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In this episode we speak with Viktoriya Shtanko, founder of Ukraineappeal.org.uk. We speak about her journey from setting up the charity to evolving it to meet the fast changing needs of those she is seeking to help.

In this episode we speak with Aron Murch, co-owner of 2H Media, about what charities can do to tell their stories using video, the challenges they face in doing this and how to overcome these.

In this episode we speak with Mark Kemp, CEO and Founder of Gallery Partnership whose company provides support to charities and grant funders looking for better technology, and updating their processes. We speak about some of the challenges that both charities and grant makers face and Mark’s approach to identifying the need for technology and process solutions to the problems they face.

We were very lucky to have guest host Nadia Mason record an episode for Charity Chat. Nadia sat down with Gavin Strange, Director of the Turtle Journey and works for world-famous studio, Aardman.

We spoke with Pete Esoula-Grant, Head of Planning at the GOOD Agency, to talk about their recently released Cost of Giving Monitor. This was the third wave of research conducted by the agency which was sparked by thoughts from senior fundraisers that there was a lack of live data about the impact of the cost of living crisis on the charity sector in the UK.

We spoke with Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, to talk about increasing the capacity and confidence of fundraisers through education. In this episode, we explore the importance of development in fundraising; why we should continue to push for the professionalisation of the industry; and, what leaders can do to support and enable their fundraisers.

In this episode we speak with Sean Donnelly, co-Founder of CharityBI, and friend of the show. We speak with Sean about the challenges charities are facing with processing and organising data and what they can do to overcome said challenges.

In this episode we speak with friend of the show, Andrew Purkis OBE, about The Future of Civil Society report. We discuss how the report was developed, get an idea of it’s main thesis, and discuss the wider context of the report and what it says to both those working within and outside of Civil Society.

We spoke with Dr Richard Berks, a freelance science writer to discuss the effective science communications for charities. In this episode, we explore the importance of good science communication within the third sector; how to put trust in your supporters to understand your work; and, how to share the story of medical research.

We spoke with David Michael, CEO and Co-founder of SwiftAid to talk about Gift Aid and some important deadlines that are coming up for charities.

In this episode we speak with Michael Chuter, CEO of Pump Aid. We speak about how Pump Aid’s work in Malawi has evolved to take the form of the delivery model best known among commercial retailers. We also talk about how they have changed their charity in order to accommodate this and why.

We spoke with Lucy Collette, Managing Director at Classic Challenge to hear about the challenge event landscape over the last few years and what the future looks like.

In this episode guest host, Veronica Bamford-Deane speaks with CEO at TRAID London and co-founder of the first Charity Supermarket, Maria Chenoweth, about International Women’s Day.

In this episode we speak with friend of the show and digital expert Shaf Mansour about how digital has been evolving over the past few months and what solutions it might hold for charities. We speak about what charities need to think about when looking at take up of digital solutions and what we can learn from The Cost of Giving report - https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/not-for-profit/resources/the-cost-of-giving-crisis/

In this episode, we speak to Liz Gardiner, CEO of Protect, the UK's leading whistleblowing charity. Liz takes us through how whistleblowing can impact not only the organisation but the individual too. She also breaks down the process you might expect if you were to raise a concern and how Protect can help.

In this episode we speak with friend of the show, Alison Taylor CEO at CAF Bank and CAF Charity Services, and Guy Foxell, CEO at One YMCA about planning through turbulent times. We speak about valuing staff, understanding your stakeholders, and how working with both through difficult times can lead to success for your charity.

In this episode, we sat down with Hannah Akitt, Strategist at the social impact agency, Raw London to discuss her predictions on some of the fundraising trends for the year ahead. Unfortunately societal uncertainty and instability is often a huge obstacle for charities. Despite the donor giving trend being down, there are still ways that we can be thinking strategically to help with income generation. Hannah gives practical tips on a range of channels that charities of all sizes can adopt.

In this episode we speak with Jacob Diggle, Director of Strategy, Research and Impact at UK Youth. We speak about the recent UK Youth Report about the economic value of investing in youth work, how children and young people are being affected by current societal challenges, and opportunities for charities to improve their work by working more collaboratively with young people.

In this episode Veronica Bamford-Deane speaks to David Mitchell about crypto-fundraising. They talk about the definitions of cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFTs, some of the opportunities this provides for charities, and what charities need to consider before accepting and promoting crypto fundraising to their audience.

In this episode we speak with Clare Richards and Naomi Rubbra about their work at the charity Footwork and how their backgrounds as architects have led them to co-found this charity to support building communities and community cohesion. We learn more about the current process for planning and development and how bringing the voices of the local community can help to influence this for the benefit of those living there. We also touch on themes that are relevant to all of us in our daily lives such as our environment and our own place in our local community.