Image courtesy of chrisroll at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
I’ve set up a new group on LinkedIn called ‘Global Connections for Charities and Charity Supporters’.
It is a group for people who work for, volunteer for, or support charitable/non-profit organisations all over the world (including social enterprise and any other organisation with a social purpose). By connecting globally we can make a greater difference for the causes we care about.
If we truly want to make a difference we can’t be limited by national borders. If someone has a solution we are looking for, a project we could support, or who wants to hold out a hand and work with us, distance and location shouldn’t get in the way.
These two articles of mine might give a bit of an explanation of the potential I think there is for better global collaboration between charities and between the people who support them:
1- ‘Why British Charities Need to take a more International Perspective’
2- ‘How Charities Can Use LinkedIn and Have A Global Impact’
I hope you find the group useful and I look forward to jointly building charity connections all over the world.
one swallow makes a summer 
Great to see you focussing on some important issues in the charity sector Alex. I wrote my thesis on paths to starting a charity career (or lack thereof) and how charities could be better at identifying and recruiting young talent. I am now also working internationally so the issue of networking and creating links in the UK from Costa Rica is another issue I’m interested in! Keep up the good work.
By: richardjulian on October 28, 2014
at 2:17 pm
Richard, I’m so so pleased you commented. Your own efforts in this area were exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of when I set up the group and your own blog (which everyone should read) is one of my favourites, both because of what you post and because you’re an excellent writer. I feel, reading your work, that your international experience gives you a really interesting perspective on the charity sector and I think a great many of us could learn from what you do. If you still have your thesis, I’d love to read it.
By: alexswallow on October 28, 2014
at 3:01 pm