Dee Brecker – choosing your next role; recruitment; diversity & inclusion; not ‘bringing your whole self to work’; networking; fundraising; strategy; consultants; coaching; and more. (#2)
Charity ImpactShow Notes
“Unless you can show and evidence that you are a truly inclusive organisation, you do not have the right to ask someone to bring their ‘whole self’ to work.”
Dee Brecker is currently Deputy Director of High Value Fundraising at Guys and St Thomas’ Charity. Dee has previously held senior roles in philanthropy, fundraising and communications at a range of interesting organisations including the LSE, Carers UK, Sense and the Department of Health. Dee’s also been a trustee, a chair, a consultant and is a qualified coach.
I know Dee because we’ve worked together a couple of times directly and because we try to stay in touch when we’re not working together. I see Dee as an excellent fundraiser and relationship builder, importantly an organisational navigator, a thinker, strategist and an articulate communicator.
Dee has some great insights to share. We discuss recruitment, from both sides; working in and across organisations of differing sizes; diversity and inclusion – finding the confidence to speak up, demonstrate diversity in leadership and fighting to recruit more diverse teams; the benefits of informal catch ups with peers; asking beneficiaries to donate; strategy development; working with consultants and agencies; facilitation; and coaching.
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