Third Sector Podcast

Rebecca and Emily Burt are joined by Gabby Edlin and Rachel Grocott - the founder and incoming chief executive of the period poverty charity Bloody Good Period.Gabby Edlin founded Bloody Good Period in 2016, but plans to step down as chief executive at the end of the month.She and her successor, Rachel Grocott, chat to Rebecca about how the charity has grown, why now was the right time for change and how they have navigated the handover of the charity's leadership.This week's Good News Bulletin features the story of a potentially explosive donation to a charity shop in Wigan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Emily chat to Martha Awojobi about launching an anti-racism consultancy and the BAMEOnline conference - and what the sector has achieved in combatting racial discrimination in the past two years.And in the good news bulletin, they discuss a story involving James Bond, a Picasso painting and a new charitable foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Emily chat to the chief executive of English Heritage, Kate Mavor, about turning a century-old government department into a charity, navigating the financial implications of the pandemic and what it’s like to be unwittingly dragged into the so-called culture wars. In the good news bulletin, they look at an English Heritage attempt to break a world record involving vampires, and 99-year-old veteran who is taking to the skies to raise money for Help for Heroes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca and Russell chat to Carol Mack, the chief executive of the Association of Charitable Foundations, about two recent reports which found that foundations were struggling with equality, diversity and inclusion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca chats to Russell about one of his favourite soapbox topics - impact measurement. They discuss what impact is, how charities should approach it, and whether the whole thing has become overcomplicated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca and Russell chat to Sarah Williams, legal director at BDB Pitmans, about what charities should consider when thinking about rejecting or returning donations.And in the Good News Bulletin, they find out how a bad season for the Bristol Bears rugby club has been good for a local hospice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca and Emily chat to Sarah Vibert, the newly-appointed permanent chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. And the Good News Bulletin, looks at the stance taken by English Heritage over the behaviour of its corporate partner and the success of the Disasters Emergency Committee's appeal for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Rebecca and Emily discuss how charities can run hybrid online and physical events, preserving some of the benefits of the pivot to digital which emerged during pandemic restrictions. They draw on advice provided by Fundraising Everywhere's Nikki Bell for an article in the latest edition of Third Sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rebecca and Emily, are joined by Julia Mazorodze of Hope and Homes for Children and Carol Flint of Ramblers to discuss rebrands - what can they achieve, where should charities start and will we see more of them post-pandemic?And Alina shares a good news story about a football club reaching out to support people in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are awareness days an effective charity tool or a waste of time? This week Rebecca and Emily chat to Clare Laxton, director of communications and Influencing at women's charity Pause about how to make the most of awareness days, weeks and months. And in the Good News bulletin we have news from Book Aid International's work to help restore the University of Mosul's library, and a woman who could be Britain's oldest trustee (maybe). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.