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Insights

Our team shares valuable insights, tips and resources to help keep you informed of the latest trends across the charity and recruitment sectors.

Free to Fly: appointing a charity's very first employee
Case Study
Health and social care
Free to Fly: appointing a charity's very first employee

A tiny domestic abuse charity's first ever hire didn't work out. Here's how we found the right person second time.

Strength & Learning Through Horses; appointing a first external Chief Executive
Case Study
Health and social care
Strength & Learning Through Horses; appointing a first external Chief Executive

Handing over to an outsider is never easy. How two founders found the experienced leader ready for what comes next.

The National Museum of Computing: appointing a new Museum Director
Case Study
Heritage
The National Museum of Computing: appointing a new Museum Director

How do you replace a museum's most senior leader? Headhunting, a standout candidate pack and careful negotiation sealed this appointment.

Protecting impact: the hidden recruitment risks in animal assistance and intervention charities
Insight
Animal Assistance
Protecting impact: the hidden recruitment risks in animal assistance and intervention charities

One unfilled role can put your entire charity's impact at risk. The hidden recruitment dangers animal assistance charities can't afford to ignore.

Embrace the Middle East; appointing two new senior roles
Case Study
Faith
Embrace the Middle East; appointing two new senior roles

Two brand-new senior roles, one ambitious charity. How we filled both marketing and retention leadership posts in a single summer.

Beyond the appointment: why health and social care charities need to recruit for resilience, not just replacement
Insight
Health and social care
Beyond the appointment: why health and social care charities need to recruit for resilience, not just replacement

Replacing a departing leader like-for-like could be quietly weakening your charity. Discover why the smartest organisations recruit for resilience instead.

Beyond passion: why heritage, arts and culture charities must recruit for commercial resilience without losing their purpose
Insight
Heritage
Beyond passion: why heritage, arts and culture charities must recruit for commercial resilience without losing their purpose

Passion won't pay the bills. Why cultural charities must recruit commercial leaders without selling their soul, and how to spot them.

Recruiting with discernment in a cautious market: why Christian charities cannot always afford to wait for the “perfect” candidate
Insight
Faith
Recruiting with discernment in a cautious market: why Christian charities cannot always afford to wait for the “perfect” candidate

Waiting for the "perfect" candidate could be your charity's costliest mistake. Here's why delay isn't always discernment, and what to do instead.

Free Job Tracker, Refreshed Course Videos, and a Drop-In Workshop: Here’s What’s New at the Charity Careers Network
News
Insight
Free Job Tracker, Refreshed Course Videos, and a Drop-In Workshop: Here’s What’s New at the Charity Careers Network

The charity job market is brutal right now. Here's the free tool that puts you back in control.

Scripture Union: how headhunting found a Technical Operations Analyst
Case Study
Faith
Scripture Union: how headhunting found a Technical Operations Analyst

A specialist role attracted almost no applicants until headhunting found the one candidate with exactly the right skills and heart.

MAF UK - finding a Social Media Manager who shares the mission
Case Study
Faith
MAF UK - finding a Social Media Manager who shares the mission

A social media role kept attracting the wrong candidates, until headhunting found someone ready to move house for the cause.

Balancing the books and the pews - how Charisma found Portsmouth Cathedral its head of finance
Case Study
Balancing the books and the pews - how Charisma found Portsmouth Cathedral its head of finance

A part-time finance role. A historic Cathedral. Here's how Charisma found a leader with both the numbers and the culture fit.