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Providing Staff with Hybrid Working Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Wellbeing
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed that 53% of voluntary sector organisations have ‘hard-to-fill’ vacancies. In this video Lisa Freshwater, the Director of Organisational Effectiveness at Blood Cancer UK discusses the positive impact hybrid and flexible working has on workforce wellbeing.
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Writing and Implementing a Successful Inclusion and Diversity Strategy within the Charity Sector
In June 2020, ACEVO and Voice4Change England released a report titled Home Truths: Undoing racism and delivering real diversity in the charity sector, calling for the charity sector to prioritise racial and ethnic diversity and equity inclusion strategies. Kunle Olulode MBE, Director of Voice4Change England, discusses the findings and recommendations of the report in this video, advocating for the need to reinvest in black and minoritised led charities and civil societies.
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Voluntary Sector Leadership: Digital Innovation and Partnership Working
With cases of domestic abuse rising during the pandemic, charities have been working hard to support victims, and prevent abuse occurring again. Sally Steadman-South from SafeLives and Libby Drew from On Our Radar worked collaboratively to create new projects that respond to the impact of the pandemic, seeking to supporting vulnerable women and girls.
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Voluntary Sector Leadership: Managing Finances as a Small Charity
The Young Barnet Foundation work to bring charities and organisations together to support and build capacity in the CYP voluntary sector across the London Borough of Barnet. We heard from their CEO, Janet Matthewson on their leadership strategy and their pioneering community work.
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Voluntary Sector Leadership: Effectively Managing a Remote Workforce
Like everyone else, the voluntary sector had to adapt to a shift in working style during the pandemic. We heard from Peter Reeve, Chair of the Charity HR Network and Head of HR at the Motor Neurone Disease Association, on why hybrid working is good for the voluntary sector workforce
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Wellbeing in the Voluntary Sector: A Case for Embedding Positive Mental Health Throughout your Organisation
According to Mind, the workplace should be a safe place for employees and not a place that exacerbates ill mental health. We heard from Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind about ways that employers in the voluntary sector can support the mental wellbeing of their workforce.
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Wellbeing in the Voluntary Sector: Incorporating Accessibility and Inclusion into Staff Wellbeing Strategies
On average, people with hearing loss are paid £2,000 less per year than the general population.; This amounts to £4 billion per year in lost income across the UK. James Watson O’Neill, Chief Executive of SignHealth shared the importance of inclusion for those with impairments in the voluntary sector.
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