The CFG Podcast

Charity experts Richard Sagar, Carol Rudge and Debra Allcock-Tyler discuss the consultation on the exposure draft of the Charities SORP and what it means for charities large and small.

Do charity finance professionals make great leaders? And what can they do to hone their leadership skills? Experts Judith Miller and Maggie Smith share advice.

What makes a truly great charity leader in 2025? It feels like the right time to revisit this topic. Guests Maggie Smith and Judith Miller are experts in leadership, training and coaching and work closely with charity finance professionals. In this episode, they talk about their early years in leadership development, share the personal leadership traits they believe are needed in the 21st cent...

Pensions experts David Fairs and Edward Symes take a look at the latest in developments relating to pensions, including the new defined benefits funding code.

Policy experts from the charity sector shares views on the new Labour Government's policy programme as set out in the King's Speech 2024 and explain what they're looking to the government to deliver on.

Who and what has inspired Caron Bradshaw OBE during her time as CEO at CFG? Caron talks to Emma Abbott about her new non-executive role, what it now means for CFG and why she's 'getting out of the way' and making space for others to lead. Caron has been inspired by... > Henry Stewart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrystewart/) , Chief Happiness Officer, B Corp > Lynne Berry CBE (https://www....

CFG talks to sector experts about getting to grips with AI in 2024 and what charities and non-profits can do to reduce risk, maximise opportunities, and steer the ethical course of these rapidly developing technologies.

Eve Trotman talks about her new role as Mental Health First Aider at CFG and how she's 'creating hope through action' as part of World Suicide Prevention Day.

Is your charity or non-profit talking about reserves for rainy days? Three charity CEOs get real about the tricky business of charity reserves management.

Ahead of their session at the CFG Annual Conference, CEO of War Child Rob Williams and Leadership Coach and Business Mentor Nicki Deeson join CFG’s Joanna Strumilowska to explore overlap areas and differences in thinking between CEOs and finance directors, an especially relevant issue during COVID-19. View the presentation slides for this podcast at https://cfg.org.uk/podcast

Whether you’re looking to review your charity’s investment policy or starting from scratch, this episode will help you to understand the essentials. David Ainsworth speaks to Isobel Fraser and Ian Enslin from Waverton Investment Management who provide some helpful guidance and top tips when it comes to preparing your charity’s investment policy.   Disclaimer: Nothing that we say in this podcast...

If you’re beginning to explore charity investing or have years of experience in this space, there’s valuable food for thought in this podcast, especially for charity finance professionals, senior leadership teams and trustees. CFG’s David Ainsworth was joined by Ben Palmer of the Brooks Macdonald Charities team to discuss some of the key trends and issues around impact investing, and how charit...

International Finance Director Nicki Deeson speaks to Richard Sagar from CFG about the well-documented challenges facing Amnesty International, and discusses the personal impact within the organisation.

Paul Winyard, Senior Policy Officer at NCVO speaks to CFG’s Richard Sagar about the work of the independent Charity Tax Commission and their recommendations for Gift Aid reform.

Richard Bray of Charity Tax Group and Cancer Research UK talks to CFG’s Richard Sagar about the Gift Aid landscape, with a practical and strategic look at this important tax relief, the role of online giving and technology, and the future of Gift Aid in the sector.

Abby, Cordelia and Jessica from CFG chat to Laura Wright, CEO of The Postal Museum, about her career in the arts and her transition to an independent museum.

Zoe and Abby from the CFG team chat to Florence Schechter about the Vagina Museum, their crowdfunding campaign for a new premises and plans for the future.

Charlotte Morgan is Museum Manager of Cynon Valley Museum, which is ran with the help of a team of passionate volunteers in the local community. In the second of our Entrepreneurial Spirit in Independent Museums series, Zoe and Abby of CFG speak to Charlotte about Cynon Valley and its transition to becoming an independent museum.

Emma Chaplin, Director of the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) chats to Zoe and Abby at CFG about the variety of AIM membership, the cultural richness they bring to local communities across the UK, and their big finance challenges and opportunities.

In the first of our podcast episodes, Charity Finance Group talk to Jonathan Orchard, Partner at Sayer Vincent, about approach to risk in charities, and what charity finance professionals need to consider when diversifying income streams. We also talk to CFG Chief Executive Caron Bradshaw and Director of Business Development and Events Dawn McNish about how the approach to risk and strategy ha...