Government & Organizations

Good Charity Bad Charity

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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 th...

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20 of 34 episodes

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

The GCBC team consider the challenging world of fundraising and find out about how charities can use digital technology to link up with busi...

39:57Dec 21, 2021

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

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. Pau...

38:40Dec 13, 2021

32: Our Role is to Inject Hunger Back into the Discussion – Alysa Remtulla, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Magic Breakfast

Founded 20 years ago, Magic Breakfast provides healthy school breakfasts to children at risk of hunger in disadvantaged areas of the UK, wor...

30:59Apr 30, 2021

31: I Wish They Would Listen – Steph Harland, CEO, Age UK

The GCBC team are joined by Steph Harland, CEO of Age UK. Steph explains the steps taken by the national charity and local Age UK branches t...

30:42Mar 30, 2021

30: A Juggernaut Comes Along and People Get Missed – Mike Adamson, CEO, British Red Cross

The GCBC team are joined by Mike Adamson, CEO of the British Red Cross. Mike discusses the charity's role in responding to Covid, how he's p...

30:26Mar 19, 2021

29: If we trust communities and work with them, we’ll get the best possible outcome – Matt Leach, CEO Local Trust, and Sandi Phillips, Chair, Elthorne Pride

The GCBC team are joined by Matt Leach, CEO of Local Trust, which delivers Big Local: a 15-year programme which distributes £1.15m of fundin...

34:17Feb 12, 2021

28: From equality towards social justice – Fozia Irfan OBE, Director of Children and Young People, BBC Children in Need

The GCBC team are joined by Fozia Irfan OBE, who started her new job as Director of Children and Young People at BBC Children in Need in Oct...

30:21Jan 29, 2021

27: These last months have shown that schools and teachers are on the frontlines – Catherine Roche, Chief Executive, Place2Be

The GCBC team are joined by Catherine Roche, Chief Executive of Place2Be, the UK's leading school-based mental health charity. Catherine dis...

29:26Dec 18, 2020

26: Covid has exacerbated and thrown light on inequalities - Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director, The Equality Trust

The GCBC team are joined by Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director of The Equality Trust, which works to improve quality of life in the UK by...

29:32Dec 4, 2020

25: We have 300 Muslim response groups across the country just for Covid – Fadi Itani, CEO, Muslim Charities Forum

We have 300 Muslim response groups across the country just for Covid – Fadi Itani, CEO, Muslim Charities Forum The GCBC team are joined by F...

28:31Nov 20, 2020

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

The GCBC team are joined by Mike Wilson, Chief Executive of Pembroke House. Founded in 1885 by students from Pembroke College, Cambridge, Pe...

29:10Nov 9, 2020

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

The team are joined by Gabby Edlin, who founded the charity Bloody Good Period in 2016. The organisation aims to supply period products to t...

29:26Oct 16, 2020

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

The GCBC team are joined by Stephen Hale, Chief Executive of Refugee Action - one of the UK’s leading charities supporting refugees and asyl...

29:41Oct 9, 2020

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

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 centr...

30:29Oct 2, 2020

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

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 Rant...

30:22Sep 16, 2020

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

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 ex...

30:02Aug 10, 2020

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

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 rais...

31:05Jul 22, 2020

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

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 survi...

34:25Jul 9, 2020

16: We're Seeing Reverse Darwinism; organisations which were the strongest a year ago are now the most challenged – Paul Streets, Chief Executive, Lloyds Bank Foundation

The GCBC team are joined by Paul Streets, Chief Executive of the Lloyds Bank Foundation, to discuss how his organisation is responding to th...

30:20Jun 22, 2020

15: Charities are making tough decisions about who to furlough, who to let go, but this will be a marathon – Alex Skailes, Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness

Keith, Camilla and David reflect on the dramatic impact that Covid 19 is having on the charity sector. The GCBC team are joined by Alex Skai...

32:45May 27, 2020