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Good Charity Bad Charity

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Covering the current talking points in the UK charity sector. Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest shake their tin at the giving business, and ask searching questions of those at the top.

32: Our Role is to Inject Hunger Back into the Discussion – Alysa Remtulla, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Magic Breakfast

April 30, 2021

Founded 20 years ago, Magic Breakfast provides healthy school breakfasts to children at risk of hunger in disadvantaged areas of the UK, working with ...

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31: I Wish They Would Listen – Steph Harland, CEO, Age UK

March 30, 2021

The GCBC team are joined by Steph Harland, CEO of Age UK. Steph explains the steps taken by the national charity and local Age UK branches to support ...

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30: A Juggernaut Comes Along and People Get Missed – Mike Adamson, CEO, British Red Cross

March 19, 2021

The GCBC team are joined by Mike Adamson, CEO of the British Red Cross. Mike discusses the charity's role in responding to Covid, how he's planning to...

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29: If we trust communities and work with them, we’ll get the best possible outcome – Matt Leach, CEO Local Trust, and Sandi Phillips, Chair, Elthorne Pride

February 12, 2021

The GCBC team are joined by Matt Leach, CEO of Local Trust, which delivers Big Local: a 15-year programme which distributes £1.15m of funding to 150 n...

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28: From equality towards social justice – Fozia Irfan OBE, Director of Children and Young People, BBC Children in Need

January 29, 2021

The GCBC team are joined by Fozia Irfan OBE, who started her new job as Director of Children and Young People at BBC Children in Need in October 2020...

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27: These last months have shown that schools and teachers are on the frontlines – Catherine Roche, Chief Executive, Place2Be

December 18, 2020

The GCBC team are joined by Catherine Roche, Chief Executive of Place2Be, the UK's leading school-based mental health charity. Catherine discusses th...

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26: Covid has exacerbated and thrown light on inequalities - Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director, The Equality Trust

December 4, 2020

The GCBC team are joined by Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director of The Equality Trust, which works to improve quality of life in the UK by reducing ...

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25: We have 300 Muslim response groups across the country just for Covid – Fadi Itani, CEO, Muslim Charities Forum

November 20, 2020

We have 300 Muslim response groups across the country just for Covid – Fadi Itani, CEO, Muslim Charities Forum The GCBC team are joined by Fadi Itani,...

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24: We’ve achieved more by working across traditional boundaries in the past 5 months, than in the previous 5 years combined – Mike Wilson, Executive Director, Pembroke House

November 9, 2020

The GCBC team are joined by Mike Wilson, Chief Executive of Pembroke House. Founded in 1885 by students from Pembroke College, Cambridge, Pembroke Hou...

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23: Charities aren’t always the good guys, and I want to rectify that – Gabby Edlin, Founder, Bloody Good Period

October 16, 2020

The team are joined by Gabby Edlin, who founded the charity Bloody Good Period in 2016. The organisation aims to supply period products to those who c...

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