It’s time that charities stopped apologising and got on with the day job

We have been dragging our feet, and what we need now is to be bold, hold our heads high and shout about the excellent work that charities do. No one can deny that the charity sector has had its problems recently: fundraising, executive pay, safeguarding, the list goes on. We have also had media attention in a way we’ve never experienced before. We’ve had criticism from politicians and commentators; people who supported the sector have challenged it to sort itself out... We have been busy exploring the establishment of an Oxford Institute of Charity, whose mission would be both promoting good charity…