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"The Covenant is not the relationship. It's a starting point where you need it."
@janeideceo.bsky.social on what's next for the Civil Society Covenant
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
@janeideceo.bsky.social on what's next for the Civil Society Covenant
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"The Covenant is not the relationship. It's a starting point where you need it."
@janeideceo.bsky.social on what's next for the Civil Society Covenant
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
@janeideceo.bsky.social on what's next for the Civil Society Covenant
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
"A real challenge for many leaders is where polarisation isn't just happening out in the wider world, but it's happening within their organisations."
Jane Ide on on how to navigate interpersonal tensions within staff teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
Jane Ide on on how to navigate interpersonal tensions within staff teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"A real challenge for many leaders is where polarisation isn't just happening out in the wider world, but it's happening within their organisations."
Jane Ide on on how to navigate interpersonal tensions within staff teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
Jane Ide on on how to navigate interpersonal tensions within staff teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
"I think we have to be realistic: if your horizon point was 10 years, it's probably now more likely to be seven or eight."
@janeideceo.bsky.social on why the tenure of charity leaders probably needs to be shortened.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
@janeideceo.bsky.social on why the tenure of charity leaders probably needs to be shortened.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"I think we have to be realistic: if your horizon point was 10 years, it's probably now more likely to be seven or eight."
@janeideceo.bsky.social on why the tenure of charity leaders probably needs to be shortened.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
@janeideceo.bsky.social on why the tenure of charity leaders probably needs to be shortened.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
@acevo.bsky.social
"It is the buzzword of the autumn."
Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is?
@lrouse.bsky.social digs into the details with @emilyharle.bsky.social and Emily Burt.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is?
@lrouse.bsky.social digs into the details with @emilyharle.bsky.social and Emily Burt.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"It is the buzzword of the autumn."
Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is?
@lrouse.bsky.social digs into the details with @emilyharle.bsky.social and Emily Burt.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is?
@lrouse.bsky.social digs into the details with @emilyharle.bsky.social and Emily Burt.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
"At what point do we acknowledge that we're not at early days anymore?"
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"At what point do we acknowledge that we're not at early days anymore?"
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
"You don't know when your cause area will become the next big issue for these divisive, toxic, harmful narratives."
Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"You don't know when your cause area will become the next big issue for these divisive, toxic, harmful narratives."
Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
"It's no good just saying life's really tough for people. Because everyone knows that."
Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"It's no good just saying life's really tough for people. Because everyone knows that."
Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
"We want them to pick up the phone and give us the food rather than thinking, well, the bin's just there, that's a lot easier."
Vic Harper on how The Bread and Butter Thing prioritises service standards in its work to secure food from commercial partners.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
Vic Harper on how The Bread and Butter Thing prioritises service standards in its work to secure food from commercial partners.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
"We want them to pick up the phone and give us the food rather than thinking, well, the bin's just there, that's a lot easier."
Vic Harper on how The Bread and Butter Thing prioritises service standards in its work to secure food from commercial partners.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
Vic Harper on how The Bread and Butter Thing prioritises service standards in its work to secure food from commercial partners.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project."
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project."
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
🎧 How a national charity is fostering hyperlocal connections
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🎧 How a national charity is fostering hyperlocal connections
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
"It's all well and good having a commitment from government. But actually what we need to do is see that become a reality"
Leicia Feare on the work that needs to be done for @mission44.bsky.social's campaigns to come to fruition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
Leicia Feare on the work that needs to be done for @mission44.bsky.social's campaigns to come to fruition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"It's all well and good having a commitment from government. But actually what we need to do is see that become a reality"
Leicia Feare on the work that needs to be done for @mission44.bsky.social's campaigns to come to fruition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
Leicia Feare on the work that needs to be done for @mission44.bsky.social's campaigns to come to fruition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
"There is discomfort. The political agenda for the sector is becoming more complex."
Laura Kerby tells @lrouse.bsky.social how @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social is navigating racist commentary to its message that one in four black men will get prostate cancer.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
Laura Kerby tells @lrouse.bsky.social how @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social is navigating racist commentary to its message that one in four black men will get prostate cancer.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"There is discomfort. The political agenda for the sector is becoming more complex."
Laura Kerby tells @lrouse.bsky.social how @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social is navigating racist commentary to its message that one in four black men will get prostate cancer.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
Laura Kerby tells @lrouse.bsky.social how @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social is navigating racist commentary to its message that one in four black men will get prostate cancer.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
"It's about giving space to organisations that are on the front line delivering services and have been around a lot longer than we have"
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about how @mission44.bsky.social convenes stakeholders to work on its campaigns.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about how @mission44.bsky.social convenes stakeholders to work on its campaigns.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"It's about giving space to organisations that are on the front line delivering services and have been around a lot longer than we have"
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about how @mission44.bsky.social convenes stakeholders to work on its campaigns.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about how @mission44.bsky.social convenes stakeholders to work on its campaigns.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
"When Lewis speaks, people listen. But with that recognition comes some challenges."
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about @mission44.bsky.social's work to build its own profile when the primary media interest is invariably on its founder, Lewis Hamilton.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about @mission44.bsky.social's work to build its own profile when the primary media interest is invariably on its founder, Lewis Hamilton.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
"When Lewis speaks, people listen. But with that recognition comes some challenges."
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about @mission44.bsky.social's work to build its own profile when the primary media interest is invariably on its founder, Lewis Hamilton.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about @mission44.bsky.social's work to build its own profile when the primary media interest is invariably on its founder, Lewis Hamilton.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr
"What would you say to people who accuse Prostate Cancer UK of legitimising gambling as an activity?"
@andyricketts.bsky.social asks Laura Kerby about
@prostateuk.bsky.social's partnership with Paddy Power.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
@andyricketts.bsky.social asks Laura Kerby about
@prostateuk.bsky.social's partnership with Paddy Power.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"What would you say to people who accuse Prostate Cancer UK of legitimising gambling as an activity?"
@andyricketts.bsky.social asks Laura Kerby about
@prostateuk.bsky.social's partnership with Paddy Power.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
@andyricketts.bsky.social asks Laura Kerby about
@prostateuk.bsky.social's partnership with Paddy Power.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf
"Most charities are just hitting their stride after three years."
@andyricketts.bsky.social hears from Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on the difficulties faced by grantees in securing follow-on funding for successful projects.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
@andyricketts.bsky.social hears from Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on the difficulties faced by grantees in securing follow-on funding for successful projects.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Most charities are just hitting their stride after three years."
@andyricketts.bsky.social hears from Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on the difficulties faced by grantees in securing follow-on funding for successful projects.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
@andyricketts.bsky.social hears from Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on the difficulties faced by grantees in securing follow-on funding for successful projects.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding."
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding."
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
"If it continues like this, the problem you're going to find is that you don't have any senior professional people left in the sector"
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pitfalls of hollowing out senior charity roles.
🎧 Full conversation on the Third Sector Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pitfalls of hollowing out senior charity roles.
🎧 Full conversation on the Third Sector Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
October 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"If it continues like this, the problem you're going to find is that you don't have any senior professional people left in the sector"
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pitfalls of hollowing out senior charity roles.
🎧 Full conversation on the Third Sector Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pitfalls of hollowing out senior charity roles.
🎧 Full conversation on the Third Sector Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
🎧 Join our editorial team meeting to hear the team's insights on recent sector news and discussions.
Dami Adewale reflects on how @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social is partnering with business ventures developing solutions for its service users.
Listen to the full conversation: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
Dami Adewale reflects on how @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social is partnering with business ventures developing solutions for its service users.
Listen to the full conversation: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🎧 Join our editorial team meeting to hear the team's insights on recent sector news and discussions.
Dami Adewale reflects on how @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social is partnering with business ventures developing solutions for its service users.
Listen to the full conversation: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
Dami Adewale reflects on how @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social is partnering with business ventures developing solutions for its service users.
Listen to the full conversation: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
"It's often about push factors as well as pull factors."
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social debunks the myth that charity consultants spend much of their time playing golf and drinking mimosas.
Emily Burt lays out the realities of balancing work and childcare duties.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social debunks the myth that charity consultants spend much of their time playing golf and drinking mimosas.
Emily Burt lays out the realities of balancing work and childcare duties.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"It's often about push factors as well as pull factors."
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social debunks the myth that charity consultants spend much of their time playing golf and drinking mimosas.
Emily Burt lays out the realities of balancing work and childcare duties.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social debunks the myth that charity consultants spend much of their time playing golf and drinking mimosas.
Emily Burt lays out the realities of balancing work and childcare duties.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
"The point is choice. And if people don't have the option to work in a way that is secure and where they have full rights of an employee, that's quite unjust."
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pros and cons of freelancing and the need for flexible working options.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pros and cons of freelancing and the need for flexible working options.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
October 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"The point is choice. And if people don't have the option to work in a way that is secure and where they have full rights of an employee, that's quite unjust."
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pros and cons of freelancing and the need for flexible working options.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
@barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pros and cons of freelancing and the need for flexible working options.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w
“What I’m interested to examine is to what extent it’s going to affect the breast cancer charity community.”
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social consider the implications for smaller charities of Breast Cancer Now's £40m growth ambition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social consider the implications for smaller charities of Breast Cancer Now's £40m growth ambition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“What I’m interested to examine is to what extent it’s going to affect the breast cancer charity community.”
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social consider the implications for smaller charities of Breast Cancer Now's £40m growth ambition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social consider the implications for smaller charities of Breast Cancer Now's £40m growth ambition.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3WiLfeb
"What we all want is evidenced, ethical, safe mental health innovations. And charities have a really unique part to play in that process."
@younglivesvscancer.bsky.social's Helen McShane on how charities can link their service users with developers of tech-enabled innovations.
🎧 bit.ly/4pQv3i4
@younglivesvscancer.bsky.social's Helen McShane on how charities can link their service users with developers of tech-enabled innovations.
🎧 bit.ly/4pQv3i4
October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"What we all want is evidenced, ethical, safe mental health innovations. And charities have a really unique part to play in that process."
@younglivesvscancer.bsky.social's Helen McShane on how charities can link their service users with developers of tech-enabled innovations.
🎧 bit.ly/4pQv3i4
@younglivesvscancer.bsky.social's Helen McShane on how charities can link their service users with developers of tech-enabled innovations.
🎧 bit.ly/4pQv3i4
"I don't think it's always fair to say that charities are risk averse. We might just be more comfortable with taking risk in different ways"
Helen McShane on how Young Lives vs Cancer is approaching risk in its innovation work with early-stage business ventures.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4pQv3i4
Helen McShane on how Young Lives vs Cancer is approaching risk in its innovation work with early-stage business ventures.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4pQv3i4
October 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
"I don't think it's always fair to say that charities are risk averse. We might just be more comfortable with taking risk in different ways"
Helen McShane on how Young Lives vs Cancer is approaching risk in its innovation work with early-stage business ventures.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4pQv3i4
Helen McShane on how Young Lives vs Cancer is approaching risk in its innovation work with early-stage business ventures.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4pQv3i4
The new Code of Fundraising Practice is shorter than previous versions and takes a principles-based approach.
Does this make it more open to interpretation by fundraisers?
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks the Fundraising Regulator's head of policy, Paul Winyard.
🎧 Full podcast: bit.ly/4nccmnh
Does this make it more open to interpretation by fundraisers?
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks the Fundraising Regulator's head of policy, Paul Winyard.
🎧 Full podcast: bit.ly/4nccmnh
September 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The new Code of Fundraising Practice is shorter than previous versions and takes a principles-based approach.
Does this make it more open to interpretation by fundraisers?
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks the Fundraising Regulator's head of policy, Paul Winyard.
🎧 Full podcast: bit.ly/4nccmnh
Does this make it more open to interpretation by fundraisers?
@emilyharle.bsky.social asks the Fundraising Regulator's head of policy, Paul Winyard.
🎧 Full podcast: bit.ly/4nccmnh