The Charity Show

The 2026 Winter Paralympics begins in Italy today - wishing the best of luck to the 25 inspirational @ParalympicsGB athletes competing in @milanocortina26 🥇 🥈 🥉

London and the country will be cheering you on across the snow and ice ❄️

#WinterParalympics #MilanoCortina2026

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Minister rejects ex-Tory leader’s claim that government takes small charities for granted

Civil society minister Stephanie Peacock has defended the government’s support for the sector after MP Iain Duncan Smith accused it of taking small charities for granted

‘Put people first’ when designing digital systems, infrastructure body urges charities Organisations need to put user needs, trust and ethics at the core of their AI use, the SCVO says

The SCVO says charities should “put people first” when designing digital systems, paying consideration to user needs, accessibility and lived experience

⭐March is #BrainTumourAwarenessMonth

⭐Find out what the @braintumourcharity.bsky.social have planned, to support everyone affected; from #policy to #fundraising, from #awareness to #campaigning #BTAM

#BTAM2026

⭐https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/ #TheBrainTumourCharity

🤔 Is there a crisis of generosity in the #thirdsector?

🎙️ @catsprotection.bsky.social CEO John May offers expert insight our latest epidoe3s

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#CatsProtection #TheCharityShow #charities #cats #TheGoodStudio #fundraising #legacy

Burnout rife among younger charity workers, survey shows

Data has revealed that burnout is rife across charity sector staff demographics, with younger workers more likely to consider sacrificing personal values to get higher pay amid economic pressures

Zoe Amar: How must charities rethink digital roles and responsibilities in the AI age? Digital work used to be about preparing for immediate challenges. Now charities must deliver on multiple fronts while upskilling teams for an uncertain future

Charities being 'more digital' is no longer just about channels.

It’s about how we deliver our missions, how we collaborate, and how we prepare for the future.

@zoeamar.bsky.social

🌟 #BrainTumourAwarenessMonth 2026 marks thirty years since Neil and Angela laid the foundations for #TheBrainTumourCharity from their kitchen table.

🌟 This month, we’re celebrating our progress & the supporters who’ve made it all possible, while looking ahead to the breakthroughs to come. #BTAM

🎙️ With over 10,000 volunteers @catsprotection.bsky.social know a thing or two about the profound changes over the last ten years

🎧 We chat to #CatsProtection CEO John May about the amazing scope of the work they do

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#Volunteers @catsadvocacy.bsky.social @cats-media.bsky.social

🎉 We’re celebrating the news that the Rare Cancers Bill will soon become law and the transformative potential this has for the brain tumour community. @braintumourcharity.bsky.social
#RareCancersBill

👉 www.thebraintumourcharity.org/news/policy-... #BrainTumourAwarenessMonth #BTAM

🎙️ 10,000 Volunteers and counting: The Cats Protection story with CEO John May

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#CatsProtection #TheCharityShow #ThirdSector #charities #cats #TheGoodStudio @catsprotection.bsky.social @catsadvocacy.bsky.social @cats-media.bsky.social

Chelsea Flower Show charity gardens funder to close

The primary funder of charity show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show is set to close after this year’s event, prompting participating charities to seek new philanthropic donors

The fight for accurate information – charity comms around AI search results Examples of how charities are raising awareness of the limitation of AI searches and creating evergreen content about using AI safely.

New blog post looking at how charities are raising awareness about AI information giving.

> The fight for accurate information – charity comms around AI search results

⭐4 days, 8,848m of uphill ski touring – to ascend the height of Everest to raise vital funds for brain tumours!

@braintumourcharity.bsky.social
#EverestInTheAlps #EiA

⭐Find out more: www.everestinthealps.com #Everest

🎉 The #charity sector is built on the shoulders of thousands of smaller organisations

🎧 Our Small Charity Spotlight

⭐ www.tomstrust.org.uk
⭐ www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk

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#TomsTrust #NorthumbriaBloodbikes #ThirdSector #TheCharityShow #TheGoodStudio

🎉New episode!

🎙️10,000+ volunteers, many many more cats! We chat with John May OBE CVO, CEO @catsprotection.bsky.social, about what it really takes to lead one of the UK's most recognisable charities at serious scale

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@thegoodstudio.bsky.social #CatsProtection #TheCharityShow

The Charity Show The show for charity insiders, by charity insiders. Hosts Tim Beynon and Piers Townley tackle the topics that matter for charity staff, fundraisers and supporters.

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🤔 Find out whether it's a dog or cat charity featuring on the next episode of #TheCharityShow, out Monday!

🎙️Charity from every angle. The podcast for charity insiders, by charity insiders: podfollow.com/the-charity-...

#ThirdSector #charities #charity @thegoodstudio.bsky.social

🎙️We discuss this issue in our latest episode, chatting to #thirdsector expert @madlinsudn.bsky.social

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#TheCharityShow @thegoodstudio.bsky.social #AI #socialmedia #Bluesky #Twitter #Facebook #Grok #LinkedIn #charities

Understand where staff are using AI to avoid accidental adoption, charities warned Digital expert Zoe Amar says human review is a 'really important golden thread that needs to run through AI adoption'

Charities should understand where artificial intelligence is starting to appear in workflows to avoid accidental adoption, charity digital expert @zoeamar.bsky.social recommends

New research aims to transform treatment for babies and children with aggressive blood cancers CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association is proud to announce a £600,000 collaboration with Blood Cancer UK that is funding vital new childhood leukaemia research.

New research aims to transform treatment for babies and children with aggressive blood cancers 🔬📢

We're proud to announce a £600,000 collaboration with @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social that is funding vital new childhood leukaemia research.

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🤔 Agreeing who has ownership of the decision making process is key to developing a social strategy says @madlinsudn.bsky.social

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#TheCharityShow #socialmedia #Twitter #Bluesky #LinkedIn #Facebook #Grok #strategy @thegoodstudio.bsky.social

Another round of charity X-odus – January 2026 An update into the charity sector’s use of X in January 2026. Use it to help benchmark your use.

🤔 "What is the damage limitation of being on X vs coming off? What can you do now to prepare for a future red line?"

#ThirdSector digital consultant @madlinsudn.bsky.social explains her research in her Jan blog that inspired our episode of #TheCharityShow

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🍰 Join #AmyNuttall and hundreds of budding bakers this March by holding your very own The Big Bake!

⭐ Actress Amy lost her mum to a #glioblastoma in October 2023 and has since been a strong supporter of #TheBrainTumourCharity #TheBigBake #BTAM

👉 www.thebraintumourcharity.org/get-involved...

Charities have become ‘obsessed with survival’ due to systemic failures, event hears

Charitable organisations have become “obsessed with survival” due to systemic failures, according to the chief executive of a small charity

More recognition for philanthropy needed, Charity Commission chief says

There needs to be more recognition for the role philanthropy plays in society, the chief executive of the Charity Commission told an event in London yesterday.

Regulator will stand by charities’ right to campaign during elections, chief pledges But organisations must campaign in a way that is consistent with the legal framework, David Holdsworth says

In a blog post, David Holdsworth said the tenor of public and political debate was “particularly fraught at present, with many of those involved in charities facing growing hostility”

🎙️ #Grok hits the headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Is this a red line for your organisation when it comes to X?
🎙️ #ThirdSector digital guru, Madeleine Sugden, chats all things X & the lightening fast change across socials

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#TheCharityShow #TheGoodStudio @madlinsudn.bsky.social

💥 Brand new episode!

🎙️ The big exodus - the data doesn't lie, the third sector is abandoning X.

🎙️ We chat with Madeleine Sugden, digital impact consultant as a renewed wave of charities leaving X following recent changes to the platform.

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🎙️It's wet and dreary so lift your commute with our latest episode featuring celeb #thirdsector guru Rachel Braier and get the inside angle on charity celebs and influencers.

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#TheCharityShow #RachelBraier #celebrity #influencer #ambassadors #charity