Interview: Dawn Austwick
The chief executive of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation tells Andy Hillier why she is leaving the charity for the top job at the Big Lottery Fund
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Management
Charity management news, in-depth reporting, best practice, expert advice and discussion, including charities and the law, human resources, employment law, pay & conditions, mergers & partnerships, vetting & CRB checks and the Compact between the Government and the voluntary sector.
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Latest Management Good Practice
How to deal with brilliant but difficult fundraisers
The effect on staff morale and performance might be a greater risk than losing a good fundraiser, writes Valerie Morton
HR is worthy of a place at an organisation's top table
Our columnist, Gill Taylor, explains why HR is as vital as finance
A fixed tenure for trustees would sharpen their focus
There are too many charities where trustees are past their sell-by date, writes Martin Edwards
Latest Management News
- Staff at One Housing Group to begin three-day strike tomorrow
- Charity Choice launches twinning service to share knowledge between large and small charities
- Charities should share impact reporting methods, report says
- Charity that owed more than £350k to HMRC closes
- National Trust for Scotland challenges proposal to merge heritage organisations
- Mental health charity leaves Mind network to avoid being 'pigeonholed'
- Second day of strike action over charity pay cuts
- ShelterBox founder arrested over fraud allegations
- Interact Worldwide to be absorbed by Plan UK
- Jackie Ballard resigns as chief executive of Womankind Worldwide
Charities and cuts
How charities are affected by funding cuts and the recession.
My Week
My Week: Alison Baxter indulges her inner nerd The chief executive of Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action recounts her week
My Week: Sara Lom has hedgehog welfare in mind The founding chief executive of the Royal Parks Foundation recounts her week
My Week: Catherine Deakin dreams of creating a cream tea The policy and advocacy manager at Help the Hospices recounts her week
My Week: Amy Braier deals with the dilemmas of being a funder The director of the Pears Foundation recounts her week
My Week: Gerard Cousins catches up with the regional teams The director of retail and trading at Barnardo's recounts his week
Supporting the voluntary sector
Follow the changes to the infrastructure and capacity of the UK voluntary sector and its support organisations.
Latest Management Comment
Kevin Curley: The Paris Brown case proved that we still don't respect young people
Others who come forward will be given the same treatment until we regard young people as full citizens, says our columnist
Charity mergers
Advice and commentary on charity mergers for chairs, trustees and senior managers. Plus case studies of who has merged and why.
Measuring the impact of charities
How charities can measure and communicate their impact on their cause area.
Confessions Of A Chief Executive
Here's to the honourable, quiet heroes of our sector
The majority of people in our sector are engaged in a decent struggle to make this land a better place, says Martin Edwards
Additional Information
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- Chief Executive STEPS Dependent upon experience, Cheshire
- Chief Executive Crossroads Care Surrey Circa £60k pa, Guildford
- Director of Human Resources Mines Advisory Group Competitive salary, plus contributory pension and relocation package, Manchester, North West
- Head of Communications Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) £40,000, London
- Chief Executive, Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) ACRE c£50,000, negotiable depending on experience, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Most read
- Charity that owed more than £350k to HMRC closes
- HM Prison Peterborough social impact bond has led to a fall in reconvictions, official figures show
- Data on charities' income and spending to be made public from March 2014
- Local authorities should be able to 'de-commission charities at will', says council deputy
- Volunteer centre withdraws from Work Programme because of restrictions on service delivery
- Ministry of Justice launches website to connect offenders with mentoring charities
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Events
Charity Accounting and Independent Examination course
- Date: Tue 18 Jun 2013 - Tue 18 Jun 2013
- Venue: Central London
Getting Ahead in the Charity Cloud - Cloud Strategy Charity Roundtable
- Date: Wed 19 Jun 2013 - Wed 19 Jun 2013
- Venue: Hyatt Regency London, The Churchill Hotel, 30 Portman Square, London, W1H 7BH
Third Sector’s Integrated Digital Fundraising Conference 2013
- Date: Wed 19 Jun 2013 - Wed 19 Jun 2013
Third Sector Insight
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Predicting Future Donor Behaviour to Maximise Funds (Document)
The majority of traditional charity donors are ...
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A Digital Face-to-Face Revolution (Document)
Face-to-face fundraising is without doubt the m...
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UK Corporate Citizenship In The 21st Century (Document)
This expert report asks 'What role should ...
