Charities and Social Enterprises: A day for practitioners and researchers to discuss current challenges and escalating change.

Charities and Social Enterprises: current challenges and escalating change.   9:30 Welcome and Introduction by Carolyn Cordery, Head of the Accounting Department, Aston Business School – Adrian Cadbury Lecture Room 9:35-10:55 Chair: Ian Thomson – Social Issues and Social Enterprises Professor Ute Stephan: ‘Organizations and Positive Social Change: Lessons from 20 years of Evidence’ Dr Mohi Uddin and Professor Ian Thomson: ‘Social audit, social responsibility and social enterprise: a Bangladeshi case study’ Dr Rory Ridley-Duff: ‘Early experiences applying the FairShares Model to social enterprise development’ Panel: Practitioner Challenges in addressing social issues (Angela Ellis-Paine TSRC, VSSN; Paul Robson, Age UK) Discussion 10:55-11:15 Morning tea and coffee

Charities and Social Enterprises: current challenges and escalating change. 11:15-12:35 Chair: Margaret Harris– Regulation’s impact on the sector Dr Alasdair Rutherford and Dr Diarmuid McDonnell: ‘Fundraising regulation and the “voluntary” levy: Examining the effectiveness of the UK Fundraising Levy on charity participation’ Chris Damm Chris Dayson: ‘Using regulatory data in public policy research on the third sector: Reflections from England and Wales’ Professor Ivo de Loo and Dr Melina Manochin: ‘Visual accounts: unregulated accountability disclosures’ Panel: Practitioner Challenges in regulation and compliance (Mohit Dar, Aston PhD student; Alex Murdoch, London South Bank University) Discussion 12:35-13:25 Lunch buffet CAMS (Move to MB G8)

Charities and Social Enterprises: current challenges and escalating change. 13:25-14:45 Chair: Carolyn Cordery– Charities and the Future (in MB G8) Emeritus Professor Margaret Harris: ‘’The Charity sector today: Changes and challenges of the 21st Century'   Professor Carolyn Cordery: ‘The future of the Charities sector in 2045?’ Roundtable discussion on these and similar questions: What comprises an ideal charity sector for the future? What attributes make the charitable sector ‘uncharitable’? How can charities be accountable and remain relevant within a radically changed society? 14:45-15:10 Afternoon tea and coffee (in main building)

Charities and Social Enterprises: current challenges and escalating change. 15:10-16:30 Chair: Ataur Belal – Challenges in Accountability and Disclosures Adrian Cadbury Lecture Room   David Yates: ‘Maintaining Face: the nature of external accountability within UK service clubs’ Dr Bahar Ali Kazmi and Dr Uwe Napiersky: ‘International donors, NGOs and the use of accounting for accountability: an unholy mix?’ Dr Galina Goncharenko: ‘Accounting information demands of institutional donors from a human rights organization in Norway: Parallel reporting realities?’ Panel: Practitioner Challenges in Accountability and Disclosure (Stewart Sherman-Kahn, Lions Clubs International; Kerry Brown, Crowe Clarke Whitehall) Discussion 16:30 Closing remarks by Carolyn Cordery, Aston Business School. 16:45-17:45 Drinks reception

Charities and Social Enterprises: current challenges and escalating change.