

Third Sector Podcast
Third Sector
A weekly podcast from Third Sector, the UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector.
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Episodes
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Jun 18, 2021 • 19min
Which is the world's most generous country?
In this week's episode, Rebecca and Emily chat about the surprising results of the CAF World Giving Index, a survey which looks at levels of generosity around the world. And as ever, they unwrap their coronavirus care package of good news stories from the past week.
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Jun 11, 2021 • 25min
Shaping the Future with Volunteering
In this episode, Rebecca and Emily discuss The Shaping the Future with Volunteering Group, and how thanking volunteers can keep them engaged. And as ever, they share their coronavirus care package of good news stories.
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Jun 4, 2021 • 40min
Income diversification post-Covid
In this week's episode, Rebecca and Emily listen in to a session on diversifying income streams in the age of Covid-19 from the Third Sector Fundraising Conference. During the session, Sarah Medcalf, Peter Grant and Hamid Azad discuss how charities can create real, lasting and positive change in their fundraising practices in response to the covid crisis.Rebecca and Emily also chat about The Telegraph's recent coverage of charity executive pay.
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May 28, 2021 • 28min
News round-up May 2021
This week Rebecca and Emily chat about the charity sector news stories that have caught there eye in the past couple of weeks. (Episode recorded on Wednesday 26 May).They also open their latest coronavirus care package of good news stories from the sector.
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May 21, 2021 • 31min
The future of telethon fundraising
Rebecca and Emily chat about live television fundraising events and how they might need to adapt to the current media landscape.* Plus they open the latest coronavirus care package of good news stories.*At one point, Rebecca refers to Martin Sheen. She meant Michael Sheen and apologises profusely to Mr Sheen and Mr Sheen.
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May 14, 2021 • 21min
UK aid and development funding
This week Rebecca and Emily chat about the situation for aid and development charities following the decision to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. They also unwrap a coronavirus care package of charity good news stories from the past week.
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May 7, 2021 • 27min
The Charity Pay Study 2021
This week Rebecca and Andy chat about the findings of Third Sector's Charity Pay Study, and they speak to Kristiana Wrixon, head of policy at Acevo, about some of the issues it raises. And as ever, they unwrap a coronvirus care package of good news stories from across the sector.
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Apr 30, 2021 • 21min
Charities and climate change
This week Rebecca and Emily discuss what charities can be doing to help in the fight against climate change.And they discuss the unusual mobile library that has sprung up in a remote area of Pakistan in the coronavirus care package https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/apr/26/bearing-gifts-the-camels-bringing-books-to-pakistans-poorest-children
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Apr 23, 2021 • 27min
Third Sector - Episode 38
In this episode, editor Emily Burt and senior reporter Stephen Delahunty explore the role of charities in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. They discuss Cancer Research UK’s work trialling Camostat, a drug that could prevent severe symptoms of Covid-19, and printing visors from their living Rooms. Stephen also describes the inspirations and motivations of the volunteers delivering Covid-19 vaccines, and they discuss the work of charities working to reduce vaccine hesitancy in at-risk groups. In this week's coronavirus care package, Darth Vader auctions his worldly belongings for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 24min
Chairing through Covid
Rebecca and Emily chat about the report from the Association of Chairs which found that chairs are feeling the strain of the pandemic. They also unpack this week's coronavirus care package.
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