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The perks of a charity job we should share

Howard Lake | 9 October 2012 | Blogs

There’s been some debate recently around the subject of TOIL in the charity sector and during my recent holiday, it got me to thinking about the other benefits of working in the sector. The old chestnut of lower salaries than commercial equivalents is a debate we can’t really advance in one blog but, having asked around, I was surprised at just how many other tangible benefits there are.

I’m not talking about gym membership, pensions and other more frequently seen benefits. And nor are we talking about the ethereal ‘I feel better about myself’ glow that invariably we all do experience but which is hard to articulate to someone considering volunteering or applying for a role.

I am talking about the tangible experiences those in roles, paid and voluntary, enjoy but that seldom seem to get shared when we’re trying to attract new talent. Here’s just a few of the examples I came across:

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I’m sure if we shared just some of these with the right target audiences, it could promote our charity brands as causes and as great places to work or volunteer. What have been your best non-benefit benefits?

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