfect setting to network and collaborate with fellow professionals in Newcastle.

We've recently jumped to over 58,000 followers! Hello and welcome to everyone who's new here 👋 Whether you're a hiring manager looking for someone exceptional or looking for a dream role yourself, these are the people who'll be supporting you and the specialisms they recruit for: Neil Hogan - Data Management Fabrice Yala and Tiku van Houtem FRSA - Board and Leadership Angela Chellappah - Finance, IT & Facilities Glen Manners - Membership & Education Kevin Croasdale and Seema Choudhury - Fundraising Kate Headford - Human Resources Alice Wood - Marketing, Comms & Digital Jennifer D'Souza - Business, Operations and Specialist Support Ellen Drummond, Priya Vencatasawmy and Amelia Lee - Regional Tatiana Ostara (Assoc. CIPD) and Zelda Leader - Temporary and Interim Shout out to the rest of the CP team too! You'll see lots from our MD Nick Billingham on here but you might not see the members of the team who are researching, looking after internal ops, admin and finance – please know that they're every bit as vital to what we do. If you've got questions about our who's who, let us know. 💚 [the carousel of images shows the members of the CP team listed in the comments going about their business.]

Job of the week 💚 We've partnered with the brilliant SASH (Safe And Sound Homes) to find a corporate fundraiser who can maximise income from corporate partnerships so SASH can continue their essential, life changing work. £34,997 per annum 💷 Permanent, 37 hours per week but happy to look at condensed, part time and reduced hours, so please let us know what you are looking for. 📑 Hybrid, in York and from home 📍 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 5% pension contributions, enhanced maternity leave and shared paternal leave. ✅ Collaborative, healthy, happy and both life and family-friendly culture 💚 Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) is a charity that has been helping vulnerable young people experiencing homelessness since their inception in 1994. Covering York and North Yorkshire, SASH offers short-term, immediate help at the time of crisis through their Nightstop programme, and longer-term intervention through their Supported Lodgings scheme, where young people are provided accommodation in the homes of volunteer hosts. They also have Enhancement, which helps young people break the cycle of homelessness by offering a whole range of experiences and opportunities which support emotional wellbeing, education/employment and training and life skills all of which help young people live independently. To find out more about the role and apply, check out the link in the comments below or get in touch with Ellen Drummond on Ellen@charitypeople.co.uk

A reminder that you can still join our friends at Pride in Leadership for a live online conversation with author Jack Fairweather on 4 March 2025, 11am - 12pm. Register now to get access to this exclusive conversation about Fairweather's impactful new release, The Prosecutor. https://lnkd.in/eUqzgvbG Imagine a history of the twentieth century in which the Holocaust is only a footnote to the Second World War. Where the encyclopaedia entry for Auschwitz describes the flourishing chemical industry in the nearby town but omits the gas chambers. Where School textbooks describe Hitler as “gifted in a variety of ways” and conclude that “no more than a hundred people knew about it.” This isn’t an abstract thought experiment. This was West Germany in the years following Hitler’s defeat, when the Holocaust was all but forgotten and the Allies sanctioned the return of millions of former Nazis to forge a new country to serve as a bulwark against Communism. It was time, in the words of West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in 1949, to “let bygones be bygones.” From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Volunteer, The Prosecutor is the powerful, true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to Germany after World War II to prosecute war crimes, only to find himself pitted against a nation determined to bury the past. At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The Allies were ready to overlook their pasts as the Cold War began, and the horrors of the Holocaust were in danger of being forgotten. Jack Fairweather brings to life the remarkable story of Fritz Bauer, a gay, Jewish judge from Stuttgart who survived the Nazis and made it his mission to force his countrymen to confront their complicity in the genocide.

Wise words from one of our Secret CEOs blogs from two years ago, predicting a future which is now a reality for many charities and non-profits. "It’s going to be really important to look after our staff through this period. They will be flexible if they need to be, they will drop hours, even if it's a temporary measure. It’s really important to look after them at all times, but especially because pulling together may help your organisation to get through this period." 💚 Secret CEO, March 2023

Is this the best Major Gifts opportunity of 2025 so far… ?  ✨   We’re working with Young Lives vs Cancer to find an exceptional Senior Philanthropy Fundraiser to join the team.   This is a brilliant opportunity to step into a role that’s all about building meaningful relationships, securing transformational gifts, and driving a bold strategy forward.   You’ll work as part of an ambitious and growing high-value team, focusing on securing six-figure gifts from individual donors. From inspiring funders with their newly launched strategy, “The Time is Now”, to delivering on the organisation’s collaborative vision, this is your chance to make a real impact.    Salary: up to £44,000 💷  Location: Home-based with travel (offices in Bristol/London) 📍  Contract: Permanent, full-time (flexible working options available) 📑  Benefits: 27 holidays (+ bank), 8% employer pension contribution, enhanced maternity and adoption leave, and a sector-leading approach to learning and development. ✅    Young Lives vs Cancer is at the forefront of psychosocial support for children and young people with cancer, standing beside them every step of the way. From treatment to end-of-life care and bereavement support, they’re truly transforming lives.   This is more than just a role—it’s a chance to be part of something truly special. For more information get in touch with Ellen Drummond on Ellen@charitypeople.co.uk or check out the link in the comments ⬇️