Fundraising Content Executive Jobs in Edinburgh
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Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for international development and a proven track record in securing grant funding? Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships and crafting compelling funding proposals? Are you passionate about global health and women’s rights? If so, this is the role for you!
About Us
Hamlin Fistula UK is dedicated to our mission of ending obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. We are a small passionate team, committed to working closely with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to transform lives and restore hope for women affected by childbirth injuries.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Philanthropy Manager to lead and grow our grant funding strategy. This is a pivotal role within our fundraising team, responsible for:
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Developing and executing a successful grant funding strategy: Identify, cultivate, and secure grants from trusts, foundations, institutional donors, and philanthropic individuals.
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Crafting compelling proposals: Prepare high-quality, creative funding applications that resonate with funders and help us achieve ambitious income targets.
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Building lasting relationships: Steward and nurture both new and existing funders through personalised communication, detailed reporting, and engaging updates.
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Strategic planning and research: Conduct prospect research to develop a robust funding pipeline and contribute to long-term planning and forecasting.
What You'll Bring
This job is for you if you can offer:
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Experience: A strong background in grant funding within the nonprofit sector. You'll have a proven track-record of securing and managing grants from trusts, foundations, and/or major donors. .
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Exceptional Communication Skills: Outstanding written and spoken English. You'll have the ability to translate complex information into engaging proposals and reports.
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Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Aptitude for matching funding needs with funder priorities. You'll back this up with solid research and planning skills.
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Personal Drive: Enthusiasm, energy, and a commitment to get things done. You'll use your excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
What We Can Offer You
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Flexible Working: This role can be carried out remotely from anywhere in the UK. We hold quarterly face-to-face team meetings, with reasonable travel costs covered.
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Generous Benefits: Including a 10% pension contribution and health cashback scheme (covering physiotherapy, eye care and dental treatment).
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Supportive Team Environment: Work within a small, highly motivated team that values creativity, collaboration, and impact.
How to Apply
Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and cover letter and answer a few short screening questions to help us ensure the role is a good fit for you.
We believe in a world without maternal death, birth injuries or obstetric fistula, and support Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to work towards this vision.

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About LMK
Good relationships shape our health and happiness, yet we are taught so little about them. LMK (Let Me Know) is on a mission to change that. We are a young and thriving charity providing education about healthy and unhealthy behaviours so that young people have the knowledge and skills to avoid abuse and thrive in their relationships. We work in schools, community organisations and workplaces across London.
LMK is growing at pace and we are ambitious in our plans for the future. We’ve already engaged 15,000 young people and professionals in our workshops in our first 4 years and we want to reach 25,000 young people over the next three years. We will achieve this by engaging new schools, community groups and workplaces in our offer, whilst also continuing to provide a high-quality service to those who have already experienced LMK workshops.
Key to our success is raising LMK’s profile and ensuring that our content enables us to connect with our key audiences, increasing our profile within communities, and building engagement on our website and social media channels.
We have:
✔ A clear plan of who we want to target through our work over the next 3 years
✔ An engaged leadership team and Board of Trustees
✔ Evidenced outcomes, rich data/statistics and compelling stories
✔ Diversity and strong social purpose
✔ A new organisational strategy that sets our vision from 2024-2027
Job Description
The purpose of this role is to raise LMK’s profile and to engage LMK’s stakeholders in our services, campaigns and fundraising efforts by delivering impactful content across all of our online and offline communication channels in alignment with our vision, mission and strategic objectives. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating quality communications, you will lead our PR and media work, be skilled in creating engaging video content and add your expertise to developing and delivering our social media, website and stakeholder communications.
Reporting to our CEO, the successful candidate will job-share with our established 2 day-per week Marketing & Communications Manager. As a member of LMK’s core staff team, you will work with LMK staff, LMK Leaders (youth workers who deliver our workshops to young people), members of our Youth Advisory Board, trustees and key stakeholders to develop and implement our brand, marketing and social media strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Marketing & Brand
- Co-develop LMK’s marketing strategy, leveraging key stakeholder input and action plans to support it
- Co-ownership of the execution of all marketing activities and materials, ensuring they reflect the brand and the values of the charity
- Lead the planning and execution of PR and media campaigns, leveraging media contacts, ensuring LMK has engaging media materials and our spokespeople are fully prepared to maximise media opportunities
- Be a brand guardian, responsible for the consistent use of visual identity, tone and messaging in our external materials, working with our graphic designer to support teams across LMK with branding
Communications, Content Development & Execution
- Co-ownership of the execution of all communications and content development
- Lead on the creation of engaging video content that can be used across communications platforms
- Working with the wider team, produce communications materials for supporters and key stakeholders in conjunction with the fundraising team
- Source and write up regular impact stories from across the organisation that reflect our strategic objectives which can be used in a variety of channels
- Be responsible for tracking the impact of marketing & communications, sharing reports with the team and Board of Trustees
Digital
- Grow and expand LMK’s social media presence onto new platforms (e.g. TikTok, SnapChat, Bluesky) whilst expanding existing presence on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
- Monitor social channels daily, checking for messages/comments
- Co-manage the website as a key marketing channel, creating engaging content, optimising for SEO, overseeing website design updates, coordinating with developers on technical aspects, and analysing website traffic
Overall
- Comply with LMK policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health & safety, confidentiality, complaints and data protection
- Work in a way that celebrates diversity, upholds LMK values and respects everyone LMK interacts with
Person specification
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of developing messages/content for different audiences effectively and across different platforms including social media, websites, newsletters and emails
- Evidence of success in developing and executing PR strategies, including securing and maximising media opportunities
- Highly organised to manage a diverse workload with excellent time management and project management skills
- Experience of using a social media management tools e.g. Buffer, Asana, Hootsuite and communications tools e.g. Mailchimp
- Experience in creating and editing video content, using Canva or an equivalent design programme
- A knowledge of the Violence Against Women and Girls sector, Education sector or working with young people would be preferable, although not essential
Safeguarding
This role is subject to a basic DBS check.
In return for your dedication, we will offer you
✔ The opportunity to help prevent relationship abuse and domestic violence in
young people
✔ A diverse, bold and collaborative culture
✔ A commitment to supporting continuous professional development
✔ Working from home
✔ A genuinely flexible working environment
✔ Pension of 6%
✔ 32 Days of annual leave, (including bank holidays) – pro-rated for this role
✔ Employee Assistance Programme
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You’ll be at home recruiting and interviewing new volunteers, pulling teams together, planning and strategising. You've great people skills and a talent for bringing out the best in people, spotting their strengths, building up their confidence. You’ll be supported by our Salesforce Manager and Content & Communications Lead and will work alongside colleagues heading up our services.
We’re at the start of a new 5-year journey to create space for people who stammer – so we’re building our team. This is a new role at STAMMA, so there is space to shape, create and shape volunteering at the start of our new strategy. Now couldn’t be a better time to join.
We're embarking on a new strategy, fuelled by the National Lottery, which includes significantly expanding our volunteer operations which will be headed up with this new post. We've already a team of over 30 brilliant volunteers. Our services are central to what we do - so you'll be at the very heart of it all. Recruiting and supporting volunteers across the helpline, training and advocacy services, including supporting our amazing group leaders around the country.
Essential Skills & Experience
-At least 3 years’ experience of volunteer management
-Understanding of the laws and regulations around volunteering.
-Experience of recruitment, managing volunteering shifts, supervision and monitoring.
-Thorough understanding of safeguarding practices and issues.
-Experience of presenting to groups of people and facilitating discussion and initiatives and coaching individuals.
-Strong writing and presentation skills.
-Experience of working within voluntary sector.
Desirable
-Experience of organising volunteer events.
-Experience of working with local volunteer groups or networks.
-Experience of using a CRM or volunteering management system.
-It would be great if you stammer, but not essential.
Soft Skills
-Leadership
-Empathetic
-Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload within deadline.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Recruit and induct new volunteers to support our services, working with the Services Director and the Training & Outreach Lead. Work with the service managers to review training and update training modules.
-Ensure there is appropriate training, support, supervision and acknowledgement for all volunteers and ensure recruitment and processes comply with the charity’s values & EDI requirements
-Research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments.
-Support and recruit volunteer community leaders; work with them to aim for consistent quality across the groups experience and develop an online training programme for leaders, and longer term, put a funding case together to support a training weekend for community leaders.
-Keep records on which community groups are active and identify areas of need and feedback mechanisms.
-Work with Content & Communications Lead to produce regular mailings for volunteers and recruitment drives and promote volunteering through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.
-Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.
-Maintain the database of volunteers + ensure all volunteers are registered members.
-Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses.
If you think you fit the bill and can tick most of the boxes needed under the Job Spec, then do apply. Please send Jacqueline Fitzsimmons:
1. A CV.
2. A cover letter of no more than 2 pages to explain why you want this job and how you fit the Job Spec, with particular attention to skills and experience.
If you want to chat through the post first, email Jane Powell
One to one Zoom interviews will be held in the first instance with the CEO. Candidates will then be shortlisted for a panel interview via Zoom.
1st panel interview Online, 18th March
2nd panel interview London, in person, 24th March
We exist to create a world that makes space for stammering. Where a stammer is embraced as just a difference.



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EducAid is looking to recruit a Fundraising Officer who will support our CEO in the UK across a wide range of fundraising activities, working both with our loyal supporters and to secure new support from individuals, community organisations, trusts and foundations and corporate partners. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is working to diversify their experience in the charity sector working closely with the Chief Executive. We are looking for an all rounder who will be happy to engage with various tasks and responsibilities across the organisation.
Key requirements/experience for the role:
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Demonstrable experience and successful track record in fundraising, marketing or a related field.
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Work or volunteer experience in a charity or NGO.
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Ability to draft compelling grant applications and proposals.
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Capacity to work autonomously as well as working collaboratively with diverse teams.
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Work experience in the education sector and/or in Sierra Leone is an asset.
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Must have the right to work in the UK or in Sierra Leone.
Overview
EducAid is a UK-registered charity (1163161) and SL-registered NGO established in 1995 to restore and strengthen education in Sierra Leone.EducAid has been transforming education in Sierra Leone for more than 30 years, currently working with more than 300 partner schools across the country as part of our teacher training and school improvement programmes. Running 5 role-model schools, EducAid also provides free, high-quality education to some of the most underserved young people in the country. EducAid works to increase the enrolment, retention and achievement of girls and young women at every level with its equality programmes and is proudly Sierra Leonean driven.
Key Responsibilities
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Research and respond to relevant calls for proposals and grant opportunities, both independently and collaboratively, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and goals.
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Work proactively to identify, research and develop new strategic partnerships (corporates, community organisations, trusts and foundations) through the creation and management of a robust fundraising pipeline.
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Monitor relevant fundraising trends and innovations to keep the organisation’s strategies current and effective.
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Write compelling grant proposals, cases for support and pitches for potential and current partners that align with the organization’s mission and meet funder requirements.
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Oversee the planning and execution of fundraising campaigns, events, and initiatives, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and objectives.
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Develop and manage fundraising and project budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and alignment with organizational priorities.
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Ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors, including the preparation of impact reports and financial statements.
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Work closely with the communications, programme, and finance teams to ensure a cohesive approach to fundraising and project management.
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Work with the programme team and finance lead to develop project budgets, financial forecasts, and funding projections.
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Work with the communications manager to promote events, maximize attendance, and ensure a seamless event experience for all participants.
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Coordinate with programme teams to align project goals with fundraising activities and donor expectations.
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Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards in fundraising.
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Undertake relevant administration tasks including thanking and recognition, monthly activity reporting, management of general inbox and updating and maintaining our database.
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Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and relevant to the objectives of the organisation as agreed with the Chief Executive.
EducAid works to be a different kind of aid, strengthening education for all children in Sierra Leone with quality education.
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We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and creative fundraising expert who is committed to building upon a strong programme of fundraising whilst bringing in new initiatives to see the charity's income significantly grow.
Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, the post holder will work across multiple income streams, to develop innovative products and tools to engage our supporters and maximise and grow our income generation strategy and lifetime value of our supporters. You will develop high-level community and third-party relationships and events that lead to long-lasting relationships and long-term support for Dreams Come True.
Strategy & Budget Management
● Work with the Head of Fundraising to deliver a strategy and Ops plan that covers Community, Events, Mass, and third-party Fundraising.
● Support the Fundraising Executive to project manage an existing portfolio of events and introduce new products to grow the programme, incorporating digital/virtual fundraising.
● Review the portfolio of events and build new income generation opportunities for 25/26 and beyond to uplift income and grow supporter participation.
● Set, monitor, and report against budget figures, feeding into forecasting and monthly KPIs, and reporting any concerns to the Head of Fundraising.
● Lead the development and growth strategy for third-party relationships and high-value community supporters.
● Undertake regular reviews of activity including ROI analysis, report progress v budget, and implement actions as required.
● Lead on Identifying new opportunities for community grant funding including but not limited to supermarkets, round tables, rotary, masons, golf clubs, sports clubs, and schools.
● To provide excellent analysis, evaluation, and reporting on fundraising activity to the Head of Fundraising, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.
General
• The ability to write and present compelling cases for support across a range of audiences.
• To keep up to date with the latest event trends and bring creative suggestions to the programme of work to continuously test and learn, engage new supporters and drive new income opportunities
• To work closely with Dream Team, to keep updated with Dream stories and use a range of methods, to effectively communicate these to all supporters
• To introduce new products to grow the programme - including digital/virtual fundraising and mass fundraising events.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive, ensuring they have a robust work and development plan in place.
• Support, motivate and develop fundraising volunteer roles, ensuring they have a clear understanding of DCT to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
• Grow our Events programme, developing plans to recruit, convert, retain, and develop donors to deliver income growth across the portfolio.
• Diversify the organisation's overall regional events portfolio by leading product development.
• Manage the relationships with external event suppliers.
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising to build and grow existing fundraising digital products and generate new initiatives to drive income.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive to develop propositions for the wider community fundraising work.
• Provide talks and presentations to high-value community organisations.
• Provide support in other areas of Fundraising and the Head of Fundraising when required
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The role of Supporter Care Officer is a key post in the organisation working to maximise CLAPA’s income from the community. It’s a very exciting time to join the CLAPA team, we have an ambitious Income Generation Strategy in place to increase our income diversity. This role will play an active part in this strategy by providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with our donors, community fundraisers and event participants.
You will be responsible for delivering and supporting outstanding customer service to supporters, so that their experience of CLAPA is second to none, leaving them feeling valued and committed to on-going support. You will act as the first point of contact for our supporters when they contact CLAPA by phone, email or in person, with all manner of queries. With excellent communication skills and good attention to detail, you will be self-motivated and capable of multi-tasking and prioritising.
The role focuses on the key areas of:
· Supporter Engagement and Communication
· Donation Processing and Acknowledgement
· Data Management and CRM Administration
· Administrative Support and Process Improvement
An empathetic, friendly and helpful attitude will ensure that our supporters feel valued and respected, and you will take great pride in responding to and thanking them in a consistent and timely manner. You will work closely with the Fundraising Coordinators to develop and implement processes to ensure we are delivering an excellent service, every time. Alongside this, the team are responsible for financial processing - ensuring income is captured correctly on our database, Salesforce.
Please see the recruitment pack for a full list of key tasks.
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We are pleased to share that we are recruiting for a Campaigns Coordinator to join our growing Income Generation team, at a very exciting time for Retina UK.
As our 50th anniversary year approaches, we are looking for an enthusiastic, driven, forward-thinking, organised and creative fundraiser to lead on and develop a wide range of fundraising campaigns and appeals throughout the year.
You will be joining a friendly team and your hard work will make an immediate, real impact for our inherited sight loss community.
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SUMMARY
This maternity cover role will be responsible for the Lab's internal workings - people, culture, ways of working and operations. As an Executive level role, it will share overall responsibility for the Lab’s impact with the other members of the Exec (CEO, COO, Director of Programmes and Campaigns).
The role will be specifically responsible for:
- the people function, including team days, our annual retreat, and internal communications, as well as Human Resource management and our staff handbook),
- programme support, including stewardship of our Monitoring, Evaluation, learning and Planning system),
- coordinating the team’s fundraising work, and
- managing other areas of our operations, such as IT and infrastructure, including our new CRM system.
- The post-holder will be responsible for line managing the Operations Manager.
The post-holder will work closely with the COO, who will be leading on finance and governance. Together, they will be responsible for drafting the plan for the Lab’s Operations function in 2026.
This post is a 13 month fixed term contract, running from mid-May 2025 to mid-June 2026.
LOCATION
The team work remotely for the majority of the time, but as this role is responsible for people and culture ideally you will be able to attend monthly ‘team together days’ in London (travel paid if outside of London area) as well as an annual two-night retreat elsewhere in the UK in November. However, we don’t want this to be a barrier to applicants, so you can let us know at the interview stage if this would not be possible or will cause you challenges.
RESPONSIBILITIES
People: Ensure we recruit, retain, support and nourish a strong staff team and maintain a culture that reflects our values of ambition, collaboration and empowerment.
- Lead implementation of the Lab’s people and human resources strategy (together with the COO), in line with our core values, to maximise the team’s contribution to our mission (including team structure and roles, recruitment, onboarding and retention, staff handbook, and professional development).
- Develop and hold our team culture (together with the COO), aligned to the Lab’s core values, and ensure that the organisation maintains an effective, efficient and human working environment. Help ensure that we live our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, in general as well as in areas that fall under your remit.
- Lead internal communications, ensuring that the team are informed about and involved in new developments as appropriate, including planning and coordinating team away days through the year.
- Support effective management of staff: Line manage the Operations Manager. Support Heads of Programme and others to develop and manage staff and freelancers, ensuring that we treat all our people fairly and responsibly.
Operations: Oversee effective systems and support colleagues who manage those systems.
- Oversee and support the Operations Manager to ensure that our core processes run smoothly; we have the infrastructure to support our growth, including office space and IT, and supplies; and that they are able to effectively support the programme team with reports, events and other projects.
- Oversee the Lab’s fundraising process, including identifying and researching potential new funders, maintaining our overview of our fundraising pipeline, funder timelines, monthly priorities, and record keeping. Support the Lab team to manage funding proposals and coordinate the development of funding proposal budgets, working closely with programme leads. Ensure funding reporting requirements are met, including supporting programme leads to draft programme reports, and the Finance Manager to prepare financial reports.
- Coordinate and oversee the Lab’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Planning system ensuring the team have what they need to complete the various elements, meet deadlines, and get the most out of the process. [RSS1]
- Ensure high standards of information management across the organisation, enabling staff to share and access resources, insights and know-how. This includes maintaining high standards of data protection and privacy that embody the Lab’s commitment to responsible use of data, and maintaining the Lab’s new CRM system.
Executive Team support: you will be a collaborative and engaged member of a strong executive team.
- Lead and manage organisational development projects to ensure that the Lab has effective, appropriate operational policies and processes, and that staff understand and implement these policies and processes.
- Be a collaborative, engaged and supportive colleague and be willing to take on or change responsibilities to help the organisation operate effectively, including offering general support to the other members of the Exec as needed.
YOUR PROFILE
Ideally you will have the following key skills and experience, but we know that all candidates will vary and we are looking for the best fit, not the perfect unicorn.
We hope you will:
Be a caring, collaborative and effective people manager, team player, and organisational culture builder committed to creating an ambitious, collaborative and empowering culture.
- You will love supporting others to succeed, helping them to learn and grow, and develop their resilience and self-care, but also to support and care for people when work or life are difficult.
- You will have experience and a passion for ensuring recruitment, induction, personal development and other processes and culture work to attract, recruit, retain and support high quality, committed staff.
Be a well organised project and function manager with a strong understanding of systems and operations, supporting the team, board and CEO to keep on top of organisational systems such as monitoring, evaluation, learning and planning (MEL-P) and fundraising, as well as day-to-day coordination of various other processes
Have a strong commitment to the vision, aims and values of the Lab.
- A desire to work in a collaborative, empowering and ambitious organisation, and develop the Lab’s culture with care, sensitivity energy and good humour, taking pride in enabling others to succeed.
- Demonstrable dedication to equity, diversity, inclusion and justice and an understanding of intersectionality.
See the full job pack (including interview dates and information) and apply via the link.
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We are looking for a marketing and communications professional with excellent written skills to help share the stories behind the people and the charity. From promoting breaking news and covering live events, to marketing upcoming opportunities and representing the stories of the Soundabout community, this is a varied and exciting role, where a breadth of creative and digital skills is essential. As part of a small but passionate organisation, this role is key to developing our supporter base, increasing engagement with and awareness of the charity, promoting our services, and increasing our fundraising efforts using a mix of storytelling, marketing, videography and photography, research, and other communications tools. We are entering an exciting new phase of growth and development, and this is an opportunity to make a new role your own. If you would like to be part of a team making a real difference to Learning Disabled people through music, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
The candidate will be responsible for marketing and communications at Soundabout which includes:
• Review, update, and deliver a marketing and communications strategy and calendar to support Soundabout's goals, supported by the CEO.
• Plan and deliver strategic marketing campaigns and events (mostly digital), with strategic support from the CEO, including an annual winter fundraising campaign and ad host virtual events to promote Soundabout and build stakeholder relations.
• Develop, manage, and update the content on Soundabout's main website (WordPress), keeping it compelling, accessible, and on brand for all our key audiences.
• Maintain and update the Soundabout Families and Soundabout Choir Hubs websites, ensuring they stay up-to-date and on brand.
• Create, publish, and schedule posts for Soundabout's social media channels with the aim of engaging and growing our audience and in line with strategy, working with the CEO and wider team to determine content. Replying to and moderating conversations in our community spaces. We are currently active on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Bluesky.
• Design digital and printed marketing materials and publications, such as newsletters, annual reports / impact reports, and flyers for our different audiences.
• Collate content from across the team, to write and circulate newsletters and ad hoc bulletins, editing content so it is coherent in style, using MailChimp.
• Maintain brand consistency across all communications and craft clear, engaging, and inspiring market copy and compelling communications about Soundabout’s work.
• Collaborate with colleagues and the Soundabout community to collect and share their stories in an authentic and respectful way, further developing Soundabout’s storytelling work.
• Work with Administrator to review mailing lists set up on Salesforce (our CRM system).
• Promoting Soundabout’s commissionable activities, maintaining regular communications with commissioners, and proactively anticipating and negotiating renewals.
• Drafting and circulating thank you letters and other regular communications with Soundabout donors, funders, supporters, as directed by CEO.
• Be innovative: review and implement new technologies to improve our campaigns, drive engagement and boost supporter experience.
• Be reflective: review campaigns and proactively adapt plans to optimise future results. Provide analytics for reporting.
• Share stories externally, utilising publications / journals / virtual spaces related to the sectors Soundabout inhabits.
• Review and update automated responses for mailing list sign ups and donations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Effective and compelling communications are vital to our growth: HIWCF are seeking an experienced Communications professional to help deliver our aspirational plans. We want to significantly grow our endowment and this role will ensure our profile with our potential donor audiences significantly increases, ensuring that our Philanthropy Manager, CEO and Development committee are knocking on open doors - and that they have the marketing assets they need when they get through those doors.If you have worked within or alongside a fundraising or development team; you can think strategically about using communications to enable our aspirations for growth; you can communicate compellingly to people from all backgrounds in all formats; and can produce communications content and materials of the highest quality, then we want to hear from you.
Our mission is to enable positive social change within the poorest and most disadvantaged communities by linking local giving to local need.
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Role Summary
The Director of International Communications will create and drive implementation of ProVeg's international communications strategy. The primary objectives are to amplify the activities and successes of the country offices and international programmes, enhance ProVeg's global visibility and reach new public audiences, and influence the public and policy narrative on healthy sustainable food systems. This role involves leading a dynamic and transformation-oriented team and working closely with international stakeholders such as country directors and partner organisations to develop innovative communication solutions.
Job Details
- Reports to: CEO
- Department: Communications
- Direct reports: Digital Director, Senior Communications Manager, Senior Business Communications Manager, Senior Communications Manager (Spanish language regions), Strategic PR Lead
- Closely collaborating with: Country Directors, Institutional Engagement & Partnership Director, International Director, Fundraising and P&C teams, Director of People and Culture
- Location: Remote, ideally in the UK, NL, PL, CZ, or ES - for exceptional candidates, potentially US (ET zone)
- Hours: full-time (e.g. 35h in the UK)
- Salary: dependent on experience and location, e.g. £55k- £62k in the UK
Responsibilities
Strategic Communication and Transformation:
- Develop and execute a new international communications strategy to enhance ProVeg’s visibility and highlight the successes of the country offices.
- Establish ProVeg as a leading voice in plant-based nutrition and sustainable food systems through targeted campaigns and media outreach.
- Design and implement processes for effectively and quickly adapting country-specific developments for international communication.
- Oversee the development of content and own and third party channel strategies to maximise engagement with diverse B2B and B2C audiences.
- Integrate AI tools and strategies responsibly and innovatively (supported by leadership and (external) experts).
Fundraising Support and Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with the international fundraising team to ensure alignment between communications strategies and fundraising goals.
- Develop compelling narratives and campaigns that inspire donor engagement and attract funding opportunities.
- Leverage communications channels, including digital platforms, media outreach, and storytelling, to showcase ProVeg’s impact and amplify fundraising initiatives..
Reputation Management:
- Enhance ProVeg’s public image through strategic media relations, innovative visual content, and compelling storytelling.
- Develop and implement crisis communication plans, identifying opportunities and risks for brand reputation.
- Balance B2B and B2C communications priorities to maintain positive brand perception.
Leadership Responsibilities:
- Lead a multicultural and multidisciplinary team, fostering creativity, innovation, impact and effectiveness.
- Promote a culture of collaboration and continuous development within the team.
Internal and External Collaboration:
- Work closely with country offices and international partners to create synergies and strengthen global strategies.
- Work closely with the Research and Policy teams to ensure our research and advocacy activities are supported by timely communications to drive real-world impact.
- Build and maintain relationships with media, influencers, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Manage global communications budgets and ensure cost-effectiveness.
Qualifications
Required:
- Proven experience in strategic communication in NGOs with an international focus, including those with a presence in the global south.
- Track record of developing targeted communications strategies to drive engagement with different audiences, including B2B and B2C.
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute communications strategies that drive advocacy goals and influence policymakers.
- Excellent skills in media relations and leading complex or multi-country communication projects.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and transform teams in an international context.
- Experience in fostering creativity, innovation, and collaboration within teams.
- Experience with visual media (videos, infographics, etc.).
- Expertise in crisis communication and managing brand perception.
- Experience in crafting inclusive messaging and ensuring culturally appropriate communications across diverse regions and audiences.
- Experience collaborating with fundraising teams to create compelling narratives for donor engagement and retention.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills (minimum C2-level English).
- Strong analytical skills and experience measuring the success of communication strategies.
- In-depth understanding of the challenges and opportunities in sustainable food systems.
Preferred:
- Comfortable serving as a spokesperson and representing the organization at high-profile events or in media engagements.
- Familiarity with data protection regulations, including GDPR.
- Proficiency in utilizing data-driven insights and communication technologies to refine strategies and improve outcomes.
Benefits of working with us
- A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
- Provision of a work laptop.
- Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
- Career-development support.
- Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members
- A workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
- And, last but not least, the opportunity to be part of a great team and work towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
When?
Application deadline: Open until filled
Start date: As soon as possible
Our Application Procedure
Your application should include a cover letter and CV. Please indicate your motivation for the role and describe how you meet the requirements. Please send us your application using our online form. Thank you!
The upcoming steps include:
1. First interview with People and Culture
2. Online trial task
3. Second interview with senior leadership
4. Final meeting with executive leadership incl. CEO
5. Final decision
About us
ProVeg International is a food awareness organisation working to transform the global food system by replacing 50% of animal products globally with plant-based and cultivated foods by 2040.
ProVeg engages with all relevant stakeholders to create a food system where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet.
ProVeg has received the United Nations’ Momentum for Change Award and works closely with key UN food and environment agencies.
ProVeg creates global impact, with offices in 14 countries across five continents and more than 220 employees.
Diversity Statement
ProVeg is committed to equal opportunity in employment for all, regardless of ethnic origin, religion, skin color, gender, age, national origin or ancestry, refugee background, genetic information, disability, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, HIV status, gender identity, or gender expression. People of Color, women, individuals with disabilities, members of LGBTQIA+ communities, older adults, refugees, and people living with HIV are explicitly encouraged to apply.
In 2020, ProVeg signed the Diversity Charter, a self-commitment and association dedicated to promoting a prejudice-free work environment.
In 2022, ProVeg achieved a score of 88.1% on the PRIDE Index, the LGBTIQ+ Diversity Performance Index, which is over 20 percentage points higher than the overall average of 67.9%.
Data Protection Information for Applicants
More information about the processing of your personal data during your application at ProVeg INT can be found on our website, via the job posting.
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Balmer Dawson Executive Search is delighted to partner with Mellon Educate in their search for an experienced Grant Writer to join their successful organisation.
Mellon Educate is an Irish-based African development charity founded by Niall Mellon in 2002. From the enormous collective effort of their volunteers, in conjunction with the South African government, they have built houses for 250,000 homeless people in South Africa’s townships.
In 2013, the charity redoubled its commitments to those less fortunate in Africa, pledging a 10-year education development programme to provide better education to more than 100,000 African children.
Mellon Educate wishes to recruit a Grant Writer on a part-time OR full-time basis with specific experience and a proven track record of success in educational grant applications in Sub-Saharan Africa from medium and large sized international funders, sovereign donors, corporate and philanthropic foundations and institutional donors.
Role Purpose:
This is a brand-new position that has been created to increase Mellon Educate’s capacity to secure grants on a global scale. The Grant Writer will be responsible for identifying suitable funding opportunities and coordinating, preparing and writing funding applications.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues to develop and implement Mellon Educate’s strategic approach to funding against agreed key performance indicators. This role requires an enthusiastic self-starter, with good knowledge of educational grant-writing, exceptional persuasive writing and organisational skills and a good knowledge of the South African education system.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for identifying, preparing, producing and submitting grant applications and funding proposals.
- Writing and editing high quality and compelling content for competitive proposal processes and other fundraising materials as required.
- Researching, exploring and identifying new grant and funding opportunities which support Mellon Educate’s current strategic objectives.
- Gathering, analysing and synthesizing proposal inputs and co-ordinating and reviewing content from all contributors.
- Building and maintaining a database and schedule of grant opportunities and grant application materials.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships across the organisation to ensure that grant management is fully embedded.
- Building strong strategic partnerships with funding organisations and donors.
- Working with colleagues to support all of Mellon Educate’s fundraising work, including trusts, foundations, major gift, legacy giving, and capturing stories of change to demonstrate impact to funders.
Essential Skills and Core Competencies :
- Proven track record of success in educational grant writing in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Demonstrated education related expertise
- Knowledge of the South-African education system (a distinct advantage)
- Keen understanding of the challenges faced by countries in the developing world
- Experience securing grants from Sovereign funders
- Evidence of success in securing medium and large-scale educational programme funding in the developing world
- Exceptional writing, editing and literacy skills.
- Ability to write clearly and concisely, producing compelling narratives.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Proven organisational skills.
- Strong capacity to use ICT to improve efficiency and information-sharing across the team.
- Capacity to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Capacity to prioritise effectively and manage time well.
- Strong communicator and team player.
- Enthusiastic and disciplined self-starter, with a target driven approach.
- Strong financial literacy with competency to plan, manage and track grant expenditure.
- Skilled relationship and network builder.
- Flexibility, creativity and a positive work attitude.
- Track record of producing high-quality grant applications, documentation and presentations.
Remuneration:
• Salary will be in the region of €50,000 + DOE (depending on experience) on a full-time basis or pro-rata on a part-time basis
Application process:
To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter (maximum one page) in MS Word format (outlining how your motivation, experience and skills fit this role profile) for the attention of BOTH Gilly Balmer and Zena Dawson at Quick Apply button provided.
Closing Date:
The closing date for applications is Monday 24th February by 5pm (GMT)
Please follow the application instructions in the body of the advert.
About Koreo
Since 2004, Koreo has grown into one of the UK’s leading consultancies with a social purpose. Our aim is to build a just and regenerative world by accelerating the potential for people and organisations to create systemic social change.
We provide consultancy services to a range of clients across the purpose-driven sector while also delivering our own programmes. Our consultancy services focus on:
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Organisational Development: Driving culture change, embedding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles into practice, and organisational design and restructuring.
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Talent Development: Strengthening leadership capacity through the design and delivery of bespoke management training programmes, while creating customised talent development initiatives to diversify and enhance workforces.
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Purpose and Impact: Helping organisations define their social purpose, design effective strategies, and measure progress through robust impact and evaluation frameworks.
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Fieldbuilding: Supporting organisations build networks and partnerships that foster shared learning, collaboration, and innovation across the social change ecosystem.
Our flagship programmes, Charityworks and 2027, complement our consultancy work and are aimed at building a more diverse and better-equipped social change movement. They focus on bringing diverse talent and inclusive practices into the social change sector while enhancing the leadership capacity of both emerging and established changemakers.
The Role in Brief
With the recent launch of our new strategy, Koreo is entering an exciting phase of transformation and growth. As we embark on this new chapter, we are working to broaden our reach beyond our historical focus on UK charities, aiming to impact a wider demographic of clients across the social change ecosystem. To support this growth, we are seeking a proactive and organised Development and Communications Coordinator to join our team. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is an exciting opportunity for someone to hone their craft in both business development and communications while playing a key role in supporting Koreo’s expansion. This role is vital in managing the operational aspects of business development and communications, supporting the growth of Koreo’s brand visibility and narrative and expanding our network of prospective clients.
As Development and Communications Coordinator, you will:
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Business Development:
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Identify and research funding opportunities, tenders, and potential new clients.
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Manage Koreo’s tender and proposal database, ensuring submissions are tracked and outcomes recorded.
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Assist in preparing proposals and tender responses, including drafting sections and coordinating inputs.
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Conduct market and horizon scanning to identify trends and opportunities.
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Client Engagement and Campaigns:
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Manage data on prospective clients using HubSpot (or similar CRM platforms).
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Coordinate campaigns to engage clients and build Koreo’s client base.
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Support the delivery of integrated campaigns promoting Koreo’s offers across portfolios.
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Brand and Communications:
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Update and manage Koreo’s website, ensuring content is engaging and accurate.
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Manage Koreo’s LinkedIn presence, including posting updates, engaging with followers, and monitoring performance.
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Contribute to thought leadership content, such as blogs, articles, and reports, to support campaigns.
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Administrative and Operational Support:
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Manage systems and processes related to business development and communications, including CRM updates and reporting.
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Provide administrative support for tender responses, ensuring all documentation is complete and submitted on time.
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Monitor and report on business development and communications activity, supporting the Managing Director with dashboards and data.
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Start an application to view the Job Pack for more information before submitting your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Growth, Development and Outreach (Maternity Cover)
Location: Home based, with regular travel across the UK for work.
Contract: Full time, 35hrs per week, 12 months maternity cover
Salary: £47,000
Closing Date: 14th February 2025
Interview: A selection day will be held 6th March 2025 at our National Support Centre in London (travel expenses to the selection day will be paid subject to prior approval)
Are you a first-class leader, manager coach and mentor with experience of leading growth in a volunteer involving community organisation?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Head of Growth, Development & Outreach to cover 12 months maternity leave.
About the role
Reporting to the Director of Young People, Volunteer & Business Support the postholder will provide our disbursed team of Growth & Development Workers with clear management, guidance, support and advice on growth, development, volunteer recruitment and retention. The role will coordinate and drive forward our work in these area, helping the Sea Cadets to make a difference to the lives of even more young people across the UK.
The postholder will have excellent management, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage a diverse workload and operate in a collaborative way with others. They will have an understanding of issues facing volunteering, recruitment, retention and growth in voluntary organisations and the effective management and support of remote workers is essential.
Responsibilities
The following is a list of the principal tasks of the Head of Growth, Development & Outreach and is not intended to be an exhaustive list:
- Provide line management for the Project Coordinators, Growth & Development Team Leaders and through them the Growth & Development Workers.
- Providing both management support and technical advice on growth, development and volunteer recruitment, retention and support functions.
- Contribute to the strategic development and sustainable growth of The Sea Cadets nationally.
- Lead and manage the effective implementation of new and ongoing projects that support outreach, growth, development, volunteer and/or cadet recruitment and retention, including but not limited to externally funded projects, liaising with and reporting to funders as required
- Support and advise employees, volunteers and others on the growth and development of the Sea Cadets.
Requirements
- Experience of managing and supporting a disbursed staff team
- Experience of successful growth & development in a community organisation context
- Experience of working with volunteers and a good understanding of how to ensure they are effectively recruited, managed and supported
- Experience of working and/or volunteering in a voluntary youth organisation
- Experience of delivering externally funded projects through the effective support and management of both staff and volunteers
- Experience of liaising with and reporting to external funders
For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack attached.
Benefits
- Flexible Working hours
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 2 years
- Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
If you are interested in this Head of Growth, Development and Outreach vacancy, please apply now!
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the organisation
The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) is the leading charitable organisation promoting the enjoyment, study and conservation of wild plants in Britain and Ireland. We aim to build a diverse community of skilled and enthused botanists, provide data and science to help address biodiversity loss and climate change and disseminate information to drive a passion for plants. To do this we provide opportunities for involvement for all through a range of participation projects, surveys, indoor and outdoor events, training opportunities and the production of books and other resources. Our Distribution Database (DDb) holds over 50 million plant records, making it one of the world’s largest biological recording databases and in March 2023 we published the third Plant Atlas, mapping changes in the distribution of British and Irish flora. Our latest organisational Strategy, available on our website, describes our future plans.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become the first Administration Officer for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. The charity and our membership and activities have grown rapidly over the last five years through two rounds of strategic change. There is continued strong demand for our data, expertise and skills, creating opportunities to develop our projects and partnerships. We need excellent administration in place to ensure we are deploying our capacity and resources in the best way to support the Society and our members and to advance the understanding and appreciation of wild plants.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to work across the BSBI, supporting staff and volunteers in the smooth running of the Society, helping shape processes for a resilient future.
The post would suit an early career individual with an interest in botany/ecology who is keen to develop their skills and their network through a full-time post within the charitable sector, or an experienced administrator looking to make a vital contribution to a growing organisation.
How to apply
Read the job description and person specification available on the BSBI website carefully along with the job application guidance notes. Then complete the job application form and personal details form and submit these to the email address provided.
Applications must be received by midnight on Sunday 2 March.
Interviews will be held online on during the week commencing 10 March.
The postholder would ideally take up the position in or before May.
BSBI aims to uphold the principles of equality and diversity in all its activity, including the recruitment and employment of staff. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified or experienced people, regardless of situation or background. We particularly welcome applicants from those who are currently underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people and individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. Should you have any questions about the role or require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please get in touch through our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.