Charity and development work : Contacts and resources

Jobs and work

• Barnardo's Voluntary Internship Scheme  - 13-week voluntary placement which runs in one of Barnardo's offices, children’s services or a Barnardo’s retail outlets.
• Calendar Check  - a database of charity fundraising events which also includes a recruitment section.
• Cancer Research UK’s Graduate Training Scheme  - development schemes for graduates.
• Cancer Research UK  - lists jobs and volunteering opportunities including an internship scheme.
• Charity Action Recruitment  - commercial arm of Red Kite Learning, a registered charity that works with disadvantaged groups to support, inform and empower people to improve their employment prospects.
• Charity Advisory Trust  - lists paid internship scheme opportunities.
• CharityJOB - lists charity jobs.
• Charity People  - lists charity jobs.
• DevNetJobs   - advertising international development jobs.
• Do more - charity job listings and case studies.
• Forum 3 - charity recruitment, volunteering and networking event.
• Getting into International Development - for students and graduates interested in careers in international development.
• Goodmoves - charity and voluntary sector recruitment.
• HarrisHill  - charity recruitment specialist.
• Jobs in Charities - lists charity jobs.
• Mines Advisory Group  - humanitarian organisation that works for the benefit of communities worldwide.
• Oxfam  - international charity working with others to overcome poverty and suffering.

Volunteer opportunities

• BUNAC - summer camp, work abroad and volunteer programmes.
• Community Service Volunteers (CSV) - volunteering and training charity.
• Do-it  - national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK.
• TimeBank  - national charity inspiring and connecting a new generation of people to volunteer in their communities and businesses to develop volunteer recruitment programmes.
• Vinspired  - connects 16-25 year olds with volunteering opportunities in England.
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) - international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries.
• World Service Enquiry (WSE)  - UK charity that provides information and career advice to people who want to volunteer, or work, in international development and aid.

Study

• Charities Advisory Trust - runs international development training courses and paid internships.
• Development Studies Association (DSA)  - works to connect and promote the development research community in UK and Ireland.

News

• Charity Times - business and management magazine for UK non-profit professionals.
• Community Care  - news and jobs for everyone in social care.
• The Independent  - social care news and relevant job listings on Thursdays.
• Personnel Today  - human resources news, strategy and community.
• Society Guardian  - social care news and relevant job listings on Wednesdays.

Reference

• Big Society  - has the aim of helping citizens to help everyone achieve change in their local area.
• BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) - UK membership body for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in international development.
• The Charity Commission for England and Wales - charity regulator.
• Charities Direct - financial information, market intelligence and analysis of the charity sector.
• Charity Financials  - financial information, market intelligence and analysis of the charity sector.
• Civil Society  - independent news, publishing and events company focused entirely on charities and other civil society organisations.
• The Compact - a partnership working initiative between the Government and the voluntary and community sector in England.
• Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) - helping people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.
• Department for International Development (DFID) - part of the UK government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
• Eldis - sharing the best in development policy, practice and research.
• Experience Development - not-for-profit company and the UK's most comprehensive development sector guide.
• HECSU - news and information about research and development in career-related learning and career guidance in Higher Education.
• Institute of Fundraising - professional membership body for UK fundraising.
• National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) - champions and strengthens voluntary and community action by supporting members in their work.
• National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) - aims to give a shared voice to voluntary organisations and to help them achieve the highest standards of practice and effectiveness in all areas of their work.
• Nothern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) - membership and representative umbrella body for the entire voluntary and community sector of Northern Ireland.
• One World International - leverages participatory media innovatively for a fair and sustainable world.
• Princes Trust - provides practical and financial support to young people to enable them to move into work, education or training.
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) - national body representing the voluntary sector.
• VolResource - information for voluntary and community organisations.
• Volunteering England - works to support and increase the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England.
• Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) - voice of the voluntary sector in Wales, representing and campaigning for voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities. 
• Working for a Charity - promotes the voluntary sector as a positive career option for those seeking paid employment and the opportunities and benefits of becoming a volunteer.