Google and Twitter to give evidence to Lords Committee on Charities
Howard Lake | 24 November 2016 | News
The Lords Committee on Charities will next week hear evidence from Google and Twitter on the importance of a digital presence in the sector.
The Lords Select Committee on Charities is assessing the sustainability of the charity sector, exploring the pressures and challenges they face, together with the roles of governments and public bodies in supporting them.
Representatives from the technology companies will give evidence on digital innovation in front of the Committee, which is chaired by Baroness Pitkeathley, on 29 November. The session will also cover other areas such as the role of the Big Lottery Fund and social investment.
There will be three 45-minute sessions.
4.00pm
- David Skelton, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google
- Nick Pickles, UK Head of Policy, Twitter
The two senior staff members will be asked about issues including the benefits of digital engagement to volunteering, campaigning and fundraising, effective ways to engage, and how digital innovation can be improved across the sector.
4.45pm
- Dawn Austwick, CEO, Big Lottery Fund
- Gemma Bull, Portfolio Development Director, Big Lottery Fund
The staff from the major grantmaker will be asked about issues such as the importance of the Big Lottery Fund, its criteria for support, and its relationship to other players in the field such as governments and other charities.
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5.30pm
- Tim Jones, Chief Executive and Secretary, Allia
- Sir Harvey McGrath, Chair, Big Society Capital
- Cliff Prior, CEO, Big Society Capital
The social investment specialists will be asked about areas such as the potential of social investment, its limitations, and levels of uptake of this form of charitable funding.
The evidence sessions will take place in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords.
The sessions will be broadcast live at parliamentlive.tv, and you can watch recordings of the sessions at a later date.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.