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How to dress for a job interview created on Feb 02, 2012: Employers will see many applicants for one role. Learn to stand out from the crowd in a good way and you just might get that job.

How to go back to work after maternity leave created on Feb 02, 2012: You've been away from the office for a few months to take care of your baby. Processes and staff might have changed in the office, and you have changed. Here are my tips. I went back to work when my son turned eight months. Some tips might also apply to people who have been raising children and want to go back to work.

iKnowHow: building a wiki for the voluntary sector (part two) - What is a Wiki? created on Feb 17, 2012: A blog that follows KnowHow NonProfit's progress, through a wiki project that could change the voluntary sector as we know it.

How to elicit testimonials that get donors giving created on Feb 15, 2012: Want donors to give liberally and with joy? Then connect them to the effect of their giving through testimonials There's just one important caveat here. When asked for testimonials, people who are inexperienced in giving them can often be vague. You need to know HOW to ask the right questions to get the details you need. Details that paint a vivid picture of what your organisation's work actually looks like. Here are some simple steps for getting the most out of testimonials.

Organisational values: how to practise what we preach (part four) created on Jan 25, 2012: Recap the main tactics and opportunities that can help you maintain an open dialogue about values, embed them within the organisation and live them day by day.

Organisational values: how to practise what we preach (part three) created on Jan 25, 2012: How can you make sure values are lived not laminated? Find out how to translate that set of words into practice by creatively talking and writing about them both in internal and external communication.

Organisational values: how to practise what we preach (part two) created on Jan 25, 2012: How can you ensure staff have a shared understanding of the organisation’s values? Learn how to come up with creative mechanisms to get people talking about values and expressing them in their own words.

Organisational values: how to practise what we preach created on Jan 25, 2012: Do your organisational values need a refresh or a rethink? Are they just a laminated picture in the reception hall? Increase your impact by learning how to create and embed values in your daily working practices. Plus, learn how to keep them alive by following our top tips.

Investment types created on Feb 03, 2012: Guide to the different types of social investment and who provides them.

Charitable bonds created on Jan 16, 2012: How to use long-term debt to finance growth – a type of social investment

Social impact bonds created on Jan 16, 2012: How to finance public sector social outcomes with investment from the private sector – a type of social investment

Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) created on Jan 16, 2012: How to secure finance from small social investment providers

Equity investment created on Jan 16, 2012: A type of social investment where an organisation can use the sale of its shares to finance activity

Growth / Development capital created on Jan 16, 2012: Finance to help an organisation or project grow – a type of social investment

Patient capital created on Jan 16, 2012: A type of social investment which offers long-term loans with typically low or no interest, suitable for projects predicting significant social or environmental impact

Grant created on Jan 16, 2012: How to secure finance which expects no financial return - a type of social investment

Quasi-equity / Revenue participation created on Jan 16, 2012: A form of finance that combines some of the benefits of equity and debt – a type of social investment

What is social investment? created on Feb 10, 2012: How social investment aims to meet the whole spectrum of financial needs of charities and social enterprises through activity additional to grants.

Venture Philanthropy created on Jan 16, 2012: High-engagement grant-making for organisations who want to grow - a type of social investment

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