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Rethinking fundraising talent with Harpreet Kondel

Raise Charity Podcast··16 July 2026·47 min

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On this episode of Raise we have Harpreet Kondel, Chair of the CIOF, and we are having an imperfect, important, and authentic conversation about talent in the fundraising sector.We dive into diversity, inclusion, hiring practices, line management, and so much more. This episode works on so many levels, whether your long in tooth in the fundraising sector and wanting to explore some critical thought questions or if your brand new to your leadership journey and need a bit of guidance.Some resources we talk about in this episode:The new CIOF strategy: https://ciof.org.uk/about-us/ciof-strategy/Maya Bhose’s work: https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/exploring-new-routes-into-charity-employment-for-over-50s/Harpreet’s apprenticeship programme: https://www.jga-group.com/fundraiser-apprenticeship-level-3/Bias job description checker from Diverse Talent: https://app.diversetalent.ai/public/job-bias-checker-freeMusic from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/hybridas/easy-flow