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Fair scrutiny is essential; character assassination is not. Responsible journalism must be accurate, contextual and evidence-based—not a witch-hunt.
My latest piece for @ThirdSector Sector on fair reporting of Muslim-led charities.
thirdsector.co.uk/fadi-itani…
Third Sector retweeted
"Racism still appears to be something very mystic and magical, and something we're not supposed to know about."
Joy Warmington on the need for a better collective understanding of systemic racism to improve accountability and induce action.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4tuO766
Third Sector retweeted
"Racism is like a dripping tap"
Joy Warmington tells the Third Sector Podcast why it's not as hard as we may think to incorporate anti-racism work into charitable programmes.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4tuO766
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"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 work.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4tuO766
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“The normalisation of conversations about [a legacy gift] because of more people paying inheritance tax will be hugely significant.”
@alexpgmcdowell on how IHT changes are likely to affect legacy giving trends.
More in The Legacy Map: bit.ly/3OM1GzK
@RememberCharity
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"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 on forecasting legacy income.
Full interview in our new market report, The Legacy Map: bit.ly/3QJV31j
Third Sector retweeted
“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.”
@alexpgmcdowell @RememberCharity on the pitfalls of isolating legacy from other fundraising
The Legacy Map: bit.ly/4tYxdNF
Third Sector retweeted
"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 tells @LHRouse about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Third Sector retweeted
"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 tells @LHRouse about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Third Sector retweeted
"We've never seen this type of hatred towards a charity specifically"
Zia Salik on the rise of racist and Islamophobic attacks on @IslamicReliefUK
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4kc3Eo6
Third Sector retweeted
"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
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4kc3Eo6
Third Sector retweeted
"The Covenant is not the relationship. It's a starting point where you need it."
Jane Ide on what's next for the Civil Society Covenant.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
Third Sector retweeted
"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
Third Sector retweeted
"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."
Acevo's Jane Ide on why the tenure of charity leaders probably needs to be shortened.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3YfbUtk
Third Sector retweeted
"It is the buzzword of the autumn."
Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is?
@LHRouse digs into the details with @EmilyPBurt and @EmilyLHarle
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
Third Sector retweeted
"At what point do we acknowledge that we're not at early days anymore?"
@EmilyLHarle 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
Third Sector retweeted
"You don't know when your cause area will become the next big issue for these divisive, toxic, harmful narratives."
@EmilyPBurt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb
Third Sector retweeted
"It's no good just saying life's really tough for people. Because everyone knows that."
Vic Harper on how @TeamTBBT plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
Third Sector retweeted
"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 @TeamTBBT prioritises service standards in its work with commercial partners to secure food.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI
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"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."
@Spiritof2012's Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN