Third Sector

This week Rebecca and Emily discuss the broad range of fraudulent activity that affects the charity sector - and what charities can do to protect themselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily is joined by Kathy Evans, chief executive of Children England and James Watson O'Neill, chief executive of SignHealth, to talk about the objectives of the Civil Society Group. Plus, Emily and Andy reflect on the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, and swap stories in this week's Good News Bulletin.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca and Emily discuss charity lotteries, which were one of the top 10 most complained-about fundraising methods last year, according to the Fundraising Regulator.They are joined by Gerald Oppenheim, the chief executive of the Fundraising Regulator and Carmel Hudson, lottery manager at Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, to talk about the benefits of lotteries, the nature of the complaints, and how charities can avoid them. And in this week's good news bulletin, they chat about the rise of donations in lieu of Christmas cards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Emily chat to Mhairi Sharp, chief executive of that National Emergencies Trust, about the charity's eventful first two years in operation. And as ever, they bring you their Good News Bulletin of positive or quirky news stories from the past week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca and Emily discuss the upcoming COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, and chat about the cover article from the latest edition of Third Sector which explores how fundraising can be more environmentally friendly. Check out the full article on the Third Sector website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Third Sector Podcast senior reporter Stephen Delahunty and news editor Andy Ricketts discuss whether charities face having to pay the Charity Commission for its services. It comes after Ian Karet, interim chair of the regulator, was questioned about the measure at the commission's annual public meeting last week. In response to a question about whether the commission had abandoned plans to introduce charges for its services, Karet said he could not say for certain the idea had been scrapped, but described it as a “political decision” that had more traction under both of his predecessors.Stephen and Andy look back over the history of this long-running story and chew over where it could go next. They also discuss the appointment of a new charities minister and in the Good News Bulletin discover the correct term for a baby porcupine and celebrate a major milestone for the online giving platform JustGiving.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf

Rebecca and Emily find out more about a charter designed to combat racism in charities dealing with violence against women and girls. They are joined by guests Gisela Valle, chief executive of the Latin American Women’s Rights Service, and the anti-racism campaigner and Labour Oxford City Councillor Shaista Aziz, who have been involved in creating the charter. And in the Good News Bulletin, Rebecca and Emily are joined by Andy Ricketts to chat about running the London Marathon, how much has been raised so far, and some of the fun records that were broken in this year's race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Emily discuss the fact that two weeks after Baroness Barran was shuffled out of the Charities Minister job, her replacement has still not been appointed.And there's a good news bulletin of quirky, upbeat news stories from the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca speaks to Manny Amadi, chief executive of C&E Advisory, about the findings of the 2021 Corporate-NGO Partnerships Barometer report. Emily and Andy round up the week's good news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Emily hear from Becky Hewitt, Sarah Vibert and Akiko Hart about the Flexible Working Group, a panel which aims to explore how increased opportunities for flexible working could benefit the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Stephen discuss the latest protests by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion, and what the implications are for the charity sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content note: This episode does contain some discussion of sexual harassment.This week Rebecca and Emily discuss some recent charity headlines, including developments in the Chartered Institute of Fundraising sexual harassment investigation, the closure of Virgin Money Giving, possible changes to the General Data Protection Regulation and the situation with the Kabul-based animal charity Nowzad. This episode also includes a regular Good News Bulletin, of positive charity stories from the past week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Emily are joined by Mathew Lagden, the chief executive of the Institute of Legacy Management, to discuss the current situation for legacy fundraising. And this week's Good News Bulletin looks at an intriguing find in a charity shop book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Emily discuss charity reserves and hear from Caron Bradshaw, chief executive of the Charity Finance Group.Plus a good news bulletin of positive charity stories from the past week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Andy chat about what the government's Community Life Survey revealed about how volunteering changed during the pandemic. And as ever, they bring you good news stories from the past week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Emily discuss whether leaders are leaving the sector as a result of the strains of the pandemic, and chat to Martin Edwards, chief executive of the children's hospice Julia's House, about how leaders can support each other. Plus there's a good news bulletin of fun stories from the past week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Emily take a look at how the sector is doing in the wake of the pandemic based on a number of intriguing news stories over the past week.And this week's good news bulletin features a Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (for pictures and information on how people are choosing to spend money post-lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Third Sector podcast, news editor Andy Ricketts and editor Emily Burt discuss the GDPR and the risks that data security incidents can bring to UK charities. They recap a report into a data breach that occurred at the transgender young people’s support charity Mermaids and a ransomware attack at The Salvation Army. Features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney talks to the privacy and data protection specialist Rowenna Fielding, also known as Miss IG Geek, about how charities can ensure they are protecting themselves and the data they are responsible for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Emily discuss why payroll giving has never really taken off and a new project, WeAreGoodGiving, which aims to put it back on the map.And in the good news bulletin, they find out about the Spennylympics (for more info see https://www.spennylympics.com/) and the first beaver born on Exmoor in 400 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca and Emily discuss the recent negative press coverage experienced by the RNLI and the National Trust. They chat to the National Trust's director of communications Celia Richardson and PR Week's news editor Arvind Hickman about how charities should manage negative and untrue media stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.