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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,…

Being furloughed is bringing out mixed emotions in many people, for some the thought of being paid four days to work zero is appealing, others are understandably concerned about the…

There are many new and exciting challenges we are facing currently, and one that is unavoidable and tricky for everyone is onboarding new staff members while we all work from…

A lot has changed during COVID-19 and it can make searching for a fundraising job even more daunting. We pride ourselves on supporting the sector and we genuinely care about…

As I sit here on Monday evening catching up on the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 in the UK and overseas, I can’t help wondering what the future holds for our…

Interviews are awkward at the best of times, the nerves, meeting strangers and remembering your figures, add into that wifi drop-outs and accidentally speaking over each other and you have…

We have all moved into an unprecedented way of working in the last few days and to have to adapt your approach to managing teams as well as adapting to…

Following the success of our first event last year, we hosted our second event on March 11th, 2020 on the topic of Building and Retaining Successful Teams. We loved our…