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​ Welcome to our new series of interviews, Charity Careers, in which our guest writer Nicola Greenbrook talks to key influencers in the charity sector, inviting them to share their personal career story so far and describe in their own words how they navigate the professional world. We discover what they've learnt from their ups and downs at work, what motivates them to get ...

The 2018 Charity Series is off to a winning start! February can only mean one thing around these parts: the great big annual inter-charity pub quiz, run by the all-star charity softball league committee, attended by the fastest 40 charities to bag a place, and sponsored by us as the first event in the 2018 Harris Hill Charity Series! Last Tuesday night's event kicked things ...

If you're working for a charity, you'll already know that providing the right services means listening carefully to the people who use them. It's just the same for us at Harris Hill, so we've teamed up with Third Sector Jobs to give you the chance to air your views (and to win a £150 Amazon voucher!) in a short but sector-wide survey on charity recruitment in general, and - ...

Brilliant, you've landed the interview! Except, now you've got to go to the interview. Yikes. For many of us, they can be a daunting prospect but worry no more: guest blogger Nicola Greenbrook is here with her top ten tactics for trouncing your trepidation... ​ How to conquer your interview fears According to a survey by Investors in People, nearly half of the UK workforce (...

Events coming up soon... Here's a quick round-up of events we're supporting over the next few months and some dates for the diary - including the Charity Series Quiz Night, Fundraising Week, and Buckinghamshire's first big Charity Meetup... It's question time February's here, the days are just about getting longer, but the real proof that summer's on the way is that we've st...

Should you change your career in 2018? And how? Right now, many people's thoughts may be turning to the year ahead and asking a similar question of their career: am I happy with more of the same or is it time for a change? Or what if I love my job, but really want to explore other things too? It's a question that Nicola Greenbrook began to wrestle with 18 years into her succ...

It was the 18th century poet Samuel Johnson who famously said 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life'. He might have had a point, but there speaks a man who's never been to the Elephant & Castle shopping centre. There are plenty of excellent things in London of course, not least a myriad of major charities, who for reasons like practicality or personnel are ofte...

Well, that was a blast! This year's Harris Hill Charity Bowling Tournament was the biggest yet with fantastic participation from nearly 40 charities, a great atmosphere and plenty of surprises on the scoreboard! A big thank you firstly to the tremendous team behind all of the events; with Mr Leo Visconti and M.C. Vanessa Furey flying the flag for the committee on this occasi...

It's the big week for charity bowling! Like many of us, you probably imagine people working for charities as kindly, caring types who wouldn't hurt a fly - more likely they'd find out if it was rare or endangered and start a protection fund to save it. And yet, around this time every year, dozens of London-based charity teams (and us) descend on the lanes of Rowans Tenpin Bo...

Have your say on changes to charity reporting Back at the beginning of September, the Charity Commission opened a three-month public consultation on their proposed changes to charities' annual returns, which could apply from January 2018 onwards. The changes, covered in more detail here by Third Sector and Civil Society, are intended to improve public trust and confidence in...