National media briefing: Oxfam, Help a London Child and tales of the unexpected from the RSPCA

Third Sector Online, 18 December 2009

Today's charity-related national news stories

The Times rounds up some innovative ways in which charities are coping with the recession.
See The Times for full story

An Oxfam shop in Oban, Argyll sells a first-edition copy of Enid Blyton's Five on a Treasure Island for £600.
See STV for full story

Peter Andre gives the profits from a concert to Help a London Child.
See the Daily Star for full story

The RSPCA reveals the strangest calls to its telephone helplines.
See Google News for full story

Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£50,000 + pension, Farringdon
Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
Executive Director at Medecins du Monde UK Execucare £negotiable, London