✍️ How can charities seize enterprise opportunities? From running nurseries to building 8,000 bird boxes, @lrouse.bsky.social hears from four organisations that have taken money-making into their own hands

🎧 Podcast: Juggling innovation with the daily grind of service delivery @lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale hear how Young Lives vs Cancer is carving out time and space to work on long-term innovative solutions as a charity supporting the immediate and urgent needs of people in crisis

"Trustees need to know, if they don't already, the pressure that third sector leaders are facing around the country right now." @markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7

"It’s a question I spent a considerable amount of time pondering during the development of Third Sector’s latest podcast documentary, When Charity Goes Wrong" - @lrouse.bsky.social

“How did it get in there in the first place?” @lrouse.bsky.social asks Hannah Ingram-Moore how the Captain Tom Foundation came to be included in the planning application for an outbuilding on the family’s land, without the trustees' knowledge 🎧 When Charity Goes Wrong: bit.ly/4kFvlo5

🎧 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale are joined by Gary Laybourne @coachcore.org.uk to find out how charities can take advantage of apprenticeship schemes Listen here: bit.ly/4lyjk4s

🎧 OUT NOW: When Charity Goes Wrong, Ep. 3: Mermaids In the final episode in our limited podcast series, @lrouse.bsky.social explores the impact of being under inquiry and the challenges that come with working in a polarising charitable cause area

🎧 OUT NOW: When Charity Goes Wrong, Ep.2 - The Captain Tom Foundation @lrouse.bsky.social explores the blurred lines between Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family and the charity named after him, from the perspective of its two former chief executives

OUT NOW: The first episode of Third Sector's new podcast documentary, When Charity Goes Wrong @lrouse.bsky.social explores what the rise and fall of Kids Company says about the very set-up of the UK voluntary sector 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4kpaeHm

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social consider the stresses that accompany charity leadership roles and receive practical tips for managing poor mental health from @clairegoodwinfee.bsky.social @frontline19.bsky.social 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3GlCjjF

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social are joined by Louise Harris @crisis-uk.bsky.social to find out about navigating uncomfortable conversations about DEI, and how to avoid tokenism. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3DUtyMH

Aside from global crises and broad existential questions surrounding the future of aid, the new chief of Save the Children UK has a generous handful of internal challenges to resolve @lrouse.bsky.social finds out more from Moazzam Malik

🔊 New podcast episode! What's happening to major donor giving? @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social find out from @charlotteprothero.bsky.social @probonoecon.bsky.social and the Charities Aid Foundation's Mark Greer 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/41CpSI8

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale are joined by Taqwa Sadiq and Sohail Hanif to discuss Zakat and the potential for collaboration with non-Muslim charities 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3D5bi2w

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social are joined by Elliot Trevithick @thinknpc.bsky.social and Right to Succeed's Annie Hinton to learn about measuring impact when using a systems change approach 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3QDQYZv

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and @andyricketts.bsky.social are joined by @tobyhporter.bsky.social to discuss how @hospiceuk.bsky.social has built a national hospice movement Plus Richard Litchfield on the sector's approach to ESG strategy 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4aTFnie

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social are joined by @dhnnjyn.bsky.social to discuss why charity leaders should pay more attention to economics. Plus how to use AI in funding bids 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3EfwtPB @neweconomics.bsky.social

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale are joined by Tamsyn Hanrahan and @bethknight.bsky.social to learn how @savechildrenuk.bsky.social is benefiting from a new corporate advisory board. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/40t1tmD

🔊 New podcast episode! What does 2025 have in store for charities? @lrouse.bsky.social and @andyricketts.bsky.social ponder the question with @pollyneate.bsky.social and Wanda Wyporska 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3Pxlx2i

"It's difficult to lift your head up. It's difficult not to think about survival and prioritise yourself. But we have to keep asking ourselves: how is it working for us?" @ndidi1st.bsky.social on laying down sacred cows to work more effectively. 🎧 Listen to the full interview: bit.ly/3Xslk47

"Having to select my top podcast episodes of the year feels akin to asking a parent to single out a favourite child. Speaking to such a broad church of voices from all corners of the charity world is one of the very best parts of my job" - @lrouse.bsky.social

New podcast episode! Join @lrouse.bsky.social, @emilyharle.bsky.social and me as we look back on 2024 and reflect on the big stories, important trends and a silly story or two. Listen here: bit.ly/3VGDa3d

🔊 New podcast episode! How did the voluntary sector fare in 2024? Join @lrouse.bsky.social @andyricketts.bsky.social & @emilyharle.bsky.social as they reflect on the highs and lows of the past year in charity news. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3VGDa3d

Third Sector: The Conference is back! 🚀 Join us in London from 18-19 June 2025 for two days of insights, innovation and connections. Early bird tickets are available now! 🎟️ Book here: bit.ly/3OCJkxo #ThirdSectorConference

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale are joined by Kirsty MacDonald to hear how the Royal Academy of Music has increased its fundraising income twelvefold Plus @hilaryevansnewton.bsky.social on dementia awareness, advertising and role-modelling 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/41n3qDw

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social is joined by Paul Watkins to hear how Leeds Hospitals Charity jumped on an unexpected £6.8m fundraising opportunity Plus Chris Sherwood @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social on the need for a louder charity voice in national debates. 🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4fRrkeK

In a letter to NCVO and @acevo.bsky.social, Rachel Reeves confirmed the government's decision to provide exemptions to public sector employers only and not to charities

🔊 New podcast episode! @lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Harle are joined by BBC Children in Need's @fozia.bsky.social to reflect on the conundrum facing grantmakers in the present funding climate. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3B1RWKA

Editorial: "It's a unique case but it risks raising public scepticism about the work of a sector that is achieving extraordinary results at a time of extreme challenge"

"We're getting into some important debates about the future of humanity. These are big, capital P political debates in our society" Chris Sherwood on the tightrope being walked by @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social in its work that goes beyond being "lovely, cute and nice". 🎧 Full podcast: bit.ly/3YlPvdr

"All organisations have to ask themselves the question: once the report's written, what next?" UK Youth's Ndidi Okezie on the need for a more concerted effort to turn reports into further impact, rather than letting them languish on shelves. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Xslk47 📖 Transcript: bit.ly/4d7vrkr

🎧 In the latest Third Sector Podcast episode, @lrouse.bsky.social and Andy Ricketts hear how two charities are using the theory of change methodology to measure their impact and stay on track. Listen here: bit.ly/3AxOPtV