Third Sector

"The only thing we've been able to do is focus on our enterprise activity, on what we can change and not on the things that are outwith our control and get upset by them. They're just reality." In our latest podcast episode, James Dunbar explains how New Start Highland has diversified its income streams in response to a shrinking public purse to deliver services to people living in poverty. 🎧 Listen now: 'A Labour win & how to generate income through enterprise'.

“I gave five years’ notice when I arrived at the RNLI. I’m a great believer in the five-year cycle: you come, you set out your stall, you make those things happen. You see if they work and then you prepare the ground for fresh energy and fresh ideas to come in and follow you along. That is exactly what I have done." Lucinda Rouse hears from RNLI chief Mark Dowie as he prepares to step down from the organisation: https://lnkd.in/eJqUpBYK

Third Sector is running a survey of charity fundraisers to understand the challenges they face – from the cost-of-living crisis to a tightened funding outlook. Take 10 minutes to share your thoughts and be entered into a prize draw for a £50 voucher or equivalent donation to the charity of your choice. Link in comments 👇

"You can't just have trust, you have to earn trust, you have to build trust, and you have to maintain trust over time" David W., CEO of the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex, on the Third Sector Podcast talking about the importance of transparency, both when things do and don't go according to plan. 🎧 Listen to the full episode, or read the transcript: "The importance of building trust"

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"We have people who don't want to go down the traditional route of volunteering every Monday afternoon at the same time, in the same place, doing the same thing. They want to be able to dip in and out." Liz Cooke explains on the Third Sector Podcast how The Hive Avon is making the most of skilled volunteers, many of whom prefer the flexibility of skilled-based volunteering roles, while acknowledging the continuing need for volunteers who are willing to make a regular time commitment. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: "Getting the most out of skilled volunteers" Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales

"We have people who don't want to go down the traditional route of volunteering every Monday afternoon at the same time, in the same place, doing the same thing. They want to be able to dip in and out." Liz Cooke explains on the Third Sector Podcast how The Hive Avon is making the most of skilled volunteers, many of whom prefer the flexibility of skilled-based volunteering roles, while acknowledging the continuing need for volunteers who are willing to make a regular time commitment. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: "Getting the most out of skilled volunteers" Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales

"Local authorities would be terrified of 20 or 30 local charities saying, you've got to do something about this, rather than arguing for their particular cause...One of my pleas is we look at what is driving people to all our doors, and usually it's common things." Paul Streets on the need for charities to join forces on the Third Sector Podcast. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: "Paul Streets on small charity cockroaches".

"Local authorities would be terrified of 20 or 30 local charities saying, you've got to do something about this, rather than arguing for their particular cause...One of my pleas is we look at what is driving people to all our doors, and usually it's common things." Paul Streets on the need for charities to join forces on the Third Sector Podcast. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: "Paul Streets on small charity cockroaches".

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