Save the Children - Let down complainants

[OhHolyJesus]

Complaints go back to 2012!

Helen Stephenson, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission, says:
Charities should be distinct from other types of organisations in their attitude and behaviour, in their motivations and methods. The public rightly expect that; so do the majority of people working in charities, who deserve a workplace culture that is healthy, supportive, and safe.

www.gov.uk/government/news/save-the-children-uk-let-down-complainants-and-public-over-handling-of-allegations-of-workplace-harassment

And

www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-the-save-the-children-fund-save-the-children-uk

This was a shocking report.
I do wonder about the culture at the NSPCC since their appalling management of the rubber man and related issues. I wouldn't be surprised to see that they'll be the next inquiry.

This hasn’t reached the Charity Commission but the Alzheimer’s Society has recently paid for a number of no disclosure agreements in relation to their former CEO:

www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/26/samaritans-drop-new-chief-executive-after-bullying-claims

I know some people don’t like Guardian links but it was the paper that exposed it. I’ve not seen coverage elsewhere.

From the perspective of women, I think it would be very interesting to investigate the organisational culture in many charities. CEOs are now very well paid but I do have the impression that outside the senior levels, women still predominate as workers and volunteers.

That exactly reflects my experience Nettie

Marie Stopes were in the papers recently as the (Male) CEO had a massive pay rise and bonus (or just a bonus, either way it was close to double or something significant to raise my eyebrows) and the workforce there are mostly female.

This is the sort of thing Sonia Poulton would be good at researching and exposing.

Just wish I was totally wrong OhHolyJesus. It is really disheartening☹️ but something that would be worthwhile to research systematically. Let’s hope Sonia sees this!

One big problem seems to be that the people at the top of many of the big charities are closely networked and watch each other's backs and provide each other with escape routes into other protected positions when their ability to cover up their abuse starts to fail.

Until there's a massive clear-out at the top, the whole thing will remain rotten. And the rot will continue to feed down into their organisations.

The whole charity sector stinks to high heaven. I limit my donations now to local causes that I have some knowledge of & individuals asking for support.

Looking at rubberman's current Linkedin profile, it would seem that 'taking your fetish to work' was not a good career move.

Charities using NDA's are extremely worrying. IIRC it is reckoned the Alzheimer's society spent £750k on settlements over claims of bullying against the CEO. Shocking, think of all the runs and charity events, cake sales etc it took to raise that sort of money and then he was able to swan off to the Samaritans FFS and was only stymied by 2 people who had signed NDA's breaking those.