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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 18/05/2026

🎧 Why it’s important to ‘meet people where they are’ to encourage behaviour change @andyglyde.bsky.social and Phillipa Williams explain how @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social's early diagnosis campaign has encouraged more people to go to their GP when they experience symptoms. Podcast: bit.ly/4uj4R16

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 13/05/2026

"You can't have it both ways. You can't say, right, we're doing really great EDI work, but actually we're left very untouched by the process." Joy Warmington on the need to sign up to doing things differently in meaningful anti-racism interventions. 🎧 bit.ly/4tuO766 @brapequality.bsky.social

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 05/05/2026

🎧 Feminist leadership, conflicts of interest and a legacy boom Join @emilyharle.bsky.social @andyricketts.bsky.social @lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt for the monthly editorial team meeting on the Third Sector Podcast Listen here: bit.ly/4ul2tGI

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 29/04/2026

“The normalisation of conversations about [a legacy gift] because of more people paying inheritance tax will be hugely significant.” Alex McDowell on how IHT changes are likely to affect legacy giving trends. More in The Legacy Map: bit.ly/3OM1GzK @rememberacharity.bsky.social

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 28/04/2026

“It's our purpose. It's our mission. It's at the heart of who we are.” Charmaine Griffiths on why naming racism and discrimination sits at the core of @thebhf.bsky.social's mission to fight heart disease. 🎧 Full conversation on the Third Sector Podcast: bit.ly/4cwHqeo

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 24/04/2026

”It's quite difficult to predict exactly what the number will be in any year, but that's why we have reserves to fill those gaps” Claire Routley @legacyfutures.bsky.social on how to accurately forecast legacy income. Watch the full interview in our new market report, The Legacy Map: bit.ly/3QJV31j

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 21/04/2026

“If someone cares enough to put a gift in their will, it may be the last gift you receive. But it might not be the last gift they give.” Alex McDowell @rememberacharity.bsky.social on the pitfalls of isolating legacy from other fundraising. Full conversation in The Legacy Map: bit.ly/4tYxdNF

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/03/2026

🎧 Schrödinger’s air ambulance, AI summaries and unions for charity workers Join our editorial team as they discuss three of February's top charity stories on the Third Sector Podcast Listen here: bit.ly/4l42KdW

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 10/02/2026

"You don't want to dig into somebody's health when they could quite easily have produced a document and given it to you." Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/02/2026

"If someone wants to court a celebrity for their charity to help raise awareness, it would be very difficult to say, well, can you prove how sick you are?" @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/02/2026

"We've never seen this type of hatred towards a charity specifically" Zia Salik tells the Third Sector Podcast how @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social is presently enduring more racist and Islamophobic attacks than he has witnessed in his 25-year involvement with the charity. 🎧 bit.ly/4kc3Eo6

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 03/02/2026

"Practically and internally, there's a lot that organisations can do." Zia Salik on how charities can stand up to Islamophobia in the face of growing hostility towards Muslims. @islamicreliefuk.bsky.social 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4kc3Eo6

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 12/12/2025

"The Covenant is not the relationship. It's a starting point where you need it." @janeideceo.bsky.social on what's next for the Civil Society Covenant 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk @acevo.bsky.social

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 10/12/2025

"A real challenge for many leaders is where polarisation isn't just happening out in the wider world, but it's happening within their organisations." Jane Ide on on how to navigate interpersonal tensions within staff teams. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/12/2025

"I think we have to be realistic: if your horizon point was 10 years, it's probably now more likely to be seven or eight." @janeideceo.bsky.social on why the tenure of charity leaders probably needs to be shortened. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk @acevo.bsky.social

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 05/12/2025

"It is the buzzword of the autumn." Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is? @lrouse.bsky.social digs into the details with @emilyharle.bsky.social and Emily Burt. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/12/2025

"At what point do we acknowledge that we're not at early days anymore?" @emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 03/12/2025

"You don't know when your cause area will become the next big issue for these divisive, toxic, harmful narratives." Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/12/2025

"It's no good just saying life's really tough for people. Because everyone knows that." Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 27/11/2025

"We want them to pick up the phone and give us the food rather than thinking, well, the bin's just there, that's a lot easier." Vic Harper on how The Bread and Butter Thing prioritises service standards in its work to secure food from commercial partners. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 24/11/2025

"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project." Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 24/11/2025

🎧 How a national charity is fostering hyperlocal connections @lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement. Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 19/11/2025

"It's all well and good having a commitment from government. But actually what we need to do is see that become a reality" Leicia Feare on the work that needs to be done for @mission44.bsky.social's campaigns to come to fruition. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 18/11/2025

"There is discomfort. The political agenda for the sector is becoming more complex." Laura Kerby tells @lrouse.bsky.social how @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social is navigating racist commentary to its message that one in four black men will get prostate cancer. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 18/11/2025

"It's about giving space to organisations that are on the front line delivering services and have been around a lot longer than we have" Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about how @mission44.bsky.social convenes stakeholders to work on its campaigns. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 17/11/2025

"When Lewis speaks, people listen. But with that recognition comes some challenges." Leicia Feare tells @lrouse.bsky.social about @mission44.bsky.social's work to build its own profile when the primary media interest is invariably on its founder, Lewis Hamilton. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3JzgiQr

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 14/11/2025

"What would you say to people who accuse Prostate Cancer UK of legitimising gambling as an activity?" @andyricketts.bsky.social asks Laura Kerby about @prostateuk.bsky.social's partnership with Paddy Power. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/498P7Gf

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 13/11/2025

"Most charities are just hitting their stride after three years." @andyricketts.bsky.social hears from Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on the difficulties faced by grantees in securing follow-on funding for successful projects. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 10/11/2025

"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding." Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 20/10/2025

"If it continues like this, the problem you're going to find is that you don't have any senior professional people left in the sector" @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pitfalls of hollowing out senior charity roles. 🎧 Full conversation on the Third Sector Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 16/10/2025

🎧 Join our editorial team meeting to hear the team's insights on recent sector news and discussions. Dami Adewale reflects on how @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social is partnering with business ventures developing solutions for its service users. Listen to the full conversation: bit.ly/3WiLfeb

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 15/10/2025

"It's often about push factors as well as pull factors." @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social debunks the myth that charity consultants spend much of their time playing golf and drinking mimosas. Emily Burt lays out the realities of balancing work and childcare duties. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 14/10/2025

"The point is choice. And if people don't have the option to work in a way that is secure and where they have full rights of an employee, that's quite unjust." @barelycivilsociety.bsky.social on the pros and cons of freelancing and the need for flexible working options. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4q5mP5w

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/10/2025

“What I’m interested to examine is to what extent it’s going to affect the breast cancer charity community.” @andyricketts.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social consider the implications for smaller charities of Breast Cancer Now's £40m growth ambition. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3WiLfeb

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/10/2025

"What we all want is evidenced, ethical, safe mental health innovations. And charities have a really unique part to play in that process." @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social's Helen McShane on how charities can link their service users with developers of tech-enabled innovations. 🎧 bit.ly/4pQv3i4

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/10/2025

"I don't think it's always fair to say that charities are risk averse. We might just be more comfortable with taking risk in different ways" Helen McShane on how Young Lives vs Cancer is approaching risk in its innovation work with early-stage business ventures. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4pQv3i4

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 25/09/2025

The new Code of Fundraising Practice is shorter than previous versions and takes a principles-based approach. Does this make it more open to interpretation by fundraisers? @emilyharle.bsky.social asks the Fundraising Regulator's head of policy, Paul Winyard. 🎧 Full podcast: bit.ly/4nccmnh

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 23/09/2025

"We want to make sure that [unscrupulous CICs] don't have a negative impact on the charitable fundraising brand. Which I think they do, quite frankly." Paul Winyard on the Fundraising Regulator's goal to help fundraising organisations thrive. 🎧 Podcast interview: bit.ly/4nccmnh

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/09/2025

"Trustees need to know, if they don't already, the pressure that third sector leaders are facing around the country right now." @markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 18/09/2025

"You don't apply to be a chief executive unless you've got a certain sense of ego. And I admit I've got one too." @markrusselluk.bsky.social explains why his ego and the @childrenssociety.bsky.social brand both need to be set aside to enable social change. 🎧 Full podcast interview: bit.ly/4mgVYk7

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 17/09/2025

"If councils can tender bin services for 20 years, why can't they tender children's services for five?" @markrusselluk.bsky.social on how extending commissioning periods would transform charity finances overnight. 🎧 Full podcast interview: bit.ly/4mgVYk7

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/09/2025

"There's no model of food aid provision that is okay" Emma Revie on why @trusselluk.bsky.social never accepts money from those who hold the solutions to ending the need for food banks 🎧 Full podcast interview: bit.ly/3JXKRPe

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/09/2025

"It may be easier in the short term to do something on your own. But is it actually achieving the change you want to achieve?" Emma Revie on the need for organisations to work together in driving systems change. 🎧 Full podcast interview: bit.ly/3JXKRPe @trusselluk.bsky.social

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/09/2025

"We hadn't expected that we would be using this as a pre-emptive safeguarding tool" Ruth Marvel on on an unanticipated benefit of @dofe.org's new impact measurement framework 🎧 Find out more in our full podcast interview: bit.ly/45Hxeeo

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 29/08/2025

"The whole point of doing a theory of change is that it's a theory" Ruth Marvel tells @andyricketts.bsky.social how @dofe.org responds when its impact data returns unexpected findings. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast interview: bit.ly/45Hxeeo

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/08/2025

🎧 New podcast episode: @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social are joined by @nicolesykes.bsky.social @lbfew.bsky.social to talk about some of the reasons to be optimistic in a world of AI, the impact economy and enduring levels of trust in charities. Listen here: bit.ly/4ffAJNs

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 31/07/2025

“How did it get in there in the first place?” @lrouse.bsky.social asks Hannah Ingram-Moore how the Captain Tom Foundation came to be included in the planning application for an outbuilding on the family’s land, without the trustees' knowledge 🎧 When Charity Goes Wrong: bit.ly/4kFvlo5

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 28/07/2025

🎧 Why more funders should consider a shift to participatory grantmaking @lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale hear from proponents of the approach at Camden Giving Listen here: bit.ly/3ISwAD3

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 24/07/2025

🎧 Bonus podcast: What you need to know about the Civil Society Covenant (in 12 minutes) @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social give a whistle-stop tour of the new document outlining how the partnership between government and civil society will work Listen here: bit.ly/3H0O7s4

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 18/07/2025

"I think the majority of charities wouldn't have survived an inquiry like ours in the circumstances we had" Lauren Stoner on the impact of the Charity Commission's 23-month inquiry into Mermaids 🎧 When Charity Goes Wrong, Ep.3: Mermaids Listen here: bit.ly/4kQTmIX

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