19
Mar

Busman`s holiday? At work, an accountant: in spare time, an honorary treasurer.

Posted by Reach on March 19th, 2012 in Blog Entries, Charity Trustee | Comments Off

Our guest blogger Denise Fellows, CEO of the Honorary Treasurers Forum, talks about the role of a charity’s honorary treasurer.

20
Feb

Volunteers – `not really worth the bother…`?

Posted by Janet Thorne on February 20th, 2012 in Big Society, Skilled Volunteering, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Why volunteering is not reaching its potential

16
Feb

Helping out Crossroads Care at crucial time – become a business mentor

Posted by Reach on February 16th, 2012 in News | No Comments »

Reach is working with Crossroads Care on an urgent project to recruit experienced business people to work as mentors for a pilot project the Association is running between April and June.

2
Feb

My journey from executive to volunteer executive recruiter

Posted by Reach on February 2nd, 2012 in Skilled Volunteering, Third Sector | No Comments »

As a company director with executive responsibility for the human capital of a multi-national organisation, I was well attuned to dealing, among other matters, with senior-level recruitment across five continents.
This globe-trotting role had been my ‘life’ for many years. Therefore, as I approached ‘retirement’ and relocation to Surrey, I was rather apprehensive about how I [...]

17
Nov

The Four Levels of Volunteering

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on November 17th, 2011 in Blog Entries, Third Sector | No Comments »

My experience over the last year of volunteering within various organisations has led me to the view that there at least four different types of volunteering.
 The first level is an organisation consisting purely of volunteers. It has been estimated, for example, that there are over 49,000 formally organised amateur arts groups across the country with [...]

9
Nov

Full of life

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on November 9th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

The Young Foundation and Age UK Lambeth have teamed up to provide innovative self-help, peer-support groups for people 65 years and over in Lambeth.
The ‘Full of Life’ project aims to enhance important life skills and increase the wellbeing of older residents so that they feel more able to deal with day to day challenges in [...]

24
Oct

Making a Difference – To Be or Not To Be a School Governor?

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on October 24th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Making a Difference – To Be or Not To Be a School Governor?
Monday, 7 November 2011
Baker Tilly, Hartwell House, 55-61 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6AD
 School governors are one of the country’s largest voluntary groups with around 300,000 individuals contributing to strategic development and raising standards of achievement at more than 30,000 schools nationwide.  You probably [...]

17
Oct

An evening of trusteeship

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on October 17th, 2011 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Perhaps you’re thinking about becoming a charity trustee, but you’re not sure what it might involve or where to start. Perhaps you’re keen to do more for charity, but you want to give more than money.
This 7 November seminar will help you to explore what trusteeship could mean for you—how it could develop your career, [...]

17
Oct

Free trusteeship webinar

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on October 17th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Register now for your place on our free webinar on routes to becoming a non-executive director through trusteeship. Reach’s Chief Executive Director, Sarah King, is one of three expert speakers. It’s on 27 October and we’re working with our partners ICAEW. Click here to find out more and book a place: http://www.icaew.com/en/events/2011/october/msweb-trusteeship-becoming-ned-111027

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13
Oct

Marketing roles of the week: 10 October

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on October 13th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

In our recent survey, over 55% of charities told us they were seeking volunteers with marketing experience. We have selected 3 roles this week where there is a demand for marketing expertise.
Pragma  is a charity that helps people to acquire the skills and to sustain and improve the quality of life from mid- life onwards.
They are looking [...]