# Charities should allow sabbaticals for VSO

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/08/09/charities-should-allow-sabbaticals-vso/
- Published: 2007-08-09T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Charities should be willing to let their fundraisers take sabbaticals so that they
can undertake VSO placements to help them in their careers, Tony Elischer said at
a recent seminar.
I guarantee we will take on senior fundraisers to make sure they
undersand this is a career enhancement to make you a better fundraiser, Elischer
told the delegates at the seminar organised by VSO and the Resource Alliance. You
should know that your job is safe and that you will come back with a different experience.

VSO currently has placements for fundraisers throughout the developing world, ranging
from three months to two years.

Delegates also heard from Liz Piper who spent two years on a volunteer placement
in Ghana. She told delegates about her experiences in the country but said that 
career development hadn’t been a prime concern for her. But it is really valuable
and makes you grow as a fundraiser, she said.

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Almost 80 people attended the seminar, with another 70 on the waiting list. VSO 
is intending to run a further event in the second half of November.

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