Live Q&A: Internal communications for your charity, Thursday 27 September

A good communication policy is essential in times of financial difficulty to ensure that staff and volunteers feel motivated in the workplace and are able to communicate the right brand message to the public. Pay freezes, redundancies and organisation values need to be communicated sensitively and effectively, as do any changes happening within an organisation. A good internal communications strategy can help to resolve internal conflicts, creating a more productive workplace. With that in mind our Q&A will cover: • Resolving internal conflicts and disputes. • Keeping staff and volunteers engaged during difficult times. • Communicating change. • Creating an internal communication strategy. To join our experts on the panel, email Abby Young-Powell . You can leave your questions in the comments section below, or come back to join the discussion live from 1pm to 3pm on Thursday 27 September. This content is brought to you by Guardian Professional. To join the voluntary sector network , click here . Expert panel Alexa Ryan-Mills, Senior Internal Communications Officer, NSPCC Alexa's been working in the communications sector for six years, starting out at public relations agencies for corporate clients. She made the move to internal communications last year when she joined the NSPCC, the UK's largest children's charity with more than 2000 employees. Geoff Turner, Information and Production Manager, MAG Geoff is the Information & Production Manager at MAG an international NGO specialising in clearing landmines, unexploded bombs and other remnants of conflict from former conflict zones around the globe. He has more than 17 years experience of charity communications, specialising in digital engagement strategy and delivery. Twitter: @MAGsaveslives Ed Cox, Founder, Reason Digital Ed is a social entrepreneur and charity trustee who worked in the public sector before setting up Reason Digital to help not-for-profit organisations use digital technologies to improve the impact of their communications and to increase engagement with stakeholders, including service users, supporters, volunteers and staff. Twitter: @edcox / @ReasonDigital Barney Mynott, Senior Communications Officer, NAVCA Barney has led NAVCA's communications since 2006. Prior to this he worked as Head of External Relations at MLA Yorkshire, the regional development agency for museums, libraries and archives and in various posts for the Labour Party in Yorkshire. Twitter: @navcanews Charlotte Davies, Head of Internal Communications, Cancer Research UK Charlotte is Head of Internal Communications at Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK is the world's leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. Charlotte is responsible for managing communications to all 3,500 staff across the UK aiming to keep staff informed about and engaged with the charity's work. Twitter: @CR_UK Vicki Browning, Director, CharityComms Vicky is director of CharityComms, the professional membership organisation for charity communicators. The organisation champions comms as a strategic driver within charities, to connect and support comms professionals within the sector, and to share best practice and inspiring comms work. Twitter: @CharityComms