Third Sector

This week, Rebecca and Emily discuss the resources available for those affected by the issues raised by the NCVO EDI report and #NotJustNCVO. They also share a coronavirus care package of good news in the sector from the week.

This week Rebecca and Emily explore some of the arguments around the perennial debate in the charity sector - should trustees get remuneration for their work?They also chat about spinach sending emails, and comedian Eddie Izzard's fantastic 32 marathons in 31 days fundraising achievement.

In this month's bumper episode, Emily and Rebecca talk to Dr Daniel King of Nottingham Trent University and Alex Farrow of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations to find out what the Respond, Recover and Reset project can tell us about the impact of lockdown on charities.For more information about the Respond, Recover and Reset project and the monthly barometer, visit http://cpwop.org.uk/what-we-do/projects-and-publications/covid-19-vcse-organisation-responses/ or email the team at [email protected] or [email protected].

This week, Rebecca and Emily discuss some of the implications of the Brexit deal agreed on Christmas Eve 2020 for the voluntary sector. They also chat about ‘Crafting J.O.Y with CAFOD’ – a monthly Facebook live set up by volunteers to help parents keep their children entertained during the lockdown.

This week, Emily and Rebecca chat about how charities can support their employees and volunteers as the UK settles into its third national lockdown. They discuss the resources available from Mental Health First Aid England, Mind, the City Mental Health Alliance and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

On the monthly bumper edition of the Third Sector Podcast, features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney and editor Emily Burt look back over the year with Karl Wilding, the chief executive of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations.Rebecca also chats the poet Hollie McNish about her work to raise money for the parenting charity Home-Start by selling colour-in copies of her poem "You Do Not Need a Chimney" (Available here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/901985968/colouring-sheet-you-do-not-need-a)

In this Third Sector's second weekly podcast, features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney and editor Emily Burt chat about the history of Kids Company. The charity collapsed in 2015 and now its former trustees and chief executive are in the High Court as the Official Receiver seeks to have them disqualified from serving as company directors. Third Sector’s senior reporter Stephen Delahunty has been in court at various points throughout the case and gives a run down of some of the key issues.

The Third Sector Podcast has gone weekly! In the first weekly episode, Third Sector's editor Emily Burt and features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney discuss Giving Tuesday.

This month, we’re looking at job hunting in the charity sector. We’ll be talking to Joe Edmonds , commercial director at Haymarket, and Linda Griffiths, associate director at Prospectus, a recruitment agency specialising in the not-for-profit sector. And as ever, we’ll be bringing you our coronavirus care package - good things in the sector that have grabbed our attention this month.

This month, we look at Facebook. It's a vital fundraising tool, but can charities justify giving money to an organisation that has been criticised for allowing fake news and hate speech? Third Sector’s senior reporter, Stephen Delahunty, explored this issue in the most recent edition of Third Sector and speaks to Sarah Clarke of CharityComms and digital expert Zoe Amar to find out how the situation has developed.This episode of the Third Sector podcast is sponsored by Markel UK. https://uk.markel.com/Although it’s been a difficult year for everyone, you’d struggle to find a sector that’s been more on the front line than the care sector. That’s why, from the get-go of the COVID-19 pandemic, Markel’s priority has been going above and beyond to make sure its care customers felt supported so they could focus on doing what they do best.