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In this episode, Civil Society speaks to Yeme Onoabhagbe, chief executive of Board Racial Diversity. We discuss the barriers facing people of colour in attaining senior positions, how budding trustees can make an impression and her own charity's plans for increasing representation at board level.

In this episode, Civil Society talked to James Lewis, founder and chief executive of Action for Elders. We discussed why trustees should be paid and why there should be fewer charities, among other things.

Emily Moss and Lisa Farmer, chief executive of the Royal British Veterans' Enterprise, discuss the RBVE’s recent rebrand and name change from Royal British Legion Industries, as well as its pioneering Veterans’ Village model and how its social enterprise model could be adopted by other charities.

In this episode, Civil Society talked to Debra Allcock Tyler, chief executive of the Directory of Social Change (DSC). We discussed Allcock Tyler's 25-year tenure at DSC, leading through tough times and dealing with moral fatigue, among other things.

To mark Volunteers’ Week, the RVS's head of DEI discusses digital volunteering platform, GoVo, issues surrounding accessibility across the volunteering sector, and more...

The latest Civil Society Podcast episode has been published with David Holdsworth, chief executive of the Charity Commission. In this interview, Holdsworth discusses increasing casework for the regulator, mooted new powers for it to clamp down on extremism, the debate over paying trustees and the need to boost philanthropy in the UK, among other areas.

In this episode, Civil Society spoke to Jen Shang about her book Meaningful Philanthropy. We discussed the psychology behind giving, donor motivations, engagement strategies for charities and moral conviction, among other subject areas.

The Fundraising Regulator chief executive talks the recently revised Fundraising Code of Practice, the new soft opt-in rules, AI in fundraising, and more... Editor's note: This podcast was recorded at the end of January 2026, prior to the formal implementation of the soft opt-in rules in early February 2026.

Anand Shukla, chief executive of the Henry Smith Foundation, and Emma de Closset, chief executive of UK Community Foundations, discuss their thoughts, feelings and reflections on their new partnership and the expansion of the care leavers’ programme so far; the benefits of multi-year funding; the importance of creativity in grantmaking; the role of community foundations and the future of place-based philanthropy in the UK.

A new episode of the Civil Society Podcast has been published today, featuring an interview with Lily Caswell, head of retail and volunteering, and Jo Turner, chief executive of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

James Blake, CEO of the Youth Hostels Association (YHA), talks to the Civil Society Podcast about the impact of Covid on the charity, the broader impact of government cuts on the third sector and the short and long term aims of YHA going forward.

Nicole Sykes, director of policy, comms andresearch at the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, talks to the Civil Society Podcast about the financial challenges facing small charities, the role offunders in supporting them and reasons to be optimistic about the years ahead.

In this interview, Olivia Barker-White, chief executive and co-founder of Kids Club Kampala, discusses the challenges of running a small NGO, her advocacy work for other small charities, and the effects of the recent foreign aid cuts on charities like hers...

In this interview, Neil Heslop, chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, talks to Civil Society about the changing landscape of the charity sector, advocating for disability rights and the role of philanthropy...

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Women in Charity Network, Emily Moss is sitting down with its foudners, Harriet Edwards and Laura Williamson, to discuss its brilliant work encouraging more women to take up senior roles across the sector.