Tania Mason

London

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Editor at Governance & Leadership

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Tania Mason: Many arguments against trustee pay are based on ignorance

1 week ago | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

As far as I can see, the main argument in favour of maintaining the voluntary principle of trusteeship, put about by the Charity Commission and others, seems to be that paying trustees would negatively impact public trust and confidence in the sector; that it would damage the “social contract” between charities and the donating, volunteering public. But something about this argument doesn’t stack up. We all know that public perceptions of charities are so far divorced from reality as to be absurd.
Tania Mason: Fruitful affairs

2 months ago | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

While diverging priorities may mean that sector organisations can never be true partners with government, there are ways that the new Civil Society Covenant can be bolstered to protect the sector’s right to be heard, reports Tania Mason...
Tania Mason: From attention to action

Jan 16, 2025 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

At a series of recent events, several sector leaders shared their experiences and thoughts about their charity’s latest efforts to dismantle systemic racism. Tania Mason reports.
Tania Mason: Warm words, cold reality

Nov 13, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

Governance & Leadership editor Tania Mason discusses the contrast between the government’s plans to improve its relationship with charities while announcing £1.4bn tax hikes for the sector...
Tania Mason: Glass half full?

Sep 15, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

The Charity Commission’s annual survey of people’s perceptions of charities has made for pretty depressing reading in recent years – particularly just after the fundraising and safeguarding fiascoes towards the end of the last decade. But last month the latest research threw up some rare good news: public trust in charities has hit a 10-year high, at 6.5 out of 10.
Tania Mason: What does Keir Starmer mean for the sector?

Jul 15, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

Homepage Governance Tania Mason: What does Keir Starmer mean for the sector?
Tania Mason: Ringing the changes

Jul 15, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

The votes have been cast and the well-trailed Labour landslide has come to pass. Tania Mason charts the fortunes of various candidates with connections to the charity sector, and rounds up some early reactions.
Paul Farmer: Mental health champion

Jul 10, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

One of the first encounters Paul Farmer had with the issue of mental ill health was while he was studying at Oxford University. A fellow student experienced what he now recognises was a breakdown, but at the time nobody understood what was happening, or knew what to do. “We were all pretty terrible at responding to it,” he recalls, “including the college.
Tania Mason: We should all try to be more Elizabeth

May 19, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

Homepage Governance Tania Mason: We should all try to be more Elizabeth Stirring tributes have poured in from family members, colleagues and friends of Elizabeth Balgobin, who died on 8 March 2024 aged 58. Tania Mason remembers her. Elizabeth Balgobin Regular G&L readers might feel as if they knew Elizabeth Balgobin, having enjoyed her Interim Measures column for three years. They might not have heard that Elizabeth died suddenly in March, just eight weeks after receiving a diagnosis of...
Tania Mason: A snapshot of society

May 19, 2024 | civilsociety.co.uk | Tania Mason

Every year, as well as providing a rare opportunity to showcase and celebrate the important work of our amazing sector, the Charity Awards also offers a critical snapshot of what’s really going on in our society in any given year – and shows us how civil society is responding.