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Special 25th Anniversary Issue October/November 2019 Top 25 most influential charity leaders / 2019 Trustee Guide / Charity Times Awards winners / Climate Group interview Group / RNLI case study winners / Climate Awards Times Guide / Charity Trustee charity 25 most influential leaders / 2019 Top THE 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL The charity sector’s most influential leaders as voted for by you, our readers October/November 2019 October/November cover.indd 1 18/10/2019 15:11:00 For the last 25 years, Zurich Municipal has been committed to protecting the public and voluntary sectors and committed to keeping our promises. THE PUBLIC From January – December 2017, on average we paid out on 99% of insurance claims our UK customers made, and defended invalid claims against them. 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Our FCA Firm Reference Number is 203093. Untitled-2 1 14/06/2019 17:10:17 Zurich 25 Years CharityTimes 271x204_AW.indd 1 18/05/2018 14:19 Editorial Comment You can’t please everybody his year marks the 25th anniversary of Charity Times and whilst this Editor Lauren Weymouth landmark may feel insignificant to some (NCVO has just celebrated its [email protected] 100th Birthday), for us, it’s been a great opportunity to reflect. 020 7562 2411 T Although I haven’t been here from the beginning (see p.22 to hear from the Contributing Writers person who has), I’ve loved using this landmark to draw attention to some of Mark Evans, Caron Bradshaw, the incredible changes that have taken place across the sector. Peter Lewis, Gillian McKay, Antonia Swinson, From learning about some of the most influential charity leaders (p.23) to Srabani Sen speaking to experts about the most topical issues facing trustee boards today Design & Production (p.35), it’s incredibly clear that there’s a lot to be celebrated. Matt Mills Of course not everybody agrees. A couple of weeks ago, I received a call [email protected] from a disgruntled member of the public, who wanted to know why his 020 7562 2406 donations to a charity ‘weren’t being spent on the cause’. Commercial Manager “What makes you think that?” I asked. Linda Libetta “I read it in the Daily Mail,” he replied. [email protected] 020 7562 2431 I ended the conversation pretty swiftly. This kind of response doesn’t surprise me, but it did remind me that there are some things that will never Subscriptions change, and actually, that’s okay. [email protected] 01635 588 861 Huge levels of development have taken place over the past 25 years and whilst this is in part due to the rapid advancements in technology, I also Subscription Rates (6 issues pa) £79pa registered charities firmly believe it’s thanks to the mistakes that have been made along the way – £119pa rest of UK, £127pa EU even if they have lost the trust of a few Daily Mail readers. £132pa elsewhere Thanks to some of these mistakes, the Fundraising Regulator was launched, Printed by Buxton Press so too was the Code of Fundraising Practice, the Code of Ethics and a wealth All rights reserved. The views expressed of guidance dedicated to safeguarding, sexual harrassment, inclusion and are not necessarily those of the publishers. mental health. You only have to skim through the biographies of the leaders in ISSN : 1355-4573 our cover story to see how many people are dedicating their entire careers to constantly improving civil society. 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Managing Director John Woods Publishing Director Mark Evans Lauren Weymouth, Editor Average net circulation of 8,500 copies for July 15 – June 16 www.charitytimes.com 03 editorial-comment.indd 1 21/10/2019 11:56:02 In this issue Contents October/November 2019 06 18 23 News & views Regulars 06 News 10 Appointments Columns 12 Public trust by Caron Bradshaw 13 Diversity by Srabani Sen 14 Fraud by Gillian McKay 15 Fundraising by Peter Lewis Cover story Interview 16 Property by Antonia Swinson 23 Most influential leaders 18 Helen Clarkson A round-up of the sector’s most The CEO of the Climate Group talks Charity Services influential leaders, as voted for by you, to David Adams about the constant 62 Suppliers Directory our readers. need to do more to save the planet. 04 www.charitytimes.com contents.indd 2 21/10/2019 10:11:26 In this issue Contents 47 35 32 Features 32 End-of-year fundraising Top tips for creating your best end- of-year fundraising campaign yet. Charity Times 34 Case study: RNLI Trusteeship How the RNLI fought back against Awards media criticism – and won. 47 The winners 35 Trustee Guide 2019 Highlights from the 20th annual Experts from across the sector 57 Investing in a just transition awards ceremony, including details provide an overview of the key How and why charities should and photos of the winners. issues affecting trustees. invest in a just transition. www.charitytimes.com 05 contents.indd 3 21/10/2019 10:11:31 News in brief existing one and is grounded in NPC’s experience of helping charities “Too many create theories of change first-hand. charity accounts, CHARITIES NEED BETTER SYSTEMS particularly those FOR DEALING WITH DATA submitted by small voluntary COMPLAINTS, REGULATOR WARNS sector organisations, are Charities need to ensure they have good systems in place for responding not being properly to requests from members of the scrutinised” public wishing to cease contact, the Fundraising Regulator has warned. BOND LAUNCHES APPRENTICESHIP Speaking at the Voluntary Data TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN Conference in London in October, climate emergency as a theme in INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES the regulator’s chief executive, its work, providing more support UK NGO Network, Bond, has Gerald Oppenheim, said around a to charities on stepping away from launched a new apprenticeship fifth of all complaints to the partnerships if they have scheme to encourage greater diversity regulator between 2017-18 were in environmental concerns, and across international development relation to how supporter data is collaborating with the charity charities. The scheme, which has managed. sector for a stronger voice. been developed in partnership with tech start-up WhiteHat, will allow NEW MOVEMENT LAUNCHED TO GET SERIES OF GUIDES LAUNCHED TO NGOs to run apprenticeships and will MORE YOUNG TRUSTEES INTO ROLES HELP TACKLE TRUSTEE CONFLICT have a dual focus on increasing A new movement to encourage more A series of guides have been diversity across the charity sector at young people into charity trustee launched to help charity chairs tackle entry-level and upskilling existing roles has been launched with the aim trustee conflict and manage board employees. The apprenticeship of doubling the number of young relationships more effectively. The schemes available to charities will be trustees by 2024. The Young Trustees series of guides, Working with used to give existing employees Movement, launched by the Social trustees, have been published by the access to training in newer areas like Change Agency and supported the Association of Chairs in response to data analysis and digital skills as the Blagrave Trust, Esmee Faribairn feedback from chairs who claim industry evolves. Foundation, Co-op Foundation, Zing getting the best out of a ‘disparate and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, group of individuals’ and managing NEW GUIDE LAUNCHED TO HELP aims to increase the number of people conflict, are among the biggest SMALLER CHARITIES WITH THEORY under the age of 30 on charity boards challenges they face. The guides have OF CHANGE through practical advice, guidance been designed to equip chairs with A new ten-step guide has been and a campaign for wider trustee the skills they need to enhance launched to help small to medium diversity. relationships among trustees, charities with their theory of change. improving the overall effectiveness of The guide, launched by NPC, is IOF ANNOUNCES ACTION PLAN FOR their board and charity. aimed at small charities with no prior TACKLING CLIMATE EMERGENCY IN experience of theory of change, and FUNDRAISING SECTOR MIKE PENROSE STEP DOWNS AS those that want to refresh their The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) has UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR understanding and look at it in a announced an eight-point action plan Mike Penrose has stepped down as different way.