# Charities face serious IT skills shortage, says recruitment consultancy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/02/25/charities-face-serious-it-skills-shortage-says-recruitment-consultancy/
- Published: 2004-02-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Recruitment consultancy The Principle Partnership has warned that charities’ increasing
reliance on sophisticated fundraising technologies is leading to a shortage of qualified
IT staff in the sector.
Kit Gatrell, consultant at the agency, explained how one
large charity took four months to fill an IT post. Such empty posts cost the charity
fundraising income, so the only alternative is to pay for expensive IT training 
for existing staff.

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) said that its own research
had highlighted a broader skills shortage within the sector, particularly of those
with experience in applying IT appropriately to the sector.

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