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recruiting on a shoestring: how charities can hire smarter without bigger budgets.

July 15, 2026
10:00am- 11:00am

Presenters:

Jess Brosnan
Charity Lead at hireful
Jess, hireful's Charity Lead, has worked with charities and non-profits for 12 years, specialising in the different challenges the sector faces compared to the private sector, for example ensuring safer recruitment compliance and how to attract top talent on charity salaries. An inclusive hiring advocate Jess spends time advising charities on best practice. Recently, wanting to get more involved in the sector she also became a Trustee for a local Domestic Abuse Charity.

Charity recruitment budgets are tighter than ever, but that doesn’t mean effective hiring is out of reach.

In this webinar, we’ll explore how charities can build a smarter, more flexible recruitment strategy without defaulting to expensive agencies or costly advertising every time a vacancy lands.

We’ll look at how to make better use of your careers page, internal networks, free and specialist job boards, recruitment data and agency partnerships — while avoiding the common trap of relying on the same recruitment methods simply because “that’s how we’ve always done it”.

Whether you’re a standalone recruiter, part of a HR team or a hiring manager responsible for attracting talent on limited budgets, this session will give you practical ideas you can take away immediately.

What We’ll Cover

  • Why low-cost recruitment starts with planning, not panic
  • The hidden cost of relying on the same agencies and job boards
  • When agencies add real value and when they probably don’t
  • How to turn your careers page into a stronger attraction tool
  • Using staff, trustees and volunteers as recruitment advocates
  • The reality of free job boards (and their limitations)
  • Why recruitment strategy needs an arsenal of approaches: not just one channel
  • How simple recruitment data can help you spend budget more effectively
  • Practical ways charities can improve hiring outcomes without increasing spend

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is ideal for:

  • Charity HR professionals
  • In-house recruiters
  • Hiring managers
  • Charity leaders and trustees
  • Organisations looking to reduce recruitment spend without sacrificing quality

Why Attend?

Recruitment on a tight budget isn’t about finding one magic solution.

It’s about building a flexible, intentional strategy that combines the right tools, channels and partnerships for each role.

This webinar will help you challenge old habits, rethink where budget is being spent, and build a recruitment approach that works harder for your organisation.

is this webinar for me?🤔

Here at hireful, we’re all about helping ‘everyday’ organisations compete with the top brands for talent. So if you’re an HR professional or in-house recruiter at a company with under 5000 staff, this webinar is made for you.

is this webinar for me?🤔

Here at hireful, we partner with lots of HR consultants, helping them to meet their clients’ recruitment needs. So, if you’re an HR consultant or work for a small HR consultancy, this webinar is made for you.

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