Podcasts

Gary Shaughnessy, chair of Parkinson’s UK, discusses the positive impact of placing the lived experiences of the people and families the charity supports at the centre of its leadership, decision-making and policy setting. Whilst Parkinson’s UK has incorporated this approach for a while,...

Rob Williamson, chief executive of the Community Foundation serving Northumberland and Tyne & Wear, and James Garbutt, investment director at Rathbones, agree that consultation, evaluation, and collaboration form the bedrock of robust and defensible policy setting that makes decision-making easi...

Small Charities Week runs from 24-28 June and shines a spotlight on some of the fantastic small charities across the UK that are making a big impact. One of these charities is True Colours Theatre – an inclusive theatre and performance charity that has grown quickly.  In this month&rsquo...

Mark Brassell, Chief Executive Officer of Alnwick Garden Trust, joins us to discuss Lilidorei, an educational children’s play park, which cost £18.5m and created more than 60 new jobs in the region. The ambitious project took seven years from concept to reality, with the park opening in ...

As the world’s attention is becoming increasingly focused on taking responsibility for the environment, environmental sustainability is an issue that charities, like the rest of society, cannot ignore. Given that there are almost 180,000 registered charities in England and Wales, there is a re...

The use of digital currencies such as cryptocurrency for charitable purposes has steadily increased as the practice becomes more understood and widely accepted.  In the first episode of our Charity Matters, we examine the expanding practice of using cryptocurrencies for charity purposes and th...