Welcome
In a climate where the proportion of ‘administration cost’ compared with expenditure on beneficiary provision is under closer scrutiny than ever, the training budget can end up being rather vulnerable.
The important thing is that stakeholders, such as funders and beneficiaries can see the impact and outcomes delivered by an engaged and aligned workforce.
Stacey Adams, chief executive of Raleigh international, told The Sunday Times that she seeks four characteristics when hiring senior staff: ‘intelligence, flexibility, resourcefulness and resilience.’
A former BBC producer, she has brought her public sector and media experience to articulate her vision for Raleigh. And it is the ability of charities to harness the varied backgrounds of its recruits – at all levels – that put them in a unique position to tackle the challenges presented by an uncertain economic and political future head on.
Welcome to the Caritas Training and Development Guide 2010. This includes Barnardo’s impressive strategy to redress skills shortages and diversity imbalances, a practical guide to setting your own development strategy and a useful summary of executive training options.
Author: Clarissa Dann
Clarissa Dann was the editor of Caritas as well as an HR and management online service,he People Bulletin until July 2011.
She is now the editor of the specialist trade finance magazine, Trade and Forfaiting Review which can be viewed at www.tfreview.com but does write on charity finance and investment from time to time.
Clarissa has a background in legal and professional publishing, as well as business journalism and holds an MBA from
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