Change Collective: New series of recruitment guides for the fundraising community

07 July 2020
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A new series of recruitment guides for the fundraising community.

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has today released a series of recruitment guides to support the fundraising profession to become a more equal, diverse and inclusive profession where we recruit for “culture add”, not “culture fit”.

The Change Collective guides have been produced for the fundraising community to help them consider the actions and decision they can take to achieve a more diverse fundraising workforce. The guides include an additional element to reflect on recruiting during the coronavirus crisis.

Each guide has been developed with expert advice from recruitment agencies and EDI consultants, and lived experience from fundraisers.

I have always loved being a fundraiser, we inspire people to invest in social change and be part of a collective solutions to some of the most complex social issues of our time. We shouldn’t be afraid to speak about our past failures when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion. In fact, we should be the ones showing other sectors true inclusivity looks like. All it takes is honesty, humility and hope.

Martha Awojobi, Consultant

The four guides:

It’s a formidable suite of resources – those blogs and resources released during lockdown are good, and useful, but the guides give you all that and more. I strongly encourage you to share the guides with your colleagues, share with those outside of fundraising, share with people looking for work or a change of career. Together we can make fundraising a more diverse and inclusive profession – we owe it to our causes.

Elizabeth Balgobin, Interim Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising

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