“You don’t have to be pigeon-holed. What is wrong with making that transition?” - Lynda Thomas has made the move from communications to take on the fundraising director post. It’s not as different as you might think, she tells Celina Ribeiro.

Fundraising consultant and author Dan Pallotta ruffled a few feathers when he published his book Uncharitable nearly three years ago. Celina Ribeiro talks to him about the Charity Defence League he's establishing to promote and protect charities' right to grow.

Amid talk of double-dip recessions, the charity this year launched No Child Born to Die, a campaign to tackle preventable child deaths and, in doing so, has aimed to raise an additional £150m by 2015. Celina Ribeiro talked to director of fundraising Tanya Steele about how – and why – the charity is going about it.

Fundraisers have a tendency to set their aims high. So it can be frustrating that in terms of career path, few fundraisers have managed to rise above their director positions into chief executive roles. Celina Ribeiro talks to two fundraisers-turned-chief executives about their experience.