The Charity Show

Social media ethics, cheeky calendars and fundraising dogs - featuring Adeela Warley

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In this episode, Tim and Piers explore social media ethics for charities with Adeela Warley, CEO of Charity Comms. They discuss Elon Musk’s changes to X (formerly Twitter) and how charities are facing new ethical challenges on social media.

The episode also features Michelle Oldfield’s cheeky charity calendar raising funds for breast and prostate cancer charities, the Snowdog sculptures in Derbyshire supporting Blythe House Hospice, and The King's Trust rebrand. Plus, discover the innovative "Invisible Chips" fundraiser for Hospitality Action.

Chapters

(00:00) This podcast is produced by charity Insiders

(01:53) Welcome to Ep.12

(05:24) Shining a spotlight on the ethics of social media

(09:00) This week's third sector news

(10:41) The Prince's Trust is rebranded as The King's Trust

(12:28) Invisible chips

(13:42) The problem with X

(15:13) Welcome - Adeela Warley, Chief Executive, Charity Comms

(16:57) The question of withdrawing from X completely

(26:05) New social media channel checklist for charities

(30:05) Testing new emerging platforms

(33:02) Other challenges charities are facing with social media

(37:22) Dealing with misinformation

(41:12) Charity Comms Inspiring Communicator Awards

(44:15) Cheeky charity calendar for 2025

(45:37) Snow dog sculptures to raise money for Derbyshire hospice

(47:48) Coming up


Featured charities and guest links:

- Charity Comms: https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/

- Blythe House Hospice: https://www.blythehousehospice.org.uk/

- Breast Cancer Now: https://www.breastcancernow.org/

- Prostate Cancer UK: https://prostatecanceruk.org/

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