CharityChat

In this episode we speak with Liz Gadd about Multi-Solving and why the Charity Sector should be thinking about it.

In this episode, we sat down with Jen D’Souza, Recruitment Manager & Partner at Charity People to discuss parental leave in the charity sector. Jen draws on her own experiences both as an in-house hiring manager and as a recruitment specialist to discuss what organisations can be doing more to support all parents across the sector, but also, what individuals can do to ensure their needs are heard...

In this episode we speak with Laura Croudace about storytelling. We speak about why good storytelling is so crucial for all charities and what those with limited resource can do to tell their stories to raise their profile and speak to people in a deep and meaningful way.

In this episode we speak with Linda Hien and Meghan Roach from New Horizon Youth Centre. We talk about their work with young people, and the recent collaboration with the LSE on a new report that focusses on the barriers to support for young people facing homelessness.

We sat down with Mark Hughes, founder of mch positive impact and Michelle Benson founder of Culture of Philanthropy to talk about strategies and philosophies around effective time management. Mark and Michelle bring a wealth of experience from their individual careers to the discussion. They’ve never met before but you wouldn’t know from the instant rapport they had for the episode which allowed u...

In this episode we speak with friend of the show, Giles Pegram CBE, about fundraising, how it may or may not be changing, and some fundraising first principles that we can all benefit from keeping in mind. Giles is a seasoned fundraiser with heaps of expertise and it was great to catchup up with him again.

In this episode, producers Samuel Davies and Rachael Conroy look back over the past year of podcasts and reflect on what has been said.

In this episode, we speak with Emma Bracegirdle, friend of the show and founder of The Saltways, who we spoke with back in episode 262 or the podcast about ethical content creation and the importance of it in telling authentic and sensitive stories. In this episode we speak with Emma about her experience of running thank-a-thons, and what charities should consider before doing this, and how it can...

We sat down with Beckie Denny, Founder and Director of The Charity Spark to talk about how they are on a mission to help the charity sector do more even more good. We talk about how showing legitimate impact is so important across the sector, discuss the similarities and differences faced by different size charities and try to tackle some of the biggest social and economic challenges facing us all...

In this episode we speak with Charlotte Lamb, Principal for Involvement and Decision Making at NPC, about lived experience. We talk about why charities should consider bringing lived experience into their organisational culture and why this is important and could help them to thrive.

We sat down with Phil Kerry, CEO at New Horizon Youth Centre to discuss salaries in the charity sector. This week’s episode has a slightly different approach to some of our other chats as Phil wouldn’t consider himself an “expert” in this area but is very open about his opinions on the topic. Phil and myself talk candidly about the subject but it should be stated to the listeners that these are ve...

This week, we sat down with Andy Mortimer, Head of Communications at Co-op Foundation to talk about how you can use your comms strategy to help tackle inequalities. We take a look at the specific approach the Co-op Foundation took to building out their strategy; explore the importance of understanding the why of communication, not just the how; and, doing all of this without straying away from the...

In this episode we speak with Helen Gray, Trust Director at Benefact Trust about the role that churches play in the charity sector. We talk about the part they play in developing a sense of community and what charities can do to both support and benefit from working with them to further their work.

In this episode we speak with Manjeet Pabla, fundraiser, coach, consultant and mentor at Lumos Consulting. We speak about mentoring and how it can help senior leaders but also managers and teams of staff throughout charities. We also touch on how mentoring could have helped us in hindsight to have dealt with challenges in the past.

In this episode we speak to Emma Bracegirdle about ethical content creation. We speak specifically about video and the considerations charities should make in how they go about creating engaging videos of their work in an ethical way. We also talk about the benefits of doing this, both to the charity and also to those they seek to support.

In this episode we speak with Jeremy Hay, Chief Executive Officer, and Simon Steed, Your Voice Engagement Manager at Talkback UK, about the challenges that their charity is facing as they seek to support autistic people and people with learning disabilities. We talk about how working with councils and other charities is helping them to deliver their work and how they are working with businesses to...

We spoke with Joe Nicholson (he/him), Head of Copy at Consider Creative, about the recent report he co-authored entitled ‘Illusion or disillusion – how do LGBT+ people in the UK really feel about giving to charities?’. The research carried out by Consider reveals there’s a lot more that charities could, and should, be doing to represent and engage with the diverse LGBT+ community. Handily it also...

In this episode we speak with Duro Oyé, CEO and founder of the multi award winning, social enterprise, 20/20 Levels. We speak to Duro about building effective corporate partnerships that deliver real impact for charities, the challenges that these can pose and how to navigate them.

In this episode we speak with Bernard McCabe, Founder and Director of Dreamscape Solutions about the benefit and need of charities using KPIs, and specifically in relation to developing and improving donor recognition and long-term relationship building with donors.

In this episode we speak with Bernadette Murphy, Fundraising Manager at Blind Low Vision NZ. We speak about her experience of moving to a four-day working week, what other charities should think about before trialling it, and the pros and cons of doing so.

We sat down with Larna Mewett-Mayer, Innovation Manager at Action for Children to discuss her life and journey into the charity sector. As we begin the conversation focussing on her youth, Larna opens up about her time spent being homeless and growing up in a household of domestic violence. As we continue to learn more about her career path in adulthood, we hear about some of the negative experien...

In this episode we speak with Sally Bagwell, Associate Director at NPC. We speak about the challenges leaders face when governing in a crisis, and what tools and tactics they can employ to overcome them.

We sat down with Paul Wickers, CEO at Huggg, to talk about their innovative tech-platform which is enabling targeted assistance to be provided those who need it most. As the economic fallout of the last few years continues, Paul and his team are working with agencies and organisations who are best placed to provide support to those across the UK who need it most.

This is a special episode where we present the recent ThinkNPC discussion on AI, presented by Tris Lumley, with guests Tania Duarte and Rhodri Davies. They speak about the opportunities, risks, benefits and challenges that AI poses for the charity sector, and how charities and their leadership might navigate these.

In this episode we speak to Gwen Green and Bernadette Murphy of Blind Low Vision NZ and their Paws for Purpose campaign – a very successful fundraising and engagement activity which has garnered worldwide coverage. We talk about how the campaign was conceived, planned and executed and tips on what other charities can do to run effective campaigns to engage a variety of stakeholders in coming toget...