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Good Charity Bad Charity

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Frequency: 1 episode/42d. Total Eps: 34

Covering the current talking points in the UK charity sector. Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest shake their tin at the giving business, and ask searching questions of those at the top.

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34: A tool to help fundraise in a much more efficient and effective way – Veronica Bamford-Deane, Managing Director, Work for Good

Episode 34

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 • Duration 39:57

The GCBC team consider the challenging world of fundraising and find out about how charities can use digital technology to link up with businesses which want to support them. Keith, Camilla and David meet Veronica Bamford-Deane, Managing Director of the Work For Good platform. She tells them about how the organisation is helping charities to raise funds from small businesses, why she believes that many new businesses want to do good from the start and the appeal to customers of businesses which embed charitable giving.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. This episode was produced by Dan Hardoon and Louise Adamson at Whistledown and it’s supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. The Work For Good website is https://workforgood.co.uk

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33: We can get to young people in a way that businesses can't – Paul Evans, CEO, Leadership Through Sport & Business

Episode 33

Monday, December 13, 2021 • Duration 38:40

There’s a sporty theme to this latest podcast as the GCBC team are joined by Paul Evans, the CEO of Leadership Through Sport & Business. Paul explains how the charity uses sport to develop leadership skills and help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into careers with major firms.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. The Leadership Through Sport & Business website is https://ltsb.charity

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24: We’ve achieved more by working across traditional boundaries in the past 5 months, than in the previous 5 years combined – Mike Wilson, Executive Director, Pembroke House

Episode 24

Monday, November 9, 2020 • Duration 29:10

The GCBC team are joined by Mike Wilson, Chief Executive of Pembroke House. Founded in 1885 by students from Pembroke College, Cambridge, Pembroke House is a “settlement” in the neighbourhood of Walworth, South London, which aims to “bridge traditional divides and unite people” in the local community.

Mike discusses what it means to be a “settlement” in the 21st century; how his organisation transformed itself into a “food hub” during the pandemic, and why he hopes Pembroke House won’t need to operate in this way for long.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness.

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23: Charities aren’t always the good guys, and I want to rectify that – Gabby Edlin, Founder, Bloody Good Period

Episode 23

Friday, October 16, 2020 • Duration 29:26

The team are joined by Gabby Edlin, who founded the charity Bloody Good Period in 2016. The organisation aims to supply period products to those who can’t afford them; provide menstrual education to those less likely to access it; and to “help everybody talk about periods”.

Gabby explains why she refuses to use traumatic stories to fundraise; her hope that BGP’s work will be done within a decade, and how Covid-19 has made her rethink how her organisation operates.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. Bloody Good Period's website is https://www.bloodygoodperiod.com/

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22: This government has to be shamed into re-engaging – Stephen Hale, Chief Executive, Refugee Action

Episode 22

Friday, October 9, 2020 • Duration 29:41

The GCBC team are joined by Stephen Hale, Chief Executive of Refugee Action - one of the UK’s leading charities supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Stephen explains how he’s dealing with a situation in which the government won’t pick up the phone to refugee charities; why the charity sector needs to tell a better story about itself; and how Covid-19 has provided a unique opportunity for collaboration with other refugee charities.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. Refugee Action’s advice and support hub for refugee and asylum organisations is https://www.ragp.org.uk/

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21: Danny Kruger MP – We need the whole of government to think about civil society not as the cleaners that come in after the mess has been made, but as the central agency of our society

Episode 21

Friday, October 2, 2020 • Duration 30:29

We need the whole of government to think about civil society not as the cleaners that come in after the mess has been made, but as the central agency of our society – Danny Kruger MP

The team chew over Danny Kruger MP’s new report into the role of charities in the UK’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

They’re joined by the author himself, who explains his proposal for a “national volunteer reserve”; how he thinks government and civil society could work together more effectively; and why there’s a role for big tech in turning libraries into twenty-first century community hubs.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. Danny’s full report, “Levelling Up Our Communities”, is available here: https://www.dannykruger.org.uk/communities-report

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20: For the first time in its history, Childline is not open 24/7 – Dame Esther Rantzen, Founder, Childline and The Silver Line

Episode 20

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 • Duration 30:22

In the final episode of this series, Keith, Camilla, and David are joined by one of the charity sector’s most famous faces: Dame Esther Rantzen. In 1986, Dame Esther founded Childline – a helpline for children suffering from neglect and abuse. In 2012, she drew on that experience to establish The Silver Line, a helpline for older people struggling with loneliness and isolation. Both charities have since merged with larger organisations: Childline with the NSPCC, and The Silver Line with Age UK. Today, Esther remains a patron of several charities.

In the podcast, Dame Esther discusses the impact of the pandemic on the charities she founded, reflects on what decades of experience in the charity sector have taught her, and explains why it can be useful for a charity to have a “loose canon” around. This episode was recorded in August 2020.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness.

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19: The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries anywhere in the world – Craig Bennett, Chief Executive, The Wildlife Trusts

Episode 19

Monday, August 10, 2020 • Duration 30:02

Keith, Camilla and David are joined by Craig Bennett, who started his new job as CEO of the Wildlife Trusts just as lockdown began. Craig explains what a herd of four bison are doing in the Kent countryside; what his previous job as CEO of Friends of Earth taught him about running effective campaigns; and why he’s less than impressed with the government’s talk of a Green New Deal. This episode was recorded in July 2020.

Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown and supported by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness.

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18: We raised over £100m in six weeks – Ellie Orton, CEO, NHS Charities Together

Episode 18

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 • Duration 31:05

As Captain Sir Tom Moore receives his knighthood from the Queen, the Good Charity Bad Charity team hear from the head of the charity he raised £33 million for: NHS Charities Together. Ellie tells the team how she’s coping with the rapid expansion of her organisation during Covid-19.

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17: The desire for connection and the liveness of what we provide is what’s being missed – Aidan Lang, General Director, Welsh National Opera

Episode 17

Thursday, July 9, 2020 • Duration 34:25

Aidan Lang tells the Good Charity Bad Charity team that running a world beating opera company is a challenge at the best of times, but surviving the effects of Covid-19 has made him re-assess what the audience wants.

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