''We worked closely with the Eploy team and our hiring teams to deliver a recruitment experience that reflects the values and aspirations of the ZSL community. We had ambitious timescales and Eploy went above and beyond to meet these and elevate our candidate experience standards and foster a more inclusive global approach to attracting talent. As a team, we are now well placed for flexibility to adapt and utilise the wealth of data provided in the recruitment dashboards in Eploy that provides granular visibility to monitor the performance of all our recruitment activities.''
Charity & Not-for-Profit Applicant Tracking System
Recruitment in the Charity & Not-for-Profit sector can be challenging, competing with other Not-for-Profit organisations and economic challenges. Understanding and addressing turnover rates, drop out rates in the application process and what channels generate the best hires is vital to your hiring success.
Eploy's Charity Applicant Tracking System and Talent CRM is designed to help Charity and Not-for-Profit companies take control of their hiring processes.
Leading Charities & Not-for-Profits Rely on Eploy
Key Features for Charity & NfP Hiring
Whether you need to build a steady stream of committed talent, ensure compliance and data security, or optimise candidate assessment, you’ll find Eploy to be the most adaptable talent acquisition technology that consistently delivers the results you demand.
- Talent Pools
Cultivating a Steady Stream of Committed Talent
- Recruitment CRM ► Foster long-term relationships with potential candidates
- Intelligent Job Alerts ► Keep engaged candidates informed of opportunities
- Email & SMS Marketing ► Maintain active communication, reducing time-to-fill
- Talent Pools & Skills Library ► Access a ready pool of mission-driven talent
- Feedback Surveys ► Continuously refine recruitment strategies
With Eploy, Charities and Not-for-Profits can build robust talent pools, ensuring a continuous supply of dedicated professionals for various roles.
- Staying Compliant
Maintaining High Standards in Legal and Data Compliance
- Right-to-Work Checking Integration ► Streamline compliance checks for new hires
- Multi-Level GDPR Consent Management ► Uphold data protection and privacy standards
- Audit Trail ► Provide accountability in recruitment processes
- Data Retention Policies ► Manage sensitive data responsibly
- Compliance Document Management ► Organise key legal documents efficiently
- Candidate Assessments
Ensuring Best-Fit Hires for Not-for-Profit Missions
- Assessment Form Builder ► Tailor assessments to specific charitable roles
- Scoring & Grading ► Objectively evaluate candidate suitability
- Video Interviewing ► Conduct comprehensive remote interviews
- Structured & Panel Reviewing ► Enhance collaborative hiring decision-making
- Application Screening & Pre-screening ► Efficiently filter candidates, improving hire quality
Eploy’s assessment tools enable Charities and Not-for-Profits to select candidates who not only have the right skills but also share the organisation's ethos and commitment.
- Streamlined Onboarding
Facilitating Quick and Effective Staff Integration
- Customisable Onboarding Processes ► Personalise onboarding to reflect diverse roles
- Electronic Signatures ► Speed up the onboarding paperwork process
- Compliance Document Management ► Ensure legal and regulatory adherence
- Secure Data Collection ► Maintain high standards of data privacy
- Self-service Candidate Portal ► Enable new members to manage their onboarding
Eploy streamlines the onboarding process in non-profits, reducing time-to-productivity and ensuring new hires contribute effectively to their mission from day one.
- Candidate Engagement
Boosting Engagement with Purpose-Driven Talent
- Job Posting and Distribution ► Expand reach to find mission-aligned candidates
- Automated Email & SMS Marketing ► Increase candidate engagement, improving response rates
- Social Media Integration ► Leverage networks for wider candidate appeal
- Talent Pools & Skills Library ► Access a pool of motivated, skilled volunteers and staff
- AI-Powered Candidate Matching ► Ensure alignment of values and skills
Eploy maximises candidate attraction in the Charities and Not-for-Profit sector, enhancing applicant quality and increasing alignment with your organisational values.
- Save time & money
Conquer your budget constraints
- Cost-Effective: Budget-friendly ATS designed for Not-for-Profit constraints.
- Automated Task Handling: Streamlines processes, reducing the need for extensive administration.
- Easy-to-Use Interface: Simplifies recruitment tasks, requiring minimal training.
Eploy is a game-changer for Charities facing financial limitations. It streamlines recruitment with automated tasks and an easy interface, saving both time and money.
- High Volume Recruitment
Volunteer Coordination Made Simple
- Recruit at Scale: Efficiently handle large volumes of applications.
- Flexible Applicant Tracking: Tailored to manage both volunteers and part-time staff.
- Robust Communication Tools: Keep candidates engaged and informed throughout the recruitment process.
Handling high volumes of volunteers and part-time staff is a breeze with Eploy Applicant Tracking System. Its bulk processing and robust communication tools ensure an organised and efficient recruitment process.
Case Studies in the Charity & Not-for-Profit sector
At Eploy we've transformed Talent Acquisition at many leading Charities & Not-for-Profit organisations, take a look at some of our recent client success stories and case studies.
Eploy FAQs
We solve the challenges of Charity & Not-for-Profit talent acquisition
Recruitment in the Charity & Not-for-Profit industry comes with unique challenges. These can be addressed by understanding the most effective candidate sourcing channels for the sector and anticipating potential changes in hiring levels throughout the year. Eploy helps recruiters in the Charity Sector tackle these challenges and streamline their recruitment processes to achieve the results they need.
Levels of hiring in the Charity Sector for next 12 months
In the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector, the levels of hiring in the next 12 months look set to rise according to 33% of respondents, with 52% expecting no change and 15% citing that hiring levels will decrease.
When sourcing candidates it is important that there are simple, streamlined tools that allow for recruitment on the go for all those involved. That's why, with Eploy - as well as getting an award-winning Charity Applicant Tracking System, you get a dedicated hiring manager portal that's so easy to use your hiring managers will actually enjoy recruiting with it!
These handy downloadable checklists will help you to understand the needs of the various audiences involved with recruitment.
Charity Sector hiring challenges
Understanding the Charity Sector hiring challenges helps to put in place ways to address them. Scarcity of qualified candidates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce are the top two challenges. Advertised salaries being lower than market average features highly as a challenge, with 46% of respondents indicating it as one. There is also a lack of recruitment marketing budget, potentially making it difficult to attract the right candidates.
To collaborate better as a team on day-to-day activities, monitor your KPIs and get a handle on your recruitment metrics.
With Eploy you get complete recruitment analytics built in. You can create dashboards that measure and monitor every aspect of your hiring process in real-time.
What channels do charity & not-for-profit recruiters use for sourcing candidates?
Charity & Not-for-Profit organisations find a good mix of candidates from their website/ career pages for their vacancies. Professional Social Networks, such as LinkedIn are popular sourcing channels, utilised by 90% of charity sector in-house recruitment teams. The use of ATS/CRM/Talent Pool has seen growth in usage since last year, being utilised by 32% of respondents, overtaking the 28% from last year.
52% of charity organisations turn to agencies for help in filling their vacancies, which is delivering results but can affect the company’s cost of hire.
Source: 2024 UK Candidate Attraction Survey
Which sourcing channels work best in Charities & Not-for-Profits?
When we look at how the Charities and Not-for-Profit sector is succeeding with talent attraction, the Sourcing Quadrant paints an interesting picture. Having a great careers site is one of the ways that is working to attract a larger pool of high-quality candidates. Other channels like Specialist Job Boards, Employee Referrals and ATS/CRM are also delivering on both quantity and quality of candidates.
Agencies continue to deliver a good balance of candidates for this sector. However, this comes with increased costs to the sector.
Levels of hiring in the Charity Sector for next 12 months
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Here's what charity & NfP recruitment teams are saying about Eploy
“saha chose Eploy to meet current and future aspirations, and we have delivered what we set out to do in record time. The implementation process was excellent and channelled us to not only launch ahead of schedule but bring added value to our recruitment process and candidate experience”
"The combination of the Swift Project and the Eploy recruitment system upgrade features provides a new agile way of working. The result is an easier process for candidates that is much more flexible. This, in turn has presented value to be released, which was a key objective of the project.''
“From a candidate perspective we set out to achieve a smooth candidate experience that promoted positive engagement from the initial visit to our website, applying for a role to joining the team and beyond. Candidates should be able find the roles they were looking for, understand the diverse opportunities, be engaged with the brand and be kept informed throughout the recruitment process in a consistent and timely way. Using Eploy’s onboarding portal we have also been able to positively influence this part of the candidate’s journey and help colleagues readiness for work as well as understanding our values which are so important to us.”
“Having extended the use of Eploy across our Retail Directorate, with online on-boarding we are delivering on our goals to support our transition to more digital working, to run our operations and processes in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible and attracting high-quality talent.''
Our experience in Charities & Not-for-Profits
- Charities & NFPs
- News
19th November 2024 | Birmingham Children’s Trust Make A Positive Impact to Recruit Top TalentBirmingham Children’s Trust exists to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city. The Trust works with more than 10,000 children and young people in the city every day, helping keep the most disadvantaged young people of Birmingham safe, happy and healthy.
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- News
24th January 2024 | ZSL embrace inclusivity and efficiency with a global approach to recruitmentZSL not only has two amazing Zoos in London and Whipsnade, but is a world-leading scientific, conservation and educational charity. Supporting its vision requires attracting and nurturing the best talent that embraces inclusivity and diversity with a global approach.
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- News
8th December 2021 | saha - Transforming Lives: Transforming Careerssaha is a registered provider that started developing housing and services in 1959. It is a wholly controlled subsidiary of The Salvation Army and has grown into a specialist provider of support and accommodation across England. Read how they transformed recruitment with Eploy.
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- News
20th April 2021 | Mencap master flows to add value to the recruitment journeyMencap's latest internal project to look at end-to-end recruitment and HR processes focused on how they could make things better, find efficiencies and add more value to the process. Eploy Flows, are used to simplify Mencap's recruitment workflows and unlock additional business value.
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- Healthcare, NHS & Social Care
- News
2nd October 2017 | Mencap presented with prestigious industry awardThe Eploy team were delighted that Mencap, one of its customers, was crowned as winner in the CIPD People Management Awards 2017 for Best Recruitment and Talent Management initiative.
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Ways we support our Charity Sector customers
Learn more about how Talent Acquisition teams in the Charity Sector benefit from using Eploy.