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Stress. Burnout. Anxiety. Pervasive but unwelcome players in the modern working game; and seriously damaging to our health and career.    To coincide with Stress Awareness Month, Nicola Greenbrook looks at what stress is, how it manifests at work and how you can move from distress to de-stress (but still get the work done).          How are you feeling about work right now? ...

It's got bats. It's got balls. And it's back. It is of course the legendary London Charity Softball League, and now that spring (like love, pollen and countless other pollutants) is very much in the air, it's time to fire up the 2019 season!     Heading into a remarkable 17th year and after a cracking but slightly-condensed-for-park-reasons 2018, everything's now back to ful...

“If it wasn’t for the treatment I received at the scene of my accident, and the fast transportation to a hospital, I would not be here today.” text "When the air ambulance arrived I thought it must be serious but I wasn’t aware of the level of expertise and equipment on board. Now I know that’s what made the difference and I wouldn’t be here today otherwise."​ text "I just c...

International affairs and advocacy expert Andreea Petre-Goncalves moved to the UK in 1997, attracted by its culture of openness and diversity. But as she tells our policy specialist Harry Marven, recent events have necessitated a major rethink - and relocation - of her family's plans for the future.​ ​         We’ve barely mentioned the ‘B’ word here at the Harris Hill blog,...

For this month’s article, Nicola Greenbrook is exploring why it hurts so much to be rejected and suggesting ways to convert this into something transformative. ‘I regret to inform you that on this occasion you have not been successful'. I’ve been both the author and recipient of that terrible sentence on many occasions during my career.  Even checking the definition of ‘to r...

            ​...by which we're not talking personality (though it's unlikely to be a bad thing), but whether you'd thrive in one of the outstanding leadership roles we're thrilled to be handling for the innovative Plymouth-based charity of the same name. Effervescent is a fresh and truly unique organisation, a charity strongly committed to improving the lives of vulnerable y...

Hiring great people is one thing, but holding on to them can be quite another when there's tough competition for talent. The good folks of Charity Finance Group recently asked our finance specialists Simon Bascombe, Belton Bass and Matthew Smith about talent retention among charities and charity finance professionals in particular: what drives them to stay put or move on, an...

  We're delighted to be working on four fantastic marketing and communications opportunities at the moment with The Donkey Sanctuary, a truly world-class charity and leading global authority on the welfare of donkeys and mules. Based in a beautiful area of East Devon with such a well-regarded and forward-thinking organisation, these really are exceptional opportunities for m...

​ How do you become a fundraising director? Why work for a charity and what's the toughest job in fundraising? You'll find answers to these and much more in the latest Charity Careers, our series in which Nicola Greenbrook talks to key influencers in the charity sector, inviting them to share their career story and how they navigate the professional world. We discover what t...

The Charity Series Quiz Night results! Firstly we can only apologise if you’ve been on the tip of your toes waiting to find out what happened at this year’s quiz night, because that’s really gotta hurt by now.  But we do have news of another excellent night and the closest-ever contest, hosted in style as ever by the good folks of Patch St Paul's and your super-suave quizmas...