Take a Career Change into Charity Fundraising - CareerAlley

Take a Career Change into Charity Fundraising - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. In 2012 the annual BBC Children in Need (see Celebrities launch BBC Children in Need 2013) night raised 26,757,446 to continue their work for another year. This was a record-breaking success and, with the 2013 show just around the corner, they are no doubt hoping to do the same again. Similarly, in seven years of running, over thirty celebrities went on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and between them raised 2,892,000 for various charitable causes. These are impressive, large-scale campaigns that have done a great deal of good for their collective causes, but there are over 168,000 charities in the UK alone, how do they all survive? Most of them rely on volunteers, even the big organisations like Children in Need. But they also rely on a fundamental core of paid staff. Of these paid roles, the most important are jobs in charity fundraising, because, without funds, charities couldnt continue their work. A career within a charity enables you to provide support for volunteers, to generate ideas, and to keep track of the money. Many people would describe working for a charity as a uniquely rewarding experience. It gives them the opportunity to work at an organisation in tune with their ethical values and to feel like they are really making a difference in the world. Jobs in charity fundraising allow someone to do something good, and to see the impact of their work in the work of the larger organisation as well as being able to be creative and have a flair for new ideas, putting pen to paper and getting things done. The truly admirable thing about all of this is that there is such fierce competition for jobs in charity fundraising. People are actively striving to get into this industry, often encouraged by friends or family who already do, and who reap the benefits of job satisfaction that come from doing charitable work. If this is an area that you have thought about, then why not talk to TPP Not for Profit Recruitment to help you land that dream job. They specialise in not only sending the right candidates for the right roles, but finding the right type of organisation to land your desired charity job. Byline:This article was provided by Not For Profit Charity Jobs This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Joey Trebif