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Charity and government staff to swap places for a day
Howard Lake | 30 September 2016 | News
Charity and voluntary sector staff are once again being offered the opportunity to swap places with a government official for one day to get a better understanding of how each other works.
NCVO’s A Day in the Life scheme is open for applications now. The government departments that are taking part are:
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- Department for Communities and Local Government
- Department for Education
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Home Office
- National Audit Office
There is no charge to take part and NCVO handles the appropriate matching.
The one-day swap takes place between November 2016 and April 2017.
You can find out more about NCVO’s A Day in the Life and applications to the programme close on 16 October 2016.
One participant in last year’s scheme said:
“I enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to people who want to step outside of their usual environment and see how another organisation and team works”.
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.