CharityChat

E176 - Fundraising Everywhere With Nikki Bell

16 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Nikki Bell, co-founder of Fundraising Everywhere. We discuss a plethora of topics relating to fundraising, including m...

E175 - A Career In Philanthropy With Sybil Ackerman - Munson

09 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I speak with Sybil Ackerman-Munson about the work she has done to raise many millions of dollars for good causes with philanthropists....

E174 - What Childcare Can Teach Us With Alex Corgier

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Alex Corgier, Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Lead at the charity Home Start. We speak about parenthood, the challen...

E173 - Roundup Of The Year By The Charity Chat Team

26 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the Charity Chat team speak about what they've learn't over the past year of Charity Chat interviews and what plans the podcast has fo...

E172 - UK Giving Report With Catherine Mahoney

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Catherine Mahoney about the recent UK Giving Report from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). We speak about Catherine's...

E171 - Coaching For A Better World With Adam Bryan

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Adam Bryan about leadership, coaching, wellbeing and positive mental health. And how all of this can lead to better outc...

E170 - Is Charging Beneficiaries The Route To Sustainability With Joe Saxton

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Joe Saxton, founder and driver of ideas at nfpSynergy, a research consultancy for charities. He was co-founder and chair...

E169 - Tips For Digital With Chris Rushbrooke

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, recorded a few weeks ago, I speak with Chris Rushbrooke, Chief Bear at Northern Bear. We speak about Chris’ career to date, the l...

E168 - Advent Of Change With Kristina Salceanu

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Kirstina Salceanu about what led her to setup and run Advent for Change. We speak about the support that this gives to ...

E167 - Offering Young People A Brighter Future With Diane Vernon

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I speak with Diane Vernon, Founder and Chief Executive of Employability UK. We speak about the pressures and stresses that young peop...

E166 - Social Issues And Charities With Dan Corry

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Dan Corry, CEO of New Philanthropy Capital (NPC). We recap on some of the funding challenges faced by charities since t...

E165 - Why Young Trustees? With Amelia Ireland And Kate Roberts

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Amelia Ireland and Kate Roberts about being young trustees, why there is such a need for young trustees of charities and...

E164 - Difficult Conversations part 3 with Caron Bradshaw and Yassine Senghor

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat to Caron Bradshaw, the Chief Executive Officer of Charity Finance Group and Yassine Sengor, Inclusion and Equity Manager at I...

E163 - The Profession Of Fundraising With Ian MacQuillin

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Ian MacQuillin, Founder and Director of Rogare, the fundraising think tank, about professional fundraisin...

E162 - Difficult Conversations part 2 with Adam Tulloch and Hannah Wilson

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second episode in our Difficult Conversations series. The series will explore creating safe spaces for conversations around Diversity Equa...

E161 - Digital Charity Raffles With Sebastian Hansen

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Sebastian Hansen about the pros and cons of charities holding their own raffles or getting involved in existing raffles,...

E160 - Difficult Conversations part 1 with John Cornejo and Lily Lewis

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part one of three in the Difficult Conversations series. The series will explore creating safe spaces for conversations around D&I, ho...

E159 – Empathy In The Workplace With Ilana Jackman

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Ilana Jackman about empathy. We speak about the importance of empathy, on both personal and business lines, and how goo...

E158 - Entrepreneurialism in the Charity Sector With Bill Woolsey

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Bill Woolsey, Founder and President of Five Two Network. Bill is a pastor by training, based over in the US. He is als...

E157 - Charities And Mayors With Sabrina Francis

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we interview Sabrina Francis, Councillor and Mayor of Camden. For those that don’t know, Camden is a London borough, North of the T...

E156 - The Sustainable Office Guide With Lauren Wiseman

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Lauren Wiseman, Environmental Manager at WWF-UK. We speak about the expansive topic of environmentalism and specificall...

E155 - The Value Of Working Creatively With Jeremy Forshew

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Jeremy Forshew, Founder of Createxplore, an online community where people with creative hobbies can utilise their skill...

E154 - Ensuring The Best Beginning With Alison Baum

15 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Alison Baum, CEO and Founder of Best Beginnings, a charity dedicated to supporting parents, co-parents and care-givers ...

E153 - A New Look At Donor - Retention With Tim Kachuriak

08 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Tim Kachuriak about donor-retention; how charities big and small can build meaningful relationships using digital channe...

E152 - Building Leadership Capacity With Sarah Galvin

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What can we learn from the pandemic about leadership in the not-for-profit sector? How can we seek to develop leaders at every level of charities and ...

E151 - Serving Communities With David Tyrone Christie

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode we speak with David Tyrone Christie, Chair of the charity Majivuno, about the challenges that he and his colleagues faced in set...

E150 - Young Givers Report With Lisa Rose And Vic Thrift

18 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak to Lisa Rose, Philanthropy Programme Manager at The Beacon Collective and Vic Thrift, Director at Wealth. We discuss the givi...

E149 - Supporting Humanity With Idris Patel

11 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Idris Patel, CEO and Founder of Supporting Humanity, a charity which supports and uplifts all members of society, speci...

E148 - Grant Seekers And Grant Makers With Alex Blake

04 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How are grant seekers and grant makers currently working to better society and what needs to change? In this episode we speak with Alex Blake about th...

E147 - The Future Of Fundraising With Ikhlaq Hussain, Richard Lee And Nick Billingham

27 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Ikhlaq Hussain, Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships at Orphans in Need, Nick Managing Director at Charity People and ...

E146 - Diversifying our sector with Kemar Walford

20 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak to Kemar Walford, a fundraising Avocado+ Consultant at Money4YOU. We discuss why charities have been painfully slow in progr...

E145 - Small Charity Leadership With Macarena Martinez

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do small charities manage to run across multiple projects with very few paid staff, if any? What does leadership look like in these charities and ...

E144 - Social Care With Kari Gerstheimer

06 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How does a charity provide free legal advise to people with social care needs, and help them to achieve a better quality of life? What are key tips fo...

E143 - Uncompromising On Beliefs With Alan Lane

30 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you continue to serve your beneficiaries and community when your normal operations and activities are blocked by a pandemic? What can this show...

E142 - Navigating COVID-19 and Beyond with Sam Butler and Kevin Mounce

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some charities have had more success than others in overcoming the challenges of Covid-19. In this episode we speak with Sam Butler and Kevin Mounce a...

E141 - Work For Good With Veronica Bamford - Deane

16 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can small charities build mutually beneficial relationships with small businesses? In this episode we speak to Veronica Bamford-Deane about this a...

E140 - The Value Of Training With Mark Carrigan

09 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why is training so vital for fundraisers and how can fundraisers find training that will help them, regardless of budget? In this episode we speak to ...

E139 - Responsible Investment With Tristan Blythe

02 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do we mean by responsible investment and why is it so important for the charity sector? In this episode we speak with Tristan Blythe about respon...

E138 – Fundraising Through The Pandemic With Howard Lake

25 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How has fundraising been affected and how has it had to evolve over the past year, because of Covid-19? In this episode we speak to Howard Lake about ...

E137 - Ending Youth Homelessness with Seyi Obakin OBE

18 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How are charities seeking to tackle homelessness and what can we all learn from their approach? In this episode we speak with Seyi Obakin OBE, CEO of ...

E136 - The Fundraising Enthusiast With Laura Croudace

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Where can we find our enthusiasm? How important is it that we do? In this episode we speak with Laura Croudace about enthusiasm for the work of the ch...

E135 - Conflict Free Legacy Giving With Andrew Wilkinson

04 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can individuals and charities steer clear of conflicts in legacy giving? In this episode we speak with Andrew Wilkinson about this, as well as und...

E134 - Digital Transformations With Shaf Mansour

28 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Shaf Mansour about how charities can make digital transformations to develop to grow and sustain their income through th...

E133 - Is There An Alternative Charity Governance Model With Philip Kirkpatrick

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is the charity governance structure working for charities and is there an alternative? In this episode we speak to Philip Kirkpatrick about his work w...

E132 - When The Cause Is Personal With Caroline Coates & Teri Kearsey

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why do people setup charities and what are the challenges that come with doing this? In this episode we speak with Caroline Coates and Teri Kearsey ab...

E131 - Being The CEO Of Muslim Aid With Kashif Shabir

07 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with CEO of Muslim Aid Kashif Shabir. We speak about the work of Muslim Aid, leadership, Equality Diversity and Inclusion, an...

E130 - Ethical Consumerism And Charity With David Zarzecki, Executive Director Of Kindred

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What considerations should charities be making in encouraging consumer habits in order to support their vital work? In this episode we speak about thi...

E129 - The Charity Digital Code Of Practice With Zoe Amar And Graeme Manuel - Jones

21 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is The Charity Digital Code of Practice and why should charities of all sizes be giving it attention? The move to digital solutions for charity c...

E128 - Time To Support The Charity Sector #RightNow With Kristiana Wrixon

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is the #RightNow campaign? How is it hoping to help the UK charity sector in order to manage in the challenging environment created by the Covid-...

E127 - It's A Battle On The Board With Debra Allcock Tyler

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's a Battle on the Board, the new book by Debra Allcock Tyler, highlights the challenges some charities face internally and provides vital guidance ...

E126 - Getting Digital With John Dunford

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we find our what charities can do to make the most of digital. We speak with John Dunford about his work with The Developer Society an...

E125 - The Route To CEO Of UK Youth With Ndidi Okezie OBE

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we speak with Ndidi Okezie OBE, CEO of UK Youth. We speak about Ndidi's first year as CEO, what moving to a CEO role has been like, an...

E124 - The Evolution Of Digital With Said Dajani

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What can charities learn from the evolution of digital, and where to start to evolve their own digital offering? In this episode we speak with Said Da...

E123 - Auditing Charities With Michelle Ferris

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is a charity audit, how are they carried out and why? In this episode we speak to Michelle Ferris about charity audits and how they can help a ch...

E122 - Time For Legacy Giving With Jon Brewer

03 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A huge transfer of wealth is coming. How can charities benefit from this in order to fund the causes that are more vital than ever for a better world?...

E121 - Non - Hierarchical Leadership With Helen Moulinos

27 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is non-hierarchical leadership and what does it look like in a successful charity? In this episode we speak with chief executive of POhWER, Helen...

E120 - An Introduction To Food Banks With Hannah - Mae Trow

20 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do food banks work and why are they more important than ever? In this episode we speak to Hannah-Mae Trow from the Trussell Trust about the work t...

E119 - The Next Charity Commission Chair with Andrew Purkis OBE

13 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of her first term, the current Chair of the Charity Commission Baroness Stowell is stepping down. What legacy will she leave and why should...

E118 - Save The Pennies with Sean Donnelly And Matt Smithson

06 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In an increasingly cashless society, and a Covid-19 world where fundraising is needing to change and adapt, how can charities continue to affect chang...

E117 - Positioning Your Charity In Line With Grant Maker Trends with Alex Blake

29 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How has Covid-19 changed the way grant-makers make their decisions about which charities they will support? How can charities adapt to the changing la...

E116 - Team Resilience With Anne Hughes

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What can charities and their staff do to become more resilient in these particularly challenging times? How can charity leaders create more resilient ...

E115 - Project X With Giles Pegram CBE

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is Project X and how can it help charities to engage with their supporters to achieve more for their beneficiaries? How can charities keep their ...

E114 - The Changing World Of Philanthropy With Keith Kibirango

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is philanthropy changing and what can charities do to improve their philanthropy engagement efforts? What opportunity does diversity pose for phil...

E113 - Digital Risk With Zoe Amar

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can charities best embrace digital while measuring risk and learning fast about what works and doesn't work for their audience? In this episode we...

E112 - A Good Night's Sleep With Vicki Dawson

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do we get a good night's sleep, and why is this so vital for our wellbeing, productivity and capability to support the charities that we love? In ...

E111 - Black History Month With Agnes Agyepong Best Beginnings

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is charity helping parents to improve their children's life chances? What support is Best Beginnings giving families as a result of the Covid-19 p...

E110 - Philanthropy - From Aristotle to Zuckerberg with Paul Vallely

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What are the different reasons that philanthropists give? How is philanthropy perceived differently in the UK, the US and other countries? What are th...

E109 - SOFII inspiring fundraisers with Joe Burnett

04 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What can fundraisers and charity leaders learn from SOFII and IWITOT? What is SOFII and IWITOT stand for? In this episode we speak with Joe Burnett ab...

E108 - Learning to breath with Jessie Laute

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why is learning to breath properly so important for our health, wellbeing and work? How can we change how we breath to improve our impact? In this epi...

E107 - Digital success with Lizi Zipser

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With more charities than ever moving to digital forms of communications, how can charities ensure that they avoid the costly pitfalls that others have...

E106 - Recruitment in the time of Covid with Ashby Jenkins

13 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How has Covid-19 affected recruitment in the charity sector? How is Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) now being represented in how recruiters oper...

E105 - Supporting organisations with digital solutions With Alan Moody & Houweida El Ashkar

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How are charities working to increase digital engagement? How has Covid-19 changed how charities are embracing digital solutions? How can charities tr...

E104 - Philanthropy: COVID-19 and Beyond with Paul Gillespie

30 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How have charities benefited from philanthropic giving in the time of Covid-19 and what have they done to develop philanthropic giving? What has Covid...

E103 - Mental Health in the workplace with Emma Mamo

23 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can charities develop healthy working environments for their staff, including for staff working remotely? How can management contribute to their s...

E102 - Social Mobility with Paul Evans

16 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can charities support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain experience to support them on the road to meaningful careers? In this ep...

E101 - Feeding people with Paul Turner

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How does one charity feed 2,000,000 people for free each day? We speak to International Director and co-Founder of Food for Life Global, Paul Turner, ...

E100 - Taking Stock with Usman Mughal, Vicky Luk and Samuel Davies

02 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What have we learnt from the past 100 shows of Charity Chat? What does the world need charities to be chatting about now? How can charities affect soc...

E99 - Transitioning Back to Work with James Lindsay

26 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How should charities be supporting staff with mental illness? How can charities support mental health? What can charities do to support staff who are ...

E98 - Mentoring Young People with Sayce Holmes-Lewis

19 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How should we be mentoring and supporting young people? How can marginalised groups be empowered to overcome challenges and make a fairer world? In th...

E97 - BeMore with Nicolette Wolf

12 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can we develop a new generation of philanthropists to support the vital work to make a better world for all? In this episode we speak with Nicolet...

E96 - Leadership with Carla Miller

05 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good leader and who can lead? In this episode we speak to Carla Miller about leadership, how it can be learned and developed, and why now...

E95 - Charity Events with Jane Curtis

28 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How have charity events been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and how can charities? What does the future hold for charity events and what can cha...

E94 - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Siobhan Corria

21 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do we mean by Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)? And why is now the time to ensure that charities spend time on ensuring that they implement ...

E93 -Tips for video with Hannah Kaplan

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why is video so important for charities and what can every charity do to create compelling videos, even without a budget? In this episode we speak to ...

E92 - Making Culture Change with Anne Hughes

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do you make a culture change and why is this important in order to develop a charity and do more for the beneficiaries of a charity? In this episo...

E91 - The Changing Remit of Charities with Andrew Purkis OBE

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is the Coronavirus changing the remit of the Charity Sector? How has the remit of Charity changed in the past and what might the future hold for t...

E90 - Experience of a Furloughed Fundraiser With Emma Russ

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Furloughing during the coronavirus crisis has meant that thousands of charity workers are not able to work or volunteer for their charity. In this epi...

E89 - Major Donors & Barriers to Giving

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we find out from Emma Turner, Director of the Philanthropy Service at Barclays Private Bank, as well as Cath Dovey co-founder of the B...

E88 - Supporting Trustees With Debra Allcock-Tyler

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How should charity senior managers and CEO's be communicating with their board of trustees? How is the COVID-19 crisis affecting the need for clear co...

E87 - COVID-19 and the Impact on BAME Communities

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is COVID-19 affecting BAME Communities? What role does the charity sector have in supporting these communities now and in the future and how shoul...

E86 - Covid-19 and Charity Comms With Adeela Warley

26 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why is a charity's communications so vital, and what can charities do to deliver successful comms both internally and externally? In this episode we s...

E85 - Video messaging With Matt Barnett

19 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can video messaging make a difference to a charity, their supporters, and the people they seek to help? In this episode we speak to Papa Bear at B...

E84 -Relationship Building With Nick Burne & Giles Pegram CBE

12 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode we speak to Nick Burne about how charities can and should be approaching virtual events on Facebook to support their fundraiser...

E83: Trust Fundraising With Andy Watts

05 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How should fundraisers approach trust fundraising? What does a successful trust relationship look like? In this episode we speak to Andy Watts, Head o...

E82 - Coronavirus Current Impact With Daniel Fluskey

29 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is the current impact of the coronavirus on charities in the UK and what help and support is there for them? In this episode we speak to Institut...

E81 - Covid-19 and charities With Ilana Jackman

22 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What can charities do in light of the recent Covid-19 pandemic, in order to survive, thrive, and deliver for their beneficiaries? In this episode we s...

E80 - Charity So White With Camille St-Omer Donaldson & Jon Cornejo

15 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is the Charity So White campaign? How do we seek out and confront institutional racism in the charity sector? In this episode we speak with Jonat...

E79 - The Donor Experience With Giles Pegram CBE

01 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is the Donor Experience and why is it important that charities understand and embrace it? We ask this and more in our conversation with highly ac...

E78 - Washing Machine Project With Navjot Sawhney

16 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why are washing machines so vitally important in international development efforts? Navjot Sawhney, Founder of The Washing Machine Project, speaks to ...

E77 - Gamers for Good With Andrew Berry

02 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do fundraisers raise money for the causes they love through playing online games? In this episode Andrew Berry helps to answer that question, as w...