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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...

How to deal with being turned down for a job For as long as there have been jobs, people have been getting turned down for them. It's been happening for centuries but your confidence can still take a hit when it happens to you - so it's important to stay positive and learn what you can. Here are six key tips for moving on after missing out, and using the experience to better...

​ If you fancy spending Christmas at the cutting edge of charity retail we've got eight fantastic new temporary opportunities in the London area we think you might just love. Retailing legend Mary Portas and Save the Children joined forces in 2009 to take the lead on a charity retail revolution, resulting in a blaze of publicity and a new style of charity retailing by the na...

2017 Softball League grand finals and gallery We hope everyone's just about recovered from this year's grand finals and the post-match celebrations - just a quick post to let you know where to find a brief write-up from the day itself: check out the 'Latest News' section of our events page. Plus there are plenty of pics in the updated Softball Gallery! All we can say is brin...