# Three BBC Radio 4 programmes on charities and fundraising today - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/10/three-bbc-radio-4-programmes-charities-fundraising-today/ - Published: 2016-02-10T11:50:11+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Charity fundraising is the subject of three BBC Radio 4 programmes today alone.** ## You and Yours [You and Yours](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zttbj) at **12.15** today featured the closure last year of face-to-face fundraising firm Fundraising Initiatives. It also covered the case of a charitable legacy to Cancer Research UK in which the daughter of the donor alleged that the charity had not acted sensitively in the process. ## Money Box Live This afternoon at just after **3pm** [Money Box Live](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0705h4w) will ask whether charities have become too commercial. Ruth Alexander and guests will discuss the issues in the wake of [The Sun’s criticism of Age UK and E.On’s corporate fundraising partnership](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/04/the-sun-criticises-age-uks-corporate-fundraising-partnership-with-e-on/). ## Advertisement The programme is inviting contributions from donors, charity workers and others. ## The Moral Maze This evening at **8pm** Michael Burke looks at charities in the [Moral Maze](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ztttp). It will cover questions such as: * what should charities be allowed to spend their money on, given the government’s [new restrictions on statutory funding and lobbying on behalf of beneficiaries](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/06/charities-to-be-banned-from-using-government-funding-to-lobby-on-behalf-of-beneficiaries/)? * should campaigning and lobbying be funded by the taxpayer or even by the tax- breaks that charities receive? * do we need to rethink our definition of what a charity is? In short: > “If we want our charities to make a difference is it time to accept that they > need to apply all the modern commercial tools you’d expect from such a large industry. > Or, in their rush for influence and impact, have charities lost [sight] of the > personal relationships, responsibilities and trust that lie at the heart of altruism?” * **[Global’s Make Some Noise Day returns for 2016](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/22/globals-make-noise-day-returns-2016/)**( 22 September 2016) * **[£500k donation from Rio Ferdinand helps Cash for Kids Mission Christmas appeal top £15 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/03/500k-donation-rio-ferdinand-helps-cash-kids-mission-christmas-appeal-top-15m/)**( 3 January 2017) * **[Planet Radio seeks community heroes to celebrate](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/12/01/planet-radio-seeks-community-heroes-celebrate/)**( 1 December 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)