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Looking after yourself is important if you want to look after others

Looking after yourself is important if you want to look after others

The GCBC team are joined by Mike Adamson, CEO of the British Red Cross. Mike discusses the charity’s role in responding to Covid, how he’s planning to manage a significant deficit in BRC’s income over the coming years, and what the pandemic has revealed about volunteering. Good Charity, Bad Charity is presented by Keith Davis, Camilla McGibbon and David Prest. It is produced by Dan Hardoon at…

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Why collaboration is crucial for an effective response to Covid-19

Why collaboration is crucial for an effective response to Covid-19

We are used to supporting people during disasters – whether conflict, floods, fires or earthquakes – but an unprecedented crisis like Covid-19 creates a whole host of new and untested challenges. How do you decide how best to respond and deploy your resources when an emergency is at such scale, and the needs so complex, compared to any emergency you’ve dealt with before?

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