Discover how the RNLI - the charity that saves lives at sea - has been saving and changing lives since 1824. You’ll hear the voices of brave lifesavers, grateful survivors, selfless volunteers, kind supporters, fascinating experts and more, all sharing their own special RNLI stories.
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Survival and Rescue Specialist, Steve Marvell, talks survival skills, search and rescue, remote medical and first aid, disasters, foraging for wild food, emergency preparedness, and more.
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was the first person to sail non-stop single-handed around the world and continues to inspire sailors young and old. Shelley Jory-Leigh is one of the fastest women on water, holding many powerboating titles and is a champion for women in her sport. Their passion for maritime activities, leisure and sport is unrivalled. Together with producer Neil Sackley, they use this podcast to talk to those who love life on the water. From sailing to powerboating, cruise shi ...
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A weekly podcast from Third Sector, the UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to The Lawdown, CM Murray LLP's regular podcast bringing you the legal news highlights, particularly those relating to employment, discrimination and partnership law and the UK courts. More information on the issues discussed and knowledge on a wide range of topics can be found at our website - www.cm-murray.com or please contact info@cm-murray.com for more information or to send us a story you would like us to talk about.
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Award winning weekly podcast with Vince Tracy, Terry Whitehead and Neil Colbourne, Matt King, Mike Payne and Barbara Anne taking a weekly look at the news from Europe and the UK..
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200 Voices has made the shortlist in the Listener's Choice category of the British Podcast Awards! Hear this short message from one of the voices - folk artist Seth Lakeman - about how to vote and get the RNLI to the top spot. Or simply follow the link below and type '200 Voices' into the search bar. Voting closes on 29 August, so there's no time l…
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Every August Bank Holiday weekend Cowes hosts the Powerboat Festival. It was an eventful weekend, which featured the iconic Cowes - Torquay race, Cowes - Poole race and a new race around the isle of Wight. Shelley Jory-Leigh was there in the heart of it. https://cowestorquaycowes.co.uk/ Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was the first person to sail no…
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Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle are joined by Clare Mills, deputy chief executive of the Charity Finance Group, and Mike Conroy, director of commercial finance at the banking trade association UK Finance. They start by listening to an account of contrasting experiences with two high street banks by Cat Ross, chief executive of Baby Basics and volunte…
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston & Shelley Jory-Leigh discuss some of the events of the summer so far, including Team GB's Olympics, Sail GP, Cowes Week and the end of the Clipper Race. Plus they look forward to the America's Cup and to some upcoming podcast episodes. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was the first person to sail non-stop single-handed around …
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Open data for social good, and responding to racism
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Lucinda Rouse and Andy Ricketts are joined by Nathan Coyle, senior peace tech adviser at the Austrian Centre for Peace and author of the book Open Data for Everybody: Using Open Data for Social Good. Nathan explains how open data can be used by the voluntary sector to support work in areas including campaigning and influencing, completing grant app…
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Creating a more inclusive charity sector for people with lived experience
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Andy Ricketts and Dami Adewale are joined by Abi Long, executive team manager, and Yusuf Ciftci, head of refugee involvement at the Refugee Council. Abi presents the findings of research conducted by the Refugee Council into barriers encountered by refugees navigating the UK job market. She describes the intersectionality of challenges facing peopl…
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Organising successful charity events post-Covid
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Lucinda Rouse and Andy Ricketts joined by Bekki Wilkins, special events manager at the Willow Foundation, and Sam Dimond, director of the event production company Spotlight Sound. Bekki recounts the challenges of organising events such as the Willow Ball and the London Football Awards in the face of inflated costs and lower corporate ticket sales. …
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We're in Portsmouth as the crews return home from their epic 40,000 mile race around the world. Hear the thoughts of the skippers, AQPs and some of the crew as they arrive on stage at the lavish prize giving ceremony. And race founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has special recognition for those who completed the full circumnavigation. Shelley Jory Lei…
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Episode 39: Southgate, Gething and US President Biden’s Departures; Strictly Come Dancing Abuse Allegations; Apple Employee Unfairly Dismissed After Taking Pictures of a Female Colleague
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In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: The departures of Gareth Southgate as manager of the England men’s national football team, Vaughan Gething as Welsh first minister and President Joe Biden dropping out of the US presidential race. We explore how to dete…
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Taxes for private schools, and building a major donor base from scratch
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Lucinda Rouse and Andy Ricketts are joined by Robyn Mountain Wade, director of income generation at Martin House Children’s Hospice, to find out how the charity recruited major donors for the first time to meet a £21.9m fundraising target. Robyn explains how Martin House engaged local philanthropists by inviting them to events co-hosted by their am…
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Senior reporters Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle are joined by Berenice Levenez, director of strategy, technology and transformation at Girlguiding, and Liz Gadd, environmental lead at the think tank NPC. Berenice describes how feedback from members that Girlguiding should be doing more to address the environmental crisis prompted the charity to deve…
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Sir Robin and Shelley discuss their connections with the RNLI. Shelley talks about spending the day with the Calshot crew and Robin remembers talking the Atlantic 21 course. And as the institution marks its 200th anniversary, Robin chats with former operations director Michael Vlasto. And Robin & Shelley reflect on the 200th anniversary lifeboat fe…
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Promoting your cause through drama, and charities under Labour
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by Rebecca Linford, senior legal adviser, and Mark Ellis, head of communications, at the whistleblowing support charity Protect. Rebecca describes Protect’s role in the development of a storyline about whistleblowing for the BBC medical drama Casualty. She outlines the scripting process and stresses the need to be clear…
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Sir Robin and Shelley discuss the work of the Corporation of Trinity House and its role in the D-Day landings. And they meet the first lady member of the Elder Brethren, Captain Fran Collins MNM. Starting in the Merchant Navy, Captain Collins has worked on super tankers, she rose through the ranks at Condor ferries and is now CEO of cross Solent ca…
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A Labour win & how to generate income through enterprise
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by James Dunbar, chief executive of the poverty reduction charity New Start Highland. James describes how the charity was able to move from being a predominantly grant-receiving organisation to generating three-quarters of its income through trading and contracts. He explains how he identified income-generating opportun…
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Episode 38: Scheffler Arrest - Key Legal Takeaways; Virgin Atlantic Unfair Dismissal Claims; Klopp & Hayes Departures and Publication of Inclusion at Work Report
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In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: Scottie Scheffler, the current number one ranked golfer in the world, was arrested and charged with assault of a police officer and three misdemeanours during the PGA Championship. All charges were la…
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is in Washington DC to meet the crews of the Clipper Round the World Race and chats with Ella Hebron, the youngest AQP. She tells him how she learnt to sail in Eastbourne, how a former Clipper Race skipper encouraged her to become a mate and her plans for the future. Useful links https://clipperraceellahebron.wordpress.com/ …
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Lucinda and Emily reflect on a recent visit to the RNLI headquarters in Poole, Dorset, where Lucinda met the charity’s outgoing chief executive, Mark Dowie. Mark identifies the principal challenges of his five-year tenure as having been the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and small boats crossing the Channel. He explains how his corpor…
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Alastair Nayler has been hon secretary of the K7 Club since 2006. In this episode, he tells club member Shelley Joy-Leigh how the club came into being, her place within it and how powerboaters can qualify for membership. They also talk about the legacy of Donald Campbell, the logistics of organising speed week and plans for the future. Plus Shelley…
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MrBeast, influencer philanthropy and reconfiguring power
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In a session recorded at the Third Sector Conference, Lucinda and Emily are joined by Rhodri Davies, director of Why Philanthropy Matters, to reflect on some of the themes covered in Third Sector’s recent podcast documentary, The End of Charity. These include the rise of influencer philanthropists, such as the YouTube megastar MrBeast, and their po…
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Quadruple amputee Alex Lewis has taken on an incredible challenge. He's rowing from Falmouth to Dover and then cycling back again. As he made his way along the western Solent in his converted Flying 15, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston joined him to row from Hurst Castle to Yarmouth. Hear his incredible story and find out what he plans he has for the future…
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by David Welch, chief executive of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance, to consider how charities can effectively build trust with their staff, service users and donors. David describes the role trust played in enabling KSS to raise almost double its £1m fundraising target during a six-week emergency campaign. He …
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnson visits Barcelona and gets an exclusive look at and inside INEOS Britannia. His guide is Ben Cornish, one of the key crew members of the team hoping to bring the America's Cup back home for the first time since 1851. They talk about how Formula One technology plays a part in the radical design of the craft and impresses Shelle…
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Getting the most out of skilled volunteers
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Lucinda and Andy are joined by Liz Cooke, chief executive of The Hive Avon, and Kevin Barker-Lee, a people partner at Lloyds Banking Group and chair of the charity. Liz outlines the broad range of skilled volunteer support provided to The Hive, from fundraising planning to an annual visit from a florist. She notes that the most valuable skilled sup…
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Having been part of the line up with Procul Harum, Heatwave, Big Country and more, rock keyboardist Josh Phillips knows a thing or two about music. But that's not his only passion. For this edition of the podcast he hosts Sir Robin and Shelley onboard his classic Lissen motor yacht on The Hamble where they talk about his love of yachting, music and…
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Lucinda and Andy are joined by Denise Hayward, chief executive of Volunteer Now, which supports and promotes volunteering across Northern Ireland, and Margaret Starkie, partnership and communications manager at Volunteer Scotland. In a conversation recorded before the general election announcement, they discuss the trajectory for volunteering in th…
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Election, inflection and the Chelsea Flower Show
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Lucinda and Andy discuss the road ahead for charities following Wednesday’s general election announcement. Later in the episode, Lucinda and Emily are joined by the strategy specialist Sharath Jeevan and Hannah Stevens, chief executive of Elect Her. They discuss the importance of inflection moments in planning an organisation’s strategic direction.…
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Sir Robin and Shelley catch up with Round the Island Race director Dave Atkinson. They talk about the logistics of putting the iconic race on and listen for some tips for a successful race. Plus there's some positive news about powerboating in 2024. Pic: Paul Wyeth https://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/ Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was the first pers…
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Paul Streets on small charity cockroaches
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by Paul Streets, chief executive of the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, to reflect on more than a decade of working with small charities as he prepares to step down. Paul celebrates the resilience of small charities, likening them to cockroaches for their ability to endure challenging environments, and sug…
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In 1967, while trying to push his existing World Water Speed record from 276 mph to over 300 mph, Donald Campbell CBE was killed in Bluebird K7 on Coniston Water in the Lake District. Although the wreckage was found fairly quickly, it wasn't until 2001 that a team raised the wreckage of the powerboat and set about restoring her. She's now on displa…
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World Vision UK’s chief on African philanthropy and child sponsorship
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by Fola Komolafe, chief executive of World Vision UK, to discuss the charity’s role in a wider drive to integrate African philanthropists into the established global charitable landscape. Fola also provides her views on the merits of child sponsorship and the growing recognition of the importance of faith-based charitie…
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Inspirational sailor & disability sports ambassador Geoff Holt MBE DL tells Shelley about his passion for the water. How Wetwheels was created to give all disabled people, including those with profound and complex disabilities, to access the sea in a safe, stimulating and rewarding way on board specially-built, fully-accessible powerboats, and how …
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by Mary Rose Gunn, founder and chief executive of the small charity funder The Fore, to discuss the challenging funding environment facing small charities. They start by listening to an account by Jane Evans, chief executive of West Norfolk Carers, about the growing difficulty of securing enough funding to keep the char…
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh discuss women in their respective sports, Robin refuses to rule out racing again and how he was targeted by a pod of orcas on his way to the Caribbean recently. Shelley talks about her involvement in another world championship. Links: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ https://shelleyjory.com/lander…
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by Holly Penalver, founder of Indigo Volunteers and volunteer development manager at ShelterBox, and Karolina Praskova, a volunteer at the education charity Climate Ed. Holly provides pointers for effectively managing the volunteer recruitment stage and stresses the importance of an induction to motivate new volunteers …
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The End of Charity episode 6: What is a world without charity?
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In November 2023, the finance officer of West Norfolk Carers came to a devastating realisation: after more than a year of rejected funding applications, the charity wouldn’t be able to stay afloat for longer than four months. Several months earlier, the Lankelly Chase Foundation, a grantmaker tackling severe social disadvantage and extreme marginal…
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Placing people at the forefront of tech innovations
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Lucinda and Andy are joined by Matt Corbishley, deputy chief executive of Ashgate Hospice, to discuss the charity’s use of new tech solutions in its operations and service delivery. Matt explains why Ashgate Hospice encourages staff to experiment with new forms of IT and artificial intelligence, and outlines the benefits of a digital apprenticeship…
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD was the first person to sail non-stop single-handed around the world and continues to inspire sailors young and old. Shelley Jory-Leigh is one of the fastest women on water, holding many powerboating titles and is a champion for women in her sport. Their passion for maritime activities, leisure and sport is unrivalled…
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The End of Charity episode 5: Power in the wrong hands
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When The Times newspaper’s chief reporter Sean O’Neill broke the story that senior Oxfam aid workers had committed sexual abuse while working in the disaster zone of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it sent shockwaves around the charity sector and wider society. O’Neill reflects on his memories of uncovering the scandal, while experts including Chilande …
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by the author and mental health consultant Dimple Dhabalia. Dimple warns of the dangers facing organisations that focus on their charitable mission at the expense of staff wellbeing. She notes the sense of guilt often felt by humanitarian workers suffering the effects of workplace trauma. She provides pointers for how o…
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The End of Charity episode 4: The political chokehold
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In May 2018, three climate activists called time on lukewarm campaigning over the climate crisis. They wanted a different and radical approach. The plan: mass civil disobedience. The name: Extinction Rebellion. And the first major act of the movement? Stage an occupation – of the Greenpeace offices in London. Why is it that charities are so often p…
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Lucinda and Andy are joined by Philippa Cornish, head of client experience at the Charities Aid Foundation. They discuss the implications of CAF’s report into individual giving, which found a smaller pool of donors giving more led to a total uplift in 2023 in spite of the median monthly figure remaining stagnant at £20 since 2017. Philippa provides…
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Episode 37: Cleaner Dismissed for Eating a Leftover Sandwich; Mason Greenwood's Rumoured Return; Christian Horner's Investigation at Red Bull; Council Worker Wins £4.6 Million in Disability Claim
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We are delighted to share Episode 37 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them! You can listen to the episode here. In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Partner Emma Bartlett and Associate Kia Aok…
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The End of Charity episode 3: Who are charities missing?
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Why donate to a charity if you can just help out a fellow human yourself – or buy a piece of premium fashion that promises to generate a similar result? In episode three of The End of Charity, Lucinda Rouse explores two very different alternatives to the charity model: mutual aid theory, and the rise of buzzy “for good” business. The activist and f…
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Lucinda and Emily Burt are joined by Dhivya O’Connor, chief executive of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Dhivya provides insight into her previous experiences as an interim chief executive, describing the pros and cons of holding a short-term leadership role, and stresses the importance of cultivating a healthy organisational culture from th…
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The End of Charity episode 2: Can MrBeast save humanity?
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Meet Jimmy Donaldson, perhaps better known as MrBeast – the 25-year-old YouTuber who some say is on the verge of sparking a revolution in online philanthropy. With more than 236 million YouTube subscribers and an estimated net worth of $500m, MrBeast has turned his focus from filling houses with Lego bricks to curing blind people and building wells…
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Lucinda and Andy are joined by the fundraising historian Marina Jones to track the development of the fundraising profession and perceptions of charity fundraisers through the ages. Marina, who is leading a history project for the think tank Rogare, traces the roots of fundraising back to the time of Moses. She draws parallels between contemporary …
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The End of Charity episode 1: The food bank era
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Last year the UK food bank network the Trussell Trust distributed almost 3 million emergency food parcels, 1 million of which were for children, up from 50,000 a decade ago. How has the UK landed in such a severe hunger crisis – and can food banks ever be the solution? In episode one of The End of Charity, journalist Lucinda Rouse hears from the Tr…
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Charities’ use of artificial intelligence
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Lucinda and Emily are joined by the digital specialist Zoe Amar and Karen Marter, head of technology strategy at the British Heart Foundation. Zoe outlines key developments in the AI space over the past year and how charities are reacting to them, including the use of virtual assistants in working life. She stresses the need for a sector-level resp…
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In a world where need is spiralling out of control and new, radical forces are shaping the landscape for doing good, can charity be the answer to the world’s social and environmental problems? Lucinda Rouse presents The End of Charity, a new podcast series from the makers of Third Sector. Guided by some of the leading voices of the philanthropy wor…
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