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The Highs and Lows of managing a larger research team. Researchers in Fundraising 2012

The Highs and Lows of managing a larger research team. Researchers in Fundraising 2012 Helen Carpenter. How I got here – individually How we got here – as a team Are we really so big? The context of Information and Knowledge Management at the NSPCC The highs

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The Highs and Lows of managing a larger research team. Researchers in Fundraising 2012

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  1. The Highs and Lows of managing a larger research team. Researchers in Fundraising 2012 Helen Carpenter

  2. How I got here – individually • How we got here – as a team • Are we really so big? The context of Information and Knowledge Management at the NSPCC • The highs • The lows – or let’s call them the challenges and what we’ve learnt and do to turn them into highs RIF Conference 2012

  3. Becoming a prospect researcher….. RIF Conference 2012

  4. Information + Prospect research = Information and Knowledge Management RIF Conference 2012

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  6. One Manager Two Senior Researchers Four Researchers CURRENTLY: TWO Prospect Researchers to 80 Major Gift or Corporate Fundraisers AIM: THREE Prospect researchers to 80 Major Gift or Corporate Fundraisers RIF Conference 2012

  7. The Highs Team of passionate prospect researchers Share the workload and bounce off ideas Dual role of team brings opportunity Lots of fundraisers to meet and learn from Variety Opportunity to progress within specialism RIF Conference 2012

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  9. TheChallenges RIF Conference 2012

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  11. Being more single minded in quest to get to 50:50 Being bold - telling fundraisers what they need! Saying NO to a reactive piece of information to enable us to say yes to doing a proactive piece of research. Saying NO to new areas of work to take on – I have said yes before and need to stop that! RIF Conference 2012

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  13. Being aware of ratios, hours, resources and timings to be able to communicate clearly Prioritising – “we just can’t do everything” – where do we add most value We are a specialist resource - being clear that we aren’t an extra admin resource RIF Conference 2012

  14. Layers of Management…………… RIF Conference 2012

  15. Define Projects Joint ownership of our objectives – In particular meeting our aim to get to 50:50! Helping everyone to feel like a specialist – not a jack of all trades RIF Conference 2012

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  17. On that note…………… Please contact Helen Carpenter on 020 7825 2961 Or anyone else in the team! RIF Conference 2012

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