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There’s no question that there’s been a gear shift in the past 6 months. After years of uncertainty bobbing in and out of lockdown, we have seen some significant steps…

Parental leave. Not something you’d expect to still be a taboo topic. In fact, we have seen so many strides forward in the working world regarding maternal, paternal and adoption…

When inviting a candidate to interview, you must remember that they are also interviewing you. You are responsible for selling your organisation, the team and the role. We are noticing…

As many of you are aware, ED&I is incredibly important to us at Ashby Jenkins Recruitment. In 2020, we updated our policies, trained our consultants, established the Small Charity ED&I…

As January 2022 started, we were all expecting (and hoping for) a huge increase in the number of candidates applying for jobs, leaving behind the candidate-short market of 2021. But…

Last year, we launched the sector’s very first Equality, Diversity and Inclusion survey and released a report to share our findings with you. It was very exciting and humbling to…

It’s the feedback you always hope to hear, that your ability to support people at a huge point of change in their lives isn’t as good as it once was.…

As a commitment to our sector, we like to add value where we can, for several years I have been hosting and creating events for professionals to share advice and…

Date: 7th July 2021Time: 10:30 – 12:00Chair: Oliver Davey – Information and Data Manager, University of London The Chair for this session Oliver Davey has worked in multiple verticals from medical research, professional services, charities, finance and arts and…

Fundraising Operations Round TableFOR effective Fundraising Operations Date: 8th June at 9:30amVenue: ZoomChair: Jenelle Murray King, Head of Fundraising Operations at Send a Cow Bringing together fundraising operations professionals for…

Since GDPR came into place in 2018, we have all been more mindful of what our requirements are and what position we play in terms of storing and sharing data.…

As part of our Commitment to Diversity, we created a small charity networking group last year to create a platform to support those individuals and organisations who needed it. This…

As many of you know ED&I is incredibly important to us at Ashby Jenkins Recruitment, last year we updated our policies, trained our consultants and established the Small Charity ED&I networking…

As COVID-19 pushes us all into embracing new technology we, at Ashby Jenkins Recruitment have decided to bring you a short webinar series aimed at providing fundraisers and fundraising leaders…

As part of our commitment to diversity, we have launched our sectors first-ever diversity and inclusion survey. The aim of this survey is to provide you and many others with…

Over the last eight months so much has changed and nothing more so, then in the world of recruitment and employment. A lot of candidates are still approaching their search…

Since the pandemic began, embracing and launching digital fundraising activity has been a steep learning curve for the sector. In the absence of ‘in-person’ methods of engaging supporters, digital channels…

One of the first things you learn in recruitment is that whilst you must match candidates to job briefs, you also have to match candidates to organisational culture. Which is…

From 15th June 2020 Ashby Jenkins Recruitment will only be submitting anonymised CVs for any vacancies we recruit for. This is part of our pledge to increase equality and access…

My first role in the charity sector was at St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham. For those of you who don’t know, hospices are filled with love and joy and as such,…