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How can you design an inclusive challenge? How do you balance fundraiser empowerment with ensuring accurate messaging? How do you foster a community around a fundraising challenge?

In this episode, you'll hear from Sara Kilner, Partnership Fundraising Lead at Rape Crisis England & Wales.

Find out more about Rape Crisis England & Wales: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Your host, Zac Parsons, is the Founder of the Charity Professional Development Company. To find out more, visit: https://chpd.co/

// REFLECTION
Grab a colleague and have a chat about what sort of fundraising challenge might align with your charity’s mission. And then think about whether there is an easy way to test it out.

// SUPPORT US
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// CHAPTERS
(0:00) Intro
(0:28) About Rape Crisis England & Wales and Step Out in Solidarity
(5:38) Considerations of setting up Step Out in Solidarity
(8:48) Start small, start learning
(10:34) Balancing fundraiser empowerment and accurate messaging
(16:18) Raising awareness of a potentially triggering cause
(20:44) Fostering a community around a fundraising challenge
(25:28) Creating an inclusive fundraising challenge
(29:36) Learning from delivering Step Out in Solidarity
(34:28) Find out more about Rape Crisis England & Wales
(35:15) Outro

What is leadership as a practice? How can you define the leadership practices in your organisation? How can day-to-day leadership practices be bundled? How do approaches to leadership differ with higher levels of role delineation?

In this episode, you'll hear from Carol Jacklin-Jarvis, a Senior Lecturer and former director of the Open University’s Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. You are welcome to reach out to Carol about her work on carol.jacklin-jarvis@open.ac.uk

Your host, Zac Parsons, is the Founder of the Charity Professional Development Company. To find out more, visit: https://chpd.co/

This conversation was based on a paper published by Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and James Rees called Fun, lifelong relationships, and a safer community: Understanding collective leadership practice in a grassroots association. It is available here: http://oro.open.ac.uk/78673/3/78673.pdf

// RESOURCES

Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership: https://www.open.ac.uk/centres/voluntary-sector-leadership/

CVSL's portal on OpenLearn: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/free-leadership-courses-the-voluntary-sector

// HOMEWORK

Make a list of what you think the leadership practices are in your organisation. Discuss your list with a colleague. Do they agree? What would they add? What would they remove? Do any clear bundles of leadership emerge?

// SUPPORT US

We are listener supported. To join those already supporting us, visit: https://chpd.co/contribute-to-us/

// CHAPTERS

(0:00) Intro

(0:37) What is meant by leadership as a practice?

(1:40) How does leadership as a practice differ from other leadership models?

(4:32) Creating bundles of leadership practices

(8:27) Can leadership as a practice be applied in organisations with stricter role delineation?

(14:09) How to define bundles of leadership practice in your organisation

(20:31) Do leadership practices change over time?

(24:49) How to effectively use management tools

(26:50) Free resources from the Open University’s Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership

(27:53) Looking at leadership through a different lens

(29:19) Find out more about Carol

(30:04) Outro

How does our enjoyment of giving to charity change in the short and long term? Does giving with others increase our enjoyment of giving and generosity? Could collaborative giving increase lifetime generosity? Should your charity invest in encouraging supporters to give collaboratively?

In this episode, you'll hear from Jason Proulx, a PhD student at Simon Fraser University. 

You can find out more about Jason on the links below.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MuU4bcUAAAAJ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdproulx

This conversation was based on a research paper published by Jason Proulx, Lara Aknin, and Alixandra Barasch called Let’s give together: Can collaborative giving boost generosity? Available here: https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221074699

Our host, Zac Parsons, is the Founder of the Charity Professional Development Company. To find out more, visit: https://chpd.co/

//HOMEWORK

Have a conversation with a colleague about whether you think the experience of giving to your charity is enjoyable. Do you think that encouraging collaborative giving is something you should explore? 

//SUPPORT US

We are listener supported. To join those already supporting us, visit: https://chpd.co/contribute-to-us/

//CHAPTERS

(0:00) Intro

(0:54) What is collaborative giving?

(2:41) Why do we feel good when giving to charity?

(5:36) How does social psychology contribute to charitable giving?

(8:03) The balance of short-term joy and longer-term fulfilment in charitable giving

(11:13) Does giving collaboratively make people more or less generous?

(13:55) Jason Proulx’s experiments looking at collaborative giving’s impact on enjoyment and generosity

(17:38) Could collaborative giving increase lifetime generosity?

(18:59) Should your charity invest in encouraging collaborative giving?

(20:51) Find out more about Jason

(22:09) Jason’s future research

(23:21) Outro

How can I find time for learning? What are some simple learning methods I can fit into my daily routine? How can I embed a habit of learning?

In this episode, you'll hear from Annie Coulson, a learning & development professional and the Onboarding Coordinator with AND Digital.

You can find out more about Annie on her LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-c-172108133/

Thank you to the team at Matchable for connecting us to Annie. Find out more about their professional volunteering here: https://wearematchable.com/

Our host, Zac Parsons, is the Founder of the Charity Professional Development Company. To find out more, visit: https://chpd.co/

//HOMEWORK Pick one method of learning discussed in the episode and try it out. Bonus points if you have a conversation with a colleague about which one you tried and how you found it.

//CHAPTERS

(0:00) Intro

(0:34) How can I find more time for learning?

(9:48) What is social learning?

(13:31) What is self-directed learning?

(16:42) What is collaborative learning?

(20:09) What is reflective practice?

(26:58) How can I make a habit of learning?

(30:00) Outro

How does a shared identity contribute to the Royal Opera House's legacy gifts? When do people start to think about giving a legacy gift? How does early adult personality formation influence legacy decisions? How should you talk to supporters about legacy giving?

In this episode, you'll hear from Marina Jones, the Deputy Development Director of English National Opera. You can find out more about Marina on the links below. 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/meenamtj

Marina's website: https://marinajones.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-jones-062459107/

This conversation was based on a research paper published by Marina and Claire Routley called “When I go my family will see my life in programmes”: Legacy giving and identity at the Royal Opera House. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1728

Our host, Zac Parsons, is the Founder of the Charity Professional Development Company. To find out more, visit: https://chpd.co/

For resources, homework, and the transcript, visit: https://chpd.co/3-mj

Chapters: 

(0:00) Intro

(0:48) What is the Royal Opera House?

(2:14) What is legacy giving and how does the Royal Opera House approach legacy giving?

(5:31) Different approaches to legacy giving

(8:33) Autobiographical memory and legacy giving

(14:49) Nostalgia and reinforcing memories

(15:56) When do people make legacy gifts?

(19:11) Shared identity in legacy giving

(24:23) Oral histories of the Royal Opera House’s legacy givers

(28:16) How to talk about legacy giving with supporters 

(35:01) How can charities develop a deeper connection with their supporters?

(37:02) Outro

What is the overhead cost ratio? Can focusing on overhead hurt the charity sector? What's the relationship between overhead and outcomes? Are there better ways to measure charity effectiveness? These questions are answered in this episode.

You'll hear from Hala Altamimi, an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Hala's research focuses on efficiency and effectiveness in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Find out more about Hala:

On the University of Kansas website: https://spaa.ku.edu/people/hala-altamimi

On Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c2QxxsAAAAAJ

Our host, Zac Parsons, is the Founder of the Charity Professional Development Company. To find out more, visit: https://chpd.co/

For resources, homework, and the transcript, visit: https://chpd.co/2-ha

Chapters:

(0:00) Intro

(0:35) What is the overhead coat ratio?

(4:24) What is the nonprofit starvation cycle?

(7:21) Why do we rely on the overhead cost ratio and is there a benefit to keeping overhead costs low?

(13:47) Can we spend as much as we want on overhead?

(15:06) Hala Altamimi’s research into the relationship between overhead and outcomes

(18:38) How much variance is there in optimal overhead spending?

(22:48) What metrics should we use instead of the overhead cost ratio?

(26:49) Should we be encouraging nonprofits and donors to agree on their own metrics of success?

(29:12) Outro

(30:46) Homework