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What makes a wonderful charity workplace, and how can you tell if it's right for you? For the past year we've been teaming up with Third Sector to find out, highlighting examples of good practice and innovative ideas that have proven successful for a variety of organisations. Earlier this month (recently published by Third Sector) our business services specialist Shweta Prab...

​ What does it take to drive brand partnerships for a major charity? How do you get into the sector? And what on earth would it be like to be a morning person? Find out in the second of our Charity Careers interviews, in which Nicola Greenbrook talks to key influencers in the charity sector, inviting them to share their personal career story and describe how they navigate th...

​Into each life, some rain must fall... Not our words, but those of either a great philosopher or possibly Steps, in their seminal turn-of-the-century opus Deeper Shade Of Blue. Probably accompanied by some sort of rain-indicating arm movement. Either way, they had a point, so it's impossible to begrudge a couple of days' worth falling into the most exceptional summer anyone...

Bring on the battle of the champions! It's crockery-holders all round for the big match as previous cup-winners Cancer Research UK take on previous plate-winners Plan, aka The Pandas! But first an apology. Somewhere in a previous post we casually referred to sunshine for the softball finals, and now we've broken the British summer. In our defence it's been on the blink for y...

Who are the brains behind the super-successful softball league and just how do they make it all happen? We caught up with the committee members who've most recently joined to find out more... L-R: Vanessa Furey, Leo Visconti, Paul Mehta, Rob Wyatt, Anastasia French, Matt Glass, Palak Bhatt London Charity Softball League 2018: meet the organisers! Team Harris Hill will be out...

It's time for the softball league finals! Yes, already. We couldn't believe it either. But if you're thinking 12 months can't possibly have passed because you'd be a year older which is obviously nonsense, we have great news: they haven't! Well, not quite. This year's London Charity Softball League grand finals hit Hyde Park a week earlier than usual, on Thursday 16th August...

​It's often said that the best things come in small packages, though apparently never within earshot of anyone from Amazon, which is why your watch battery will arrive in a box the size of Bristol. But size certainly isn't everything when it comes to choosing the kind of charity you want to work for. Small charities make up a mighty 97% of the sector, so whatever the scale o...

As part of our commitment to the sector, we sponsor a hugely popular series of inter-charity events including a giant quiz night, ten-pin bowling and the London Charity Softball League! Collectively known as The Harris Hill Charity Series, the contests get more popular by the year, with co-sponsors Bluestep Solutions, RNB Group and Bright Spot Fundraising now also providing ...

The 2018 Harris Hill Salary Survey is here! What do charity staff really earn? Our charity salary survey for 2018 showed an overall average salary in the charity sector of £25,000, though of course, salaries vary greatly depending on the role. We also found the average executive salary in the charity sector to be around £60,000, and that only 0.05% of charities have any empl...

Ever feel like you're faking it? You're in good company, as Nicola Greenbrook explains in this month's guest post, exploring the psychological pattern of Impostor Syndrome (IS), how it could be affecting you, and what you can do about it. You're fully-qualified and experienced in your industry, role or position but do you worry one day you'll get 'found out'? Even with regul...