Undergraduate Charity, Not-for-profit & NGO Careers

Charity, Not-for-profit & NGO Essentials

Still at university? Starting to think about what you’re going to do once you’ve graduated? Thinking of getting into the Charity, Not-for-profit & NGO sector? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Check out the articles below and you’ll get the essential facts, a good insight into the industry and some advice on what you should be doing to maximise your time at university.

Undergraduate: Quick Facts Box

Interested in the Charity, Not-for-profit & NGO sector? Want to know the basic facts? Check out our Quick Facts Box. We’ll tell you all t...

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Undergraduate: Overview

Stereotypes & misconceptions: What you might have already heard. You might have heard that the only way to work in the charity, not-for-profi...

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International Development: Cop...

Working in the challenging, satisfying, strange, confusing and rewarding world of international development has taken me first of all to Tajikistan ...

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Case Study: Youth Work

Thinking about youth work? Go for it! I have really enjoyed my career, but there are a few things that you might want to know before you make up you...

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Under Pressure: Coping with th...

Learning to juggle… “Pressure, pushing down on me, pressing down on you…” I think we all know how Freddie Mercury felt...

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Case Study: Social Researcher ...

I work for a charitable organisation called Involve. We work in the field of public participation in governance and decision-making; researching and...

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During the Holidays

Make the most of it! As my ever-so blunt father once put it: “make the most of your university holidays, because this is the most free time ...

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Going the extra mile: Working ...

What’s this all about? As any employer or postgrad student will tell you, getting good qualifications or a university degree under your bel...

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Mix it up: Balancing your soci...

Variety is the spice of life… In a time when employers are looking for so much more than ‘just’ a degree, it’s important...

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Commercial Awareness: Understa...

In this day and age, you will no doubt have noticed that many employers seem to be talking about ‘commercial awareness’. If you’r...

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University is like a Fairgroun...

Highs & lows… It’s true! University is like a fairground ride; daunting, captivating and exhilarating. In fact, as any student w...

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Dealing with Stress at Univers...

It is estimated that 13.5 million working days are lost due to stress-related illnesses every year. This makes stress, depression and anxiety the la...

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Shop Cheap, Eat Well, Be Happy...

Standing on your own two feet can be a surprisingly expensive business. All of a sudden, the things you took for granted in your kitchen at home, i...

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