The Change Collective brochure was produced alongside the Chartered Institute of Fundraising's Change Collective Strategy, and sets out our journey to an inclusive and diverse fundraising profession.
The Change Collective Hub
Here you will find everything you want to know about the Change Collective.
The Change Collective strategy sets out actions and targets to improve diversity across the fundraising profession, providing fundraisers with strategic guidance, research and practical steps for inclusive workforce and leadership change.
In July 2019 the Chartered Institute of Fundraising launched a new strategy setting out why change is needed – the business case for equality, diversity and inclusion – and the approach that needs to be taken by the Chartered Institute, its members and partners, to ensure that individuals from all backgrounds are not only recruited into the sector but retained and progressed too.
Considering evidence, the Chartered Institute and the Board of Trustees identified four key inequalities to be addressed in the strategy:
- Underrepresentation of black, Asian and minoritised ethnic fundraisers
- Underrepresentation of disabled fundraisers
- LGBTI+ fundraisers are not always able to be open in the workplace
- Women form the majority of the profession but are not proportionately represented at a senior level.
The strategy takes forward the commitments set out in the Manifesto for Change, identifying 16 initial activities to deliver a more equal, diverse and inclusive profession. Key activities include:
- Commissioning research on the under-representation of BAME fundraisers in the profession, including on the barriers to entry and progression, and research on women in leadership roles.
- Developing an EDI Recruitment Toolkit to help organisations recruit more BAME, disabled and male fundraisers.
- Developing the Chartered Institute's approach to Affinity Network and role models for BAME, disabled and LGBTI+ fundraisers.
A new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee has been formed by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and will be chaired by Trustee Carol Akiwumi. It will offer oversight from fundraisers with lived experience and policy experts to advise the Chartered Institute and evaluate and monitor progress on this agenda.
A report setting out a benchmark for equality, diversity and inclusion in the fundraising profession
A new report from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Change Collective: Who Isn't in the Room, sets a benchmark of equality, diversity and inclusion in the fundraising profession.
The research, based on a survey of over 400 fundraising charities of different sizes, explores the make-up of fundraising teams, and the organisational practices that might be holding us back or succeeding in reducing the barriers for fundraisers.
As one of the early commitments in our Manifesto for Change, this will underpin our long-term EDI strategy by helping us track progress, better understand the barriers that exist in our profession, and work out what we, and our members, can do to work towards a more inclusive and diverse fundraising community.
“To have in one place equality, diversity and inclusion data on 6,912 fundraisers from across the UK is an incredible achievement. It gives us much needed clarity on the make-up of the fundraising profession, which will help us better target the work of the Change Collective – our movement to ensure the fundraising profession is more equal, diverse and inclusive and a profession where everyone is the right fit.”Sufina Ahmad, Chair of the Expert Advisory Panel on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Research looking at the experiences and challenges women face in achieving equal representation at senior levels in fundraising.
We have published research ‘Missing Out: Understanding the female leadership gap in fundraising’ exploring the experiences and challenges women face in achieving equal representation at senior levels in fundraising. The research was commissioned by the IoF and carried out by Dr. Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, and Dr. Elizabeth J. Dale, Assistant Professor in Nonprofit Leadership at Seattle University, USA.
It was informed through almost 800 responses to an online survey, focus groups, and case studies, and provides recommendations for charities, fundraisers and the Institute to address barriers that female fundraisers face in their careers.
It is one of the key activities prioritised as part of the Change Collective strategy, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising's campaign to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the fundraising profession. It follows on from the Chartered Institute’s previous research in 2019 that found that the majority of senior fundraising roles are held by men, despite the profession being predominantly made up of women.
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Change Collective Strategy
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Who Isn't In The Room? Report by the Change Collective
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Missing Out: Understanding the Female Leadership Gap in Fundraising
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Change Collective Brochure
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