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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...

Our 2018 salary survey is now available, with comprehensive salary tables for roles at all levels within charities and not for profit organisations. Along with the figures, we look what's happening more broadly with recruitment in each of the areas we cover: here are some of the key trends noted by our specialists in data management, operations, admin/support and projects/pr...

​ ► Every so often in the press - usually once we've finished frothing about GCSEs being too easy/too hard but before we start panic-buying for the Worst Winter In 200 Years (again) - we're all invited to be incandescent about the salaries of charity executives. But while the wintry warnings are typically 99% nonsense based on a tiny titbit of truth ('Met Office says Carlisl...

Our all-new 2018 salary survey has current market rates for roles at all levels within charities and not for profit organisations. Along with detailed salary tables for all key teams and departments, we look at the factors behind the figures and what they mean for recruitment - here's what's happening in one of the most challenging areas for charities... Fundraising For all ...