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Charity Chat is a podcast from the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) - the independent national regulator of Australian charities. Each episode features a chat with an expert about a topic of interest to registered charities and the broader charity and not-for-profit sector. The short episodes are a great way to stay informed about all things charity: issues facing the charity sector, aspects of charity governance, and meeting obligations to the ACNC. Be sure to chec ...
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Charities, Advocacy and the Voice Referendum
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In this episode of Charity Chat, ACNC Commissioner Sue Woodward AM joined us to discuss all things advocacy. The discussion specifically covers the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum and what charities should be aware of before advocating for or against the referendum.Door Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Insights from the new Commissioner Sue Woodward AM
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In this episode the new ACNC Commissioner Sue Woodward AM tells us about her remarkable career and contribution to the charity and not-for-profit sector. She outlines the instrumental role she played in the formation of the ACNC and her vision going forward.Door Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Recognising the importance of volunteers
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This episode of Charity Chat is in two parts: a discussion with CEO of Volunteering Australia, Mark Pearce, about the important role that volunteers play in our communities and then a discussion with ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns about how the Charity Register can help facilitate connections between volunteers and charities. Visit Volunteering Au…
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The benefits of the enhanced Charity Register
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In this episode, ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns, joined us to speak about the improvements to the Charity Register. We spoke about the benefits the enhanced Charity Register will bring to the charity sector and beyond. Explore the enhanced Charity Register now.Door Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Exploring innovation with Red Cross Australia
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In this episode of Charity Chat, Amanda Robinson, Head of Social Innovation at Red Cross Australia, joined us to talk about innovation in the charity sector. We spoke about the work of the Red Cross's Humanitech project, how trying to solve problems can lead to innovation, and the importance of collaborating to innovate and solve problems. Make sur…
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'A tale of growth!': Australian Charities Report and the state of the charity sector
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ACNC Commissioner Gary Johns speaks about the latest edition of the Charities Report and what it says about the state of the charity sector. He speaks about the growth of the charity sector, the state of charities before the pandemic hit and how information and data can be better used to help charities and their work. Read the latest edition of the…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 23: Barrie Hodge
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Guest host, Fidelis Navas chats with Barrie Hodge, Head of Fundraising and Communications at St Basils, a youth homelessness charity based in the West Midlands. They chat about transitioning from a career as a commercial radio producer to a fundraising and communications leader; the importance of empathy, especially considering the impact of the co…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 22. Paul Streets, Lloyds Bank Foundation
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A chat with Paul Streets, CEO of Lloyds Bank Foundation, recorded July 2020. Paul shares his leadership journey, including the influence of working in the family's greengrocers in his teens, and as a social worker early in his career. Paul talks about some inspirational people who have influenced his work; Lloyds Bank Foundation's response to the c…
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Charities finding donors, donors finding charities
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acnc.gov.auDoor Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Charities dealing with financial difficulties (Part 2)
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ACNC resources Philanthropy Australia KordaMenthaDoor Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Charities dealing with financial difficulties (Part 1)
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 21. Wayne Murray, Audience
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A chat with Wayne Murray, Director of Strategy at the agency Audience. We cover organisational and funding strategy post Covid-19. We talk about the impact of Covid-19, the fundraising model being broken, who's nailed their FR and comms during the crisis, and the good bits that have come out of the crisis that we should keep.…
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The state of Australia's charities: findings from the latest Charities Report
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You can explore all the data used for the Charities Report in the interactive dataset available on the ACNC website at acnc.gov.au/charitydata.Door Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Good governance through change - Free 3D Hands meeting the challenges of COVID-19
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For more about Free 3D Hands work producing protective equipment during COVID-19: free3dhands.org/face-shields-covid-19/ For more about Free 3D Hands: free3dhands.org/ For governance resources to help your charity: acnc.gov.au/governance acnc.gov.auDoor Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 20: Nathan Sparling, CEO of HIV Scotland
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Chat with Nathan Sparling, CEO of HIV Scotland. We discuss a lot! Being a small charity CEO, being under 30, punching above your weight as an organisation, imposter syndrome, turning around an organisation on the brink of closure, and the value of being a drag artist on charity leadership skills.Door Beth Crackles
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 19. Ross McCulloch on Digital
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A chat with Ross McCulloch from Third Sector Lab - the guy that knows what we need to know about digital. We chat digital transformation (what even is it?), digital culture, Digital Trustees and Digital Leaders (the latter through SCVO), the role of infrastructure organisations in supporting charities to get better at and scale up digital transform…
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Bushfire donations - money going to the cause
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Bushfire donations - challenges for charities
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Cracking Charity Chat Ep. 18: Matthew Sherrington
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A chat with Matthew Sherrington, charity strategy and communications expert. We chat about his journey from starting as a volunteer with Oxfam in 1989 and going on to support and lead various Oxfam teams across the world in the nineties. We also cover his experience of turning around Greenpeace USA in the noughties, aliging strategy, comms, fundrai…
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Bushfire donations - giving safely and avoiding scams
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Cracking Charity Chat Ep. 17. Sarah Hill, CEO, IDAS
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In this chat with Sarah Hill, CEO of the Yorkshire charity IDAS - Independent Domestic Abuse Service - we cover: the commissioning environment and how IDAS has responded by changing its model of working (how and where), collaboration with others, the growth of the charity from a few hundred thousand turnover and a handful of staff to a £4m turnover…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 16. Simon Scriver, Change Fundraising
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A fun chat with Simon Scriver, fundraising consultant, trainer and speaker. We cover some top tips for small (in fact all) charity fundraising; fundraising being about relationships - not just asking - and how to develop relationship fundraising across your organisation; corporate partnerships; why mimicking the big charities isn't the way to go; a…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 15. Kathryn Holloway, Friends of the Earth
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A chat with the lovely Kathryn Holloway, Head of Individual Giving and Supporter Care at Friends of the Earth. We chat all things direct marketing: recruitment, the welcome journey, digital, talking to supporters, internal comms and basic communication being at the heart of it all! Should you get Instagram? What was the heating section in BHS like?…
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In this episode we are joined by Mark Ferguson from the ATO's Not-for-profit team to learn about the tax concessions available to charities in AustraliaDoor ACNC
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Catherine Willis, Acting Assistant Commissioner of the ACNC, discusses why people start charities and things you should consider if you are planning to start a charity.Door ACNC
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 14. Louise Firth, Refuge
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A chat with Louise Firth, Director of Fundraising at Refuge and a Member of the Institute of Fundraising's Expert Panel on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We chat about the Refuge, fundraising for 'difficult' causes and their new fundraising strategy, and the IoF's Change Collective strategy - drivers, initial activities in the strategy, affinit…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 13. Nick Temple, SIB
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Demystifying social investment with Nick Temple, CEO of Social Investment Business (SIB). We chat about how social investment has changed, the support that SIB provides (financial and non-financial), impact measurement, the power dynamic between investor and investee, diversity in the sector and his inspirational person - Nicholas Albury (social ac…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 12. James Jopling - Director, Samaritans Scotland
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A chat with James Jopling, Executive Director at Samaritans Scotland - who is soon to be Direct at ProjectScotland. We talk about his career to date, direct marketing in the olden days, the opportunities and challenges of working in a cross-border charity, being a charity chameleon (and in particular the mental health implications of this), mergers…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 11. Anj Handa - Inspiring Women Changemakers
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Anj is Founder of Inspiring Women Changemakers, Chair of Freedom Studios (a theatre organisation in Bradford) and Governor of Leeds Arts University. We chat about the brilliant tactics that Freedom Studios has employed to engage more diverse audiences with theatre; Afusat Saliu's asylum case and the Change.org campaign; equality, diversity and incl…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 10. Vicki Dawson - Founder and CEO
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A chat with Vicki Dawson, Founder and CEO of The Children's Sleep Charity - and Chair of Voluntary Action Doncaster, which she is in the process of setting up! A bust lady with an amazing vision and real skills around bringing the right people and skills together to make things happen. We chat about her journey as a founder and leader of a charity,…
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep 9. Jennifer McCanna on Leadership Coaching
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Jennifer McCanna is a leadership coach working with charity clients including CAF and Action Aid, as well as the private sector. We discuss: what is leadership coaching?, women in leadership, finding your red hat, the three components of trust in leadership - and a heads-up about or upcoming session at IoF Yorkshire in May 2019.…
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Cracking Charity Chat: Ep. 8. Karl Wilding on The Voluntary Sector
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A chat with Karl Wilding, Director of Policy and Volunteering at NCVO, chatting about some of the challenges that the voluntary sector as a whole faces, in particular, trust, diversity and grant funding. There are a few resources mentioned and nods to people you should follow too.Door Beth Crackles
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Cracking Charity Chat. Ep. 7: Kate Collins, Teenage Cancer Trust
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A lovely chat with CEO of Teenage Cancer Trust, Kate Collins. We cover strategy, collaboration, music and celebs, and high profile stories. We don't explicitly discuss organisational culture, but this comes out really strongly.Door Beth Crackles
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Cracking Charity Chat: Ep. 5. Paul Amadi, Leadership
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Exploring leadership with Paul Amadi, Chief Supporter Officer at British Red Cross. We cover the key components of leadership, situational leadership, building capacity for appeals, what we can learn from fundraising overseas and a whole lot more!Door Beth Crackles
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Cracking Charity Chat Ep 4. Tracey Pritchard: Insight and Engagement
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A chat with Tracey Pritchard, Director of Engagement at Prostate Cancer UK, about how they're taking an audience-centred approach, and using insight to be more effective in engaging people - both service users and supporters.Door Beth Crackles
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Cracking Charity Chat Ep 3: Kevin Waudby - Innovation
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This podcast episode explores innovation in relation to income diversification. Kevin Waudby - Founder of Good Innovation - and I explore some of the barriers and enablers to innovation, the role of leadership and the value of insight, particularly 'small data'.Door Beth Crackles
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Cracking Charity Chat Ep. 2: Joe Jenkins - Supporter Relationships in the New World
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Episode 2 of Cracking Charity Chat. I chat with Joe Jenkins, Director of Supporter Impact and Income at The Children's Society about supporter relationships in the new world. With increased media and political scrutiny, lower (but still high!) public trust, and a new regulatory environment, how should we engaging with supporters to help them play t…
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Cracking Charity Chat Ep1: Marie Peacock - Community Fundraising
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The first of a new podcast - Cracking Charity Chat - hosted by Beth Crackles. This episode explores community fundraising with Marie Peacock, Head of Income Development at the Yorkshire-wide children's cancer charity, Candlelighters. Topics include: strategic approach, supporter journeys, identifying and nurturing a talented team, and what it's lik…
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In this episode of Charity Chat, Ian Parry, Senior Manager of Compliance at the ACNC, joins us to speak about charities handling conflicts of interest. Ian briefly explains what a conflict of interest is before talking about the importance of being able to identify and manage them appropriately - and provides some tips for doing so. acnc.gov.au/con…
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How charities work with corporate partners
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A discussion about how charities and businesses can work together to form mutually beneficial corporate partnerships. We look at the opportunities corporate partnerships provide, as well as tips for charities looking to work with a business to form a partnership. Corporate partnerships consultant Linda Garnett is our special guest for this episode …
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Assessing the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing
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A discussion about the report released by the ACNC and AUSTRAC looking into the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing for charities and not-for-profits. Amongst details of the report's findings, we talk about the nature of the risks faced by charities and what they can do to mitigate them. You can read the full report, Australia’s non-p…
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Do Australians trust charities?
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Acting Commissioner Murray Baird is back to discuss the ACNC's latest research into public trust and confidence in Australia’s charities. We touch on the research methods before discussing the results and what they may mean for the charity sector. acnc.gov.au/trustandconfidence acnc.gov.auDoor ACNC
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How should charities interact with vulnerable people when fundraising?
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In this episode of ACNC Charity Chat, Assistant Commissioner David Locke joins us to discuss the types of circumstances that can leave someone vulnerable, how charity fundraisers can recognise vulnerability in potential donors, the ways they should interact with vulnerable people, and the board’s responsibility for a charity’s fundraising activitie…
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Can charities pay their board members?
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This episode of ACNC Charity Chat features Assistant Commissioner General Counsel Murray Baird. We chat about board remuneration and discuss what charities should think about if looking to pay their board members. acnc.gov.au acnc.gov.au/boardremunerationDoor ACNC
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Reflections from Susan Pascoe AM
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This episode of ACNC Charity Chat features the now former Commissioner, Susan Pascoe AM, giving her thoughts about the establishment of the ACNC, its first few years of work, and some of the challenges facing the charity sector. acnc.gov.au Read more at acnc.gov.au/5yearreflectionDoor ACNC
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Can charities get involved in advocacy?
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We take a look at the issue of engaging in advocacy in this episode of Charity Chat. Assistant Commissioner Murray Baird explains advocacy and talks about where it can become a concern for charities. The discussion outlines the boundaries of charity advocacy, makes the distinction between a charity’s activities and its overarching purpose, and reit…
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Are charities getting the most out of their boards?
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We discuss the importance of a charity investing in the board's education and training to be most effective. Commissioner Susan Pascoe talks about the benefits of spending time and money on the capacity of a board, she touches on some of the ways charities can do this, and dispels the misguided perception that charities cannot use funds for this so…
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Charities using fundraising agencies
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Assistant Commissioner David Locke joins us to talk about charities' use of fundraising agencies. We discuss the legitimacy of charities using fundraising agencies, responsibilities for fundraising, and the importance of charities being fair and respectful when conducting fundraising activities. ACNC guidance on using fundraising agencies: acnc.gov…
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Charities and administration costs
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In this episode Assistant Commissioner Murray Baird is back to discuss charity administration costs. We talk about defining administration costs, the need to spend on administration, difficulties measuring and comparing administration costs and how the ACNC sees spending on administration. ACNC guidance on administration costs: acnc.gov.au/admincos…
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How does the ACNC deal with concerns about charities?
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In this episode, Prue Monument, Director of ACNC Compliance, explains the ACNC's approach to regulating charities. We discuss the things that the ACNC can and can't look into, the powers that the ACNC has when investigating charities, and the importance of education and guidance when looking at issues in charities. ACNC Compliance Reports: acnc.gov…
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