Third Sector

34:23

Reach Volunteering’s reprieve, charities minister...

Third Sector ·

2026/10/02

Host Emily Burt is joined by Third Sector colleagues Andy Ricketts and Emily Harle to talk about three significant sector stories from the past month.Two months after the new Prime Minister’s cabinet was announced, Andy explores the career of the newly appointed charities minister and the team discuss the possible outcomes of the finalised DCMS briefs. Emily reflects on the funding intervention that saved Reach Volunteering from closure, weeks after the charity announced it would begin winding down

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31:52

Why small charities must go beyond ‘buzzword’ funding

Third Sector ·

2026/09/25

Editor Emily Burt is joined by Asma Shah, chief executive of You Make It, a charity that exists to empower and advance the professional and personal development of young Black and brown women living in East London.Asma discusses founding You Make It at a time when the importance of lived experience was not recognised by funders, and how operating in survival mode has shaped her approach to leadership.She talks about the ways that funding ‘buzzwords’ can fail to recognise the impact small

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28:30

The benefits of an annual supporter appreciation day

Third Sector ·

2026/09/18

Third Sector editor Emily Burt and deputy editor Andy Ricketts hear from Adam Baker, director of communications and supporter engagement at Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance.Adam talks about the charity’s recent “thankathons”, an annual event where staff and volunteers come together to spend the day saying thank you to people who have donated to the air ambulance.He discusses the benefits of running such an event and highlights some of the lessons the charity has learned from the days so far.He also

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30:42

How important is the return on investment metric in...

Third Sector ·

2026/09/11

Emily Burt and Andy Ricketts hear from the fundraising specialist Caroline Richardson and Paul Courtney, director of fundraising at Children’s Hospice South West.Caroline and Paul discuss how ROI is used in fundraising, and the importance of treating the measurement as one data point in a wider context.And Caroline explains why a decrease in fundraising ROI is not necessarily a bad thing, after her research found a year-on-year decline.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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32:35

Professionalising the fundraising sector

Third Sector ·

2026/09/04

Senior reporter Emily Harle is joined by Katie Docherty, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.She talks about the significant developments in fundraising over the past five years, the evolution of CIoF’s flagship conference and the need for chief executives and sector leaders to recognise fundraising as a serious profession if they want to grow organisational income.And four years on from her pledge to make the fundraising profession a safer place, Docherty reflects on the need

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32:00

What can Black feminist leadership teach the charity...

Third Sector ·

2026/08/21

Third Sector editor Emily Burt and senior multimedia reporter Lucinda Rouse are joined by Jules Lynch, founder and chief executive of the Global Girl project.Jules discusses how leading with Black feminist principles empowers her charity to take a collaborative and trust-based approach to developing service offerings, sharing funding and resources.She discusses how the colonial origins of charitable models prevent those with power in the sector from working in meaningful partnership with

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35:14

Grantmaking, working with government and encouraging...

Third Sector ·

2026/08/14

Matt Hyde, chief executive of the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, talks to Third Sector deputy editor Andy Ricketts about volunteering, working with government and the grantmaker's new strategy.Matt discusses the foundation's ambition to ensure everyone in England and Wales is living 'in a good place' and how it hopes to increase overall giving levels to voluntary sector organisations.He talks about working with government and, as a member of the Civil Society Council, what his hopes

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33:10

The side effects of the Ice Bucket Challenge on the...

Third Sector ·

2026/08/07

Third Sector editor Emily Burt and senior multimedia reporter Lucinda Rouse are joined by Tanya Curry, chief executive of the MND Association.Tanya recalls how the MND Association was thrust into the limelight thanks to the Ice Bucket Challenge social media phenomenon in the summer of 2014.She describes the effects of the raised profile and £7m cash injection on the charity in the years that followed, and how its systems and processes needed to catch up.She stresses the need to pause and make a plan

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30:14

Commission critical, Burnham’s DCMS reshuffle and CAF...

Third Sector ·

2026/07/31

Host Emily Burt is joined by Third Sector colleagues Andy Ricketts and Emily Harle to talk about three significant sector stories from the past month.Andy recounts an “embarrassing misstep” for the Charity Commission, after the regulator was found to have committed a contempt of parliament in seeking to prevent a set of critical reports from being laid before the house. Emily Harle hears from one of the whistleblowers at the heart of the row.The team discuss Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first days

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28:02

Why every charity should be thinking about...

Third Sector ·

2026/07/24

Editor Emily Burt and deputy editor Andy Ricketts are joined by Dr Colette Fletcher, executive director of the Operational Research Society, and Rebecca Goldring, performance and partnership area manager at Porchlight.Colette discusses the history of operational research and its current function as one of the world’s “best-kept secrets”: underpinning everything from traffic systems to Chris Whitty’s slide decks during the Covid-19 pandemic.And Rebecca shares how Porchlight has worked in partnership

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27:48

Podcast: How local infrastructure drives a resilient...

Third Sector ·

2026/07/17

Editor Emily Burt and senior reporter Emily Harle are joined by Maddy Desforges, chief executive of the local infrastructure membership body Navca.They discuss the challenges around funding infrastructure organisations, working with local government and the risks that can come with a broad operational remit.Maddy also shares the opportunities for local charities and infrastructure organisations that may come as an increasing push for devolution seeks to place neighbourhoods and communities at the

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35:44

How Black Minds Matter UK is future-proofing its work

Third Sector ·

2026/07/10

Editor Emily Burt and reporter Dami Adewale are joined by Danielle Bridge, chief executive of Black Minds Matter UK.They discuss BMMUK’s ‘back-to-front’ journey, from a crowdfunded project that received £1.5m in its first six months of existence to a charity that must become sustainable in a world where supporting Black lives is no longer at the top of the political and public agenda.You can listen to the episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts:Tell us what you think of the Third Sector

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27:56

Civil society post-Starmer, charity retail stocktake...

Third Sector ·

2026/07/03

Lucinda Rouse is joined by Emily Burt, Dami Adewale and Andy Ricketts to talk about three significant sector stories from the past month.Emily considers the likely consequences for the Civil Society Covenant of Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as Prime Minister and Labour Party leader, and the impact of ever-shorter political cycles on the voluntary sector’s work to address long-term challenges.Andy provides an assessment of the current state of charity retail, after the British Heart Foundation

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18:39

Third Sector conference snapshot

Third Sector ·

2026/07/01

Lucinda Rouse hears from some of the speakers at Third Sector’s annual conference, which was held at the Royal Society of Medicine’s 1 Wimpole Street in London on 23 and 24 June.They are: Simon Blake, chief executive of Stonewall; Fadi Itani, chief executive of the Muslim Charities Forum; Kate Lee, chief executive of the NCVO; Emma Pears, chief executive of SELFA Children’s Charity; Dame Julia Unwin, chair of the Charity Commission for England and Wales; governance consultant Penny Wilson; Athar

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24:38

How to solve friction between comms and fundraising...

Third Sector ·

2026/06/26

Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle are joined by Max Newton (he/him), director of fundraising, marketing and communications at Cerebra, and the digital communications and fundraising specialist Rebs Curtis-Moss (they/them).Rebs outlines the common causes of friction between a charity’s communications and fundraising functions, from perceptions of brand being prioritised over fundraising needs to unrealistic social media engagement goals set by fundraisers.Max stresses the importance of building

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41:42

Charities and Reddit

Third Sector ·

2026/06/19

Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle are joined by the communications and community engagement specialist Jayne Cravens to discuss the opportunities for charities on the social media platform Reddit.Jayne describes the different ways charities can make use of the site, from promoting events to recruiting volunteers.She also explains how organisations can repurpose existing material published elsewhere to gain visibility and improve SEO.Read Jayne’s Nonprofit & NGO guide to using RedditTell us what you

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28:58

A perspective on being a Jewish charity leader in 2026

Third Sector ·

2026/06/12

Lucinda Rouse and Emily Burt are joined by Jo Grose, chief executive of the United Synagogue, to discuss how her charity’s operations have been affected by recent attacks on the UK Jewish community.Jo shares some of the operational adjustments made by the United Synagogue to protect staff, volunteers and service users, and describes the impact of a growing sense of insecurity on the charity’s long-term strategic direction.She explains why she considers the phrasing of some recent statements of

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19:53

Reflections on CIoF’s final Fundraising Convention

Third Sector ·

2026/06/10

Lucinda Rouse is joined by Andy Ricketts and Emily Harle to discuss their highlights from the final edition of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Fundraising Convention, which took place in London on 4 and 5 June.Emily chooses a panel discussion that focussed on the need to break down siloes between different fundraising channels. She also shares lessons about brokering successful partnerships with corporate donors.Andy talks about some of the small changes that charities can translate into

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24:32

How to collect the data you need for impact reporting

Third Sector ·

2026/06/05

Lucinda Rouse and Dami Adewale are joined by Sarah Derbyshire, chief executive of the orchestral music charity Orchestras Live, to discuss the organisation’s path to data maturity.Sarah explains the importance of having data systems that are designed to show the stories behind the numbers, and how a data audit can help reduce the information collected by charities.She also provides insight into the charity’s income-generating impact measurement tool, the Social Value Engine, which helps other social

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19:42

How Stonewall’s chief is navigating turbulence

Third Sector ·

2026/06/03

Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle discuss snippets from a recent interview Emily conducted with Simon Blake, chief executive of Stonewall.Simon explains how the LGBT rights charity has refined its clarity of purpose with a renewed focus on advocacy, stressing the importance of closed-door meetings over “noisy” tactics.He provides insight into how Stonewall is supporting the mental health and wellbeing of its staff following a restructure, including by taking time to celebrate the charity’s

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