Charity Chats: Clickbait
In our latest Charity Chats, our panellists discuss the risks of reputational damage, a robust defence of clickbait and a possible election manifesto for charities. The panellists cast their collective eye over the sector topics of the week in the new episode of Charity Chats. James Saunders, Charles Mesquita and Catherine Rustomji cover: a recent…
READ MORECharity Chats: Unsung heroes and the voice of the sector
Our Charity Chats panellists Charles Mesquita of Quilter Cheviot, Catherine Rustomji of Shakespeare Martineau and James Saunders of Moore Kingston Smith look at some of the key recent news items for the sector, including: Charity Fraud Awareness week; clickbait comments and expressing personal views online; the upcoming change of CEO at The Charity Commission; and…
READ MORECharity Chats: Refusing donations, protecting your reputation and the trustee quiz
As we approach the end of 2023, Charles Mesquita of Quilter Cheviot, Catherine Rustomji of Shakespeare Martineau and James Saunders of Moore Kingston Smith delve into recent press news. In this episode, they cover: whether it is appropriate for trustees to refuse donations outright; a recent press article around potential reputational damage regarding the source…
READ MORECharity Chats: Trustees’ Week special edition
Losing your voice on ethical investing, social media dangers and charities being ‘debanked’ Our panellists James Saunders, Charles Mesquita and Catherine Rustomji cover a lot of ground in 15 minutes in the latest Charity Chats. They look at NCVO’s Fuelling positive change campaign encouraging charities to consider moving towards a fossil free future. An RSPB…
READ MORECharity Chats: Summer madness
It has certainly been a very eventful summer for the charity sector, which resulted in a few raised eyebrows. Our panellists James Saunders, Charles Mesquita and Catherine Rustomji discuss a variety of issues that have affected the sector in recent months and has kept The Charity Commission very busy. The Charity Commission recently updated CC14…
READ MORECharity Chats: when a good thing goes bad – what does a successful charity really look like?
After costing the taxpayer £20 million, Coventry City of Culture Trust entered administration recently, which is where our panellists turn their attentions to. They discuss this collapse and what failed. Although seen as a high profile and successful charity in its early years, the Trust had been more recently found itself in increasingly severe financial…
READ MORECharity Chats: does charity size matter as far as effectiveness is concerned?
With Small Charity Week over for another year, the question that lingers is does size matter as far as effectiveness is concerned? Or is this just a case of negative thinking at times? Our regular panellists James Saunders, Charles Mesquita and Catherine Rustomji discuss in our latest Charity Chats the recent issues affecting charities of…
READ MORECharity Chats: HMRC’s charity tax consultation
In the latest Charity Chat, James, Catherine and Charles discuss HMRC’s consultation on the effectiveness of the charity tax relief system, and recent statistics on the geography of charitable expenditure. If you have any questions or feedback for the panel, please contact James directly.
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Charity Chats: Is the Charity Commission changing its approach – and will it be helpful to the sector?
In this episode, James, Catherine and Charles discuss the recent speech from the Chair of the Charity Commission at ACEVO’s festival of leadership. The panel covers various matters that arose from Orlando Fraser’s address, including loosening funders’ constraints on how charities use their income and the court of public opinion. If you have any…
READ MORECharity Chats: multi-funder challenges and unleashing the power of civil society
In this episode, James hosts a discussion with Catherine and Charles around some of the charity sector news stories of the week, including whether reporting to multiple funders could be streamlined, and they look at The Law Family Commission’s new report on how the charity sector could be more effective.
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