Good Charity Bad Charity

Keith, Camilla and David discuss the lengths they’d go to in order to raise money for charity, before talking to Sean Duggan, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network. Sean discusses how public awareness of mental health has grown during his extensive career in the sector, and when we can expect parity of esteem between mental and physical health in the UK. He also talks about the role of charities in providing mental health services. 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 at Cass Business School. Email: info@whistledown.net. N.B. This episode was recorded in January 2020, before the coronavirus health crisis.

Keith, Camilla and David are joined by Alex Skailes, Director at Cass Business School’s Centre for Charity Effectiveness. Alex talks about her experience of leading a ten-way merger of infrastructure organisations in Suffolk, and explains why she believes that boards would benefit from considering a merger at regular interviews. This episode was recorded in October 2019. 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 at Cass Business School. Email: info@whistledown.net

Keith, Camilla and David debate the thorny issue of when it’s right for a charity to turn down funding from a big corporation. And Debra Allcock Tyler, Chief Executive of the Directory of Social Change (DSC), explains the many reasons why charities should be cheerful about the future. More information about the DSC can be found on their website: https://www.dsc.org.uk/. This episode was recorded in December 2018. 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 at Cass Business School. Email: info@whistledown.net

Keith, Camilla and David talk to the RSPCA's Chief Executive Chris Sherwood about how he plans to move the organisation forward and his response to allegations of bullying within the organisation. N.B. This episode was recorded in January 2019. 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 at Cass Business School. Email: info@whistledown.net

We're back for a second series of fascinating conversations with people in the charity sector. In this episode, Keith, Camilla and David are joined by one of the key players in the charity sector: Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the National Lottery Community Fund (formerly the Big Lottery Fund). Dawn recalls her own memories of applying for lottery funding when she was Project Director of the newly-opened Tate Modern. She also gives practical advice on what TNL Community Fund is looking for when it comes to funding applications. More details are available on the Fund's website: www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk 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 at Cass Business School. Enquiries: info@whistledown.net

Keith, Camilla and David reminisce about their favourite childhood sitcoms, which leads them serendipitously onto today's interview. In the hot seat is Phil Maguire, pioneer of National Prison Radio – a station that broadcasts to more than 100 prisons across the UK. Phil reveals how it all began and why one prison officer has likened him to a second-hand car salesman. Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown. Email: info@whistledown.net #PhilMaguire #prisonradio #charitytalks #charitytrustees #charitydiscussion

Caron Bradshaw, Chief Executive of the Charity Finance Group (CFG) joins Keith, Camilla and David for a special episode about all things finance, including how charities can prepare for the outcome of Brexit. The CFG's website is https://cfg.org.uk/  Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown. Email: info@whistledown.net  #CaronBradshaw #charityfinance #Brexit #charitydiscussion #charitytrustees #charitytalks #charitybusiness

What qualities are needed to lead a charity? Keith, Camilla and David are joined by Kai Adams of the recruitment firm Green Park to get some answers. Kai also explains why diversity in its broadest sense is something charities should be paying more attention to. Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown Studios.  email: info@whistledown.net #recruitment #charitysector #KaiAdams #charitytrustees #charityCEO #charitydiscussion

Should charities pay to be regulated? That’s one of the proposals being mooted by our special guest Helen Stephenson, CEO of the Charity Commission, who is set to announce her policy review imminently. Helen also reveals how she foresaw the concerns about safeguarding that exploded with the Oxfam scandal and defends the Commission’s response to it.  Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown. Email: info@whistledown.net #Helen Stephenson #CharityCommission #regulation #charitydiscussion #charitytrustees #charitytalks #charitybusiness

Keith, Camilla and David debate how the charity sector fares when it comes to gender equality. Helen Rice, CEO of Advising Communities, explains why she believes it's never been a harder time to be poor or not to speak English in Britain. She also reveals her creative approach to making sure her charity's resources help as many people as possible. Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown. Email: info@whistledown.net #genderequality #advisingcommunities #HelenRice #charitydiscussion #charitytrustees

Camilla’s spent some time inside – which has opened up all sorts of questions about which charitable projects are worth funding. This week, our trio are joined by Sue Tibballs of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation, who talks about how her foundation’s namesake revolutionised campaigning. Sue also explains why things have just got tougher for charities and what needs to be done about it. Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown Studios.  email: info@whistledown.net #charitytalks #charitybusiness #SueTibballs #SheilaMcKechnie #campaigning #LobbyingAct #funding #GDPR #charitydiscussion #charitytrustees

Keith, Camilla and David ask whether the recent Royal Wedding is going to herald a new era for Britain’s charity’s sector, and fresh from organising a ground-breaking international summit, Malaria No More’s Executive Director James Whiting talks about putting David Beckham in a glass box surrounded by mosquitos. He also gives sage advice on coping with the dark days of running a charity. Good Charity Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest, produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown Studios. email: info@whistledown.net #charitytalks #charitybusiness #JamesWhiting #DavidBeckham #malarianomore #malaria #mosquitos #charitytrustees #charitydiscussion #InternationalDevelopment 

Keith, Camilla and David assess the Oxfam fall-out, and are joined by Iqbal Wahhab, restaurateur and author of "Charity Sucks", to talk about his hard-nosed business approach to charity, and whether its OK to profit from poverty. **Good Charity Bad Charity** is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest, produced by Dan Hardoon at Whistledown Studios. email: info@whistledown.net #charitytalks #charitybusiness #IqbalWahhab #Roastrestaurant #Oxfam #charityscandal #charitytrustees #charitydiscussion

The "Coming Soon" Episode in which Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest discuss their new podcast series, Good Charity Bad Charity. They outline their frames of reference, and draw up a wish-list of guests for the first season: Prince Charles, Bill Gates, Bono and … Tom Jones. "We're shaking the tin at the UK charity sector and asking some of its leading lights what motivates them, and then assessing what they do well, and what they do badly." #charity #kidsclub #charitytrustees #giving #oxfam #billgates #nationaltrust #nspcc #boroughmarket