Hi everyone, I am part of the HR team at SpecialEffect in Oxfordshire. We have 30 employees and are a medium-sized charity. What kinds of benefit packages do similar-sized charities offer? We offer...
Good morning all, hope everyone is doing well. I'm working in the medical sector in the NHS and we are in a process of starting our small healthcare charity and I have some questions regarding the tr...
Hi all - as we work with potentially vulnerable women, our team has decided that absolutely everyone must have safeguarding training. Being a new charity we don't have a huge budget for this yet. Can...
Hi All Would anyone be able to share their Working from Abroad policy/give me some advice? We are in the process of creating one and I am looking for charities who already have one in place. Many tha...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small organisation (6 PT staff) and are looking to move our pension away from Nest for ethical reasons. Does...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: What is the process for a current Trustee to apply for the newly vacant CEO role? Is it a good idea, especially when...
If a member or Officer at our CASC has been the victim of a combination of some or all of bullying, harassment, lack of respect, unjustified criticism or intimidation by another member then, in addit...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have struggled to recruit an experienced Senior Trust & Foundations Officer and are planning to use an agency to h...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am in a dilemma and don't know what to do. We are looking to employ a caretaker. My husband used to be the caretake...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Wondered how other charities might deal with a resigning Charity Manager/CEO applying for a low level role within the...
Hello everyone, We are currently recruiting new trustees for our charity. We have already placed our adverts on Trustees Unlimited and Reach Volunteering. Could you share what other platforms or reso...
Hi all I am in the process of appointing two new trustees. I have gone through the process of interview and making formal checks against disqualification. Each trustee has signed an Automatic Disqual...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I’m looking for suggestions or referrals for individuals or organisations who can carry out a truly independent griev...
Can I make all of the management committee members 'reapply' for their positions? (Anonymous post 🤫)
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Unfortunately, they are not very effective, and I would prefer they leave and recruit new members. They all have been...
So recently we've had some issues with long standing trustees, one who hasn't done their role in 7 years, been absorbed by the manager. Another almost got Ofsted called on us over a callous decision...
Hello I am looking to do a benchmark comparison of our enhanced sick leave pay. Would anyone be able to share their policy on enhanced sick pay with me please? Thanks in advance!
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: What are your top tips for charity job interviews in campaigns/policy/public affairs?
Hello, We're a small charity with 6 members of staff. I'm wondering what systems other small charities use to manage HR functions like annual leave/sick leave monitoring, CPD attendance and any impo...
Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before... does anyone have any (free) sources they could recommend for benchmarking - at least in the charity sector, but all sectors even better - of benef...
Hi a question about salaries. I am the director/ Founder of a new CIC, in the process of incorporating. Once set up I will be leading workshops and providing admin support. Is it better for me to inv...
Hello Would anyone be up for sharing a copy of their TOIL policy with me please? Thanks in advance
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have recently had a colleague pass away and are looking for a company who can provide external counselling for our...
Hi all, I'd really appreciate some advice. I'm relatively new to the sector, I'm a Volunteer Campaigns Ambassador for Cancer Research UK and I absolutely love it. I am keen to switch careers from mar...
Hi all I hope you are well. I am currently working on a project to revamp our recruitment process, from the first enquiry right through to their induction and beyond. Obviously, working in the char...
We need a learning management system - any advice? We plan to have a core, plus 2 programmes, comprising 12 video (modules) with quizzes and certificates. Need to enrol both learners and their charit...
We carry out a digital right to work check for all UK staff just before they join, but our provider has notified us of a security incident and some of our staff data is impacted. I'd be interested in...
The charity sector is struggling to recruit and retain, (NCVO research) yet there are many people who have had a long career in the corporate world, would love to leave that behind them and build pur...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We currently have a role which ultimately is a fundraising and volunteer management position. This is a grade 4 on ou...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am in a very difficult position with a charity that I work for. I don’t seem to have any legal support unless I pay...
Can I please ask which team (or roles) in your charity leads on volunteer attraction, recruitment, engagement and development in your charity? If anyone has org charts to support this, it would be ve...
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