BTA Charity Voices
BTA provides specialist strategic and fundraising consultancy for charities and non-profits throughout the UK. Based in Central Scotland, BTA aim to be a source of deep knowledge for the Third Sector and so launch this podcast as part of their growing bank of resources about the charity landscape in the UK. In Charity Voices Podcast guests from across the sector will speak each week about their career journey, their current role and their ambitions and hopes for the future of the sector.
Episodes
79 episodes
Leadership Resilience with Dr Patricia Armstrong
Our host Anne Hughes is joined by Dr Patricia Armstrong for the first episode of Series 4 of BTA Charity Voices Podcast.This series plans to focus in on resilience and so we kick off by discussing the publication of Pat's new book, "Holisti...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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31:43
Church & Community Development with Dan Rous
In this episode of the BTA Charity Voices Podcast, host Anne Hughes is joined by Dan Rous to discuss church and community development. Dan, a BTA Associate, shares his journey into this field, highlighting his 22 years of experience in Scotland...
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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26:22
Interim Leadership with Karen Moore
In this episode of the BTA Charity Voices podcast, Anne Hughes is joined by Karen Moore, an interim leadership expert and BTA Leader. Karen shares her experience of starting her interim leadership work in 2018 after leaving her organization as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 79
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23:21
1st Charity Shop in the Metaverse with Billy Farrell
In this episode of BTA Charity Voices our host Anne Hughes and Billy Farrell, Director of Income Generation at Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland, discuss the potential of the metaverse in charity work, with CHSS charity shop being the first on...
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Season 3
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Episode 78
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25:12
Collaboration in Fundraising LIVE at CIOF Scotland Conference
This episode of BTA Charity Voices Podcast was recorded with an audience of fundraisers at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Scotland Conference in Glasgow on Tuesday 24th October.Joining the panel were Katie Docherty, Chief Executive ...
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Season 3
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Episode 77
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40:54
Purpose Driven Leadership with Jon Duschinsky
In this episode of the BTA Charity Voices Podcast, host Anne Hughes and Jon Dushinsky discuss purpose-driven leadership, emphasising the importance of understanding an organisation's purpose and destination. They also explore the concept of two...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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27:20
Creating Sustainable Organisations with Ann McKechin
An insightful discussion looking at the concept of sustainable organisations and the introduction of a new service from BTA - a survey tool designed to help organisations align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.www.b...
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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25:24
Trustee Recruitment
Anne Hughes is joined by Emma Patmore, Associate Consultant Trustee Recruitment & Development at BTA for a discussion about the importance of trustee recruitment and development within the Third Sector, emphasising the need for diverse skil...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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30:00
Collaboration For A Community
In this episode I'm chatting about the community of Drumchapel with Laura Divers of 3D Drumchapel and Peter Divers of G15 Youth Project. This conversation shares a wonderful example of how communities can thrive when they journey with ...
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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27:15
Call For Collaboration with Emma Wolfe
Emma Wolfe, the founder of Safe Havens, a charity born out of her service accommodation management company, Pillow Partners, joins us for this weeks podcast to discuss her organisation's mission and make a call for future collaborations. <...
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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18:03
Digital Transformation & Trustees with Ross McCulloch
Joining us on this episode of BTA Charity Voices Podcast is Ross McCulloch of Third Sector Lab for a discussion about digital trusteeship, focusing on the challenges and potential solutions to increase board diversity and improve digital skills...
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Season 3
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Episode 71
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28:56
Future Proofing Your Fundraising with CIOF & PWC
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising and PwC recently conducted some research into the future of fundraising. The result was a report titled 'Future Proofing Your Fundraising'.With the intention that Big Challenges Require Bold Thinking t...
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Season 3
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Episode 70
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32:01
Innovation at Cash For Kids with Grace Reilly & Rebecca Campbell
It was great to chat with Grace Reilly & Rebecca Campbell of Cash For Kids West of Scotland, about how the organisation have created their own online granting and fundraising platform - Giving Is Easy.This conversation offers a real ins...
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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30:59
Collaboration in the Community Work Sector
Joining this episode is Arthur McNeaney, Head of Operations at DRC Youth Project to talk about what collaboration and partnership looks like in a local setting.
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30:48
The Context for Innovation & Collaboration with Jacki Smart
Joining our host Anne Hughes for this conversation is the Chief Exec of Accord hospice Jackie Smart.From the outset Jackie shares her wisdom and insight on the current context we are in when we consider what collaboration and innovation loo...
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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27:57
Collaborating for Real Change
Joining us for this episode is founder and chair of global charity Think Equal, Leslee Udwin, and the Director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit Jimmy Paul, to chat about their collaboration which they believe could change the future of S...
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Season 3
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Episode 66
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29:58
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Representation & Collaboration in MND Research with Dr Jane Haley
This weeks episode of 'Charity Voices Podcast' with Dr Jane Haley takes a journey into research. Jane explains how as a charity MND Scotland have prioritised patient feedback and found new ways to collaborate in order to find the very bes...
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Season 3
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Episode 65
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26:41
Development Lessons from the Private Sector
In this episode of Charity Voices Podcast our host Anne Hughes is joined by Lazara Canton, a Development Specialist with more than 20 years experience in the private sector.Anne and Lazara discuss team development and empowerment within the...
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Season 3
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Episode 64
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28:24
Moving into Retail Fundraising with William McGowan
In this episode our host Anne Hughes, is joined by William McGowan of Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity who shares insights into the charities move into Retail Fundraising in recent years. William generously shares their thinking, process, an...
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Season 3
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Episode 63
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31:18
The Evolution of Edinburgh Food Project
In this episode of BTA Charity Voices Podcast Anne is joined by Bethany Biggar, Director of Edinburgh Food Project which operates seven food banks in the city. The discussion centres around how the Edinburgh Food Bank, identified what ...
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Season 3
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Episode 62
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23:15
Corporate Partnership & Organisational Collaboration with SAMH
Anne Hughes was joined by Alex Cummings and Sarah Grant of SAMH to discuss a partnership project with the Co-op, and in collaboration with two other organisations, that focused on mental health and wellbeing, involving fundraising and service d...
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Season 3
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Episode 61
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35:14
A Year for Innovation & Collaboration
Managing Director of BTA, Mhairi Cameron, joins host Anne Hughes for a conversation about Series 3 of BTA Charity Voices Podcast and some reflections on the episodes of 2023. In 2024 the plan is to focus on Innovation & Collaborati...
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Season 3
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Episode 60
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14:40
Sustainability of Local Charities with Cara Spence
Joining me for this episode of BTA Charity Voices Podcast is Cara Spence, Director of The Junction, a youth work organisation based in Leith to chat about the sustainability of local organisations and the difficulties they face.
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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25:01
Developing Community Resilience Through Partnership Work
Gilly Mendes Ferreira, Director of Innovation & Strategic Relationships @ SSPCA & Alex Cumming, Executive Director of Operations @ SAMH join this episode of Charity Voices Podcast to talk about Partnership Working and how their unique c...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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25:52
